A Mid-Morning Thunderstorm!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone found some sunshine on this rainy day. At least the grass will stay green for a bit! 

In Religion class today, we finished our chapter on the Easter story. We reviewed what happened during that first Easter Sunday and what it means for us once Jesus rose from the dead. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, read words with silent letters, compound words, and our sight words. We also practiced using our vocabulary words in sentences. To help build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story from our decodable booklets. We also read the realistic fiction story Rain School. After reading the story, we completed pages in our Reading/Writing Companion that focused on cause and effect. 

Ironic story - We were reading Rain School during the thunderstorm this morning!!

This afternoon in Language Arts, we practiced using special pronouns in sentences. We also wrote our very own persuasive paragraph. Next week, we will be diving into narrative writing. 

In Math class today, we practiced solving problems by looking for a pattern. We organized the information in a table, looked for a pattern, and then worked to solve the problem. 

We ended our day with Music class. Today, we created our own 4 beats in a measure. We had fun acting out our beats with everyone! 

Have a great night! 

A Rainy Day!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a nice day. 

In Religion class today, we talked about how Jesus resurrected both body and soul. We also talked about how we can live with him forever because of this. 

We continued with our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by answering questions using our oral vocabulary words. Then, we used our letter tiles to spell and read words with silent letters. After that, we reviewed how to read compound words. Following that, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. We ended our morning by learning our vocabulary words (country and gathers). We defined each word and wrote sentences using them. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we focused on our comprehension skills. We reread Wrapped in Ice and wrote cause and effect examples from the story. Then, we learned about indefinite pronouns (anybody, everything, nothing, etc.) and practiced finding them in sentences. 

In Math class we took our chapter test on shapes. Next, we will learn how to tell time. 

Have a great night! 

Blossoming Writers!

 Greetings! Happy Monday! It is hard to believe that today is the final Monday in April. Where did this month go? 

In Religion class today, we talked about how we need to feed the gift of grace Jesus won back for us. We talked about praying, going to Mass, and helping others as ways to feed our grace. 

We began a new week of learning in Language Arts; this week we will be reading about the weather. We began by learning our new oral vocabulary words (cycle, predict, creative, frigid, and scorching). Then we worked on visualizing as we read a tall tale about Paul Bunyan. Next, we learned how to blend and read words with the silent letters kn, gn, and wr. We ended our morning by learning our new sight words (been, children, month, question, their, year). 

This afternoon in Language Arts we read Wrapped in Ice which helped us practice our new skills. We also wrote a persuasive paragraph on why we love school. We wrote the first and last sentence together. The students did the middle sentences independently. They have blossomed into writers! 

In Math class today, we again reviewed shapes and fractions. We are ready to take our chapter test tomorrow. 

Have a great night!  

Beautiful Butterflies!

 Greetings! Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great day to end the week! 

At Mass this morning, Fr. Brian talked to us about Jesus in the Eucharist. He reminded us that when we receive Jesus he becomes part of us. We are like a tabernacle for him. 

We finished another week of learning in Language Arts. We used our oral vocabulary words in sentences, wrote sentences using our sight words, and took our weekly assessment. We also played Memory where we matched a, au, aw, al, and augh words to their pictures. Finally, we did some creative writing. We wrote about what we would do if we were a kite. 

In Math class today, we continued our chapter review on shapes. We did very well explaining our understanding of shapes today. 

In Science class, we talked about why we only see stars at night. We created a star finder. We then used our flashlights to project our star on paper while a partner became the sun and blocked the stars. We had lots of fun with this. 

We ended our day with Art. Today we created a butterfly. The students had lots of fun painting their butterfly. They were very creative. 

Have a great weekend! 

Earth Day!

 Greetings! Happy Thursday! I hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine today. 

In Religion class today we talked about how we remember Easter every time we celebrate Mass. We also looked at the four parts of Mass. 

In Language Arts, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words by answering questions using our words. We also practiced reading words with a, au, augh, aw, and al and vowel team syllable words. We reviewed synonyms and practiced using possessive pronouns in sentences. To help build our fluency and comprehension skills we partner read a story in our decodable reader booklets. We also read a poem and completed pages in our Reading/Writing Companion that helped us build our poetry comprehension skills. Finally, we wrote a persuasive paragraph on why we love gym. 

In Math class today, we began our review of shapes. The students did great identifying both 2D and 3D shapes. 

In Social Studies today we talked about saving and why people save money. 

We finished up our celebration of Earth Day today. We have been talking about ways to help the Earth all week. Today, we read The Lorax and wrote about something we can do to keep Earth clean and healthy. 

Have a great night! 

A Pizza of My Heart!

 Greetings! Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a great day! 

In Religion class today, we reviewed the Easter story. We focused on Jesus rising from the dead. 

In Language Arts class, we reviewed our oral vocabulary words, practiced reading words with a, au, augh, aw, and al, and practiced reading vowel team syllable words along with our sight words. We also reviewed our vocabulary words. Then, to build our fluency and comprehension skills, we partner read a story from our decodable reader booklets. We also read the nonfiction story Meet Rosina. After reading that story, we wrote about the author's purpose. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we practiced using possessive pronouns in sentences. 

In Math class today we cooked up some fun. The students created a pizza. They then decided whether to divide their pizza into halves or fourths. Next, they decided the toppings to add to their pizzas. Finally, the students wrote about their pizza. They turned out great! 

Today is Earth Day! We have been talking about how to help planet Earth all week. Today, we made a tree and sorted examples on whether our not they are helpful to Earth. 

We ended our day with Music class. Today, we learned about phrasing in songs. We learned how by singing phrases we have time to breath. We practiced this by singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."

Have a great night! 

A Cold Start!

 Greetings! Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great day and warmed up after that cold start! 

We began our day by going to Adoration. It was nice to spend some quiet time with Jesus especially during the Easter season. 

We continued our week of learning in Language Arts. We began by answering questions using our oral vocabulary words. Next, we used our letter tiles to spell and read words with the vowel variants a, au, aw, augh, and al. Then, we learned how to blend and read vowel team syllable words. Following that, we practiced using our sight words in sentences. We ended our morning learning our vocabulary words accept and often. We wrote sentences using those words. 

This afternoon in Language Arts, we focused on our comprehension skills. We reread All Kinds of Helpers and wrote about the author's purpose. We also practiced using possessive pronouns in sentences. 

In Math class today, we continued our study of fractions. We practiced folding paper shapes into halves and fourths. 

Have a great night!