January 31st Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, February 5th - 2 Hour Delay

Monday, February 17th - Make-up Day

Monday, February 24th - Spring Pictures

Past Two weeks in Class:

Math - began learning about solid figures (cone, pyramid, sphere, cube, rectangular prism, and cylinder).  We also discussed faces, edges, and vertices of this figures.

Reading - grammer: verb to be (am, is, are, was, were, will be); comprehension skill: summarizing; vowel patterns oo and ou

Health - Learned about keeping fit and active: exercise, physical fitness, managing stress, and getting enough sleep.

Science - Began learning about Earth Science; learned about rocks and how they are formed, natural resources, and recycling.

Handwriting - Began cursive letters; i, t, u, w, e, l, b, and f

Spelling - words for next week: words with double consonants

happy        will          full        follow

add           better       tall       Halloween

pretty       stuff         egg       carry

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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St. Pat's Action

If you have any ideas or would be willing to help our class with a project for the auction please let me know.  I am open to any suggestions or ideas that you may have!

Catholic Schools Week

Because this week was Catholic Schools week, there were activities planned each day to promote our faith and knowledge.  Today grades K-3 visited the Senior Center and sang Christian songs to promote our love of God.  Due to the weather at the beginning of the week, some of the activities will take place next week.  Math-a-thon will be on Wednesday, February 5th.

For all your Napoleon Basketball fans:  The wildcats take on the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans in Ottawa on Saturday night.  I will be at the game as I coach the cheerleaders.  I told the kids to come say hi to me if they venture out.  GO TITANS!!

What a crazy winter we are having.  I don't know about you, but I am ready for warm weather!  Because this weather is so unpredictable please encourage your child to read and practice math facts when we are cancelled.  I was very pleased at how well the students jumped back into our routine in the classroom and were quick to answer questions about material that was taught last week. (I think they were eager to be back.... but they probably won't admit it.)

January 17th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 20th - No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wednesday, January 22nd - Grade Cards sent home
Sunday, January 26th - Catholic School Week Mass at 10:30 A.M.

This week in class:

Math - finished addition and subtraction of two digit numbers

Reading - grammer: verb to be (am, is, are, was, were, will be); comprehension skill: summarizing; vowel patterns oo and ou

Health - Began discussion of keeping fit and active: exercise, physical fitness, and manage stress

Science - Learned about force, magnets, and electricity

Handwriting - we began learning the strokes of cursive writing

Spelling - words for next week: 

a lot      always    going     lived

scared   upon       was        each

feel       keep       feet       read

team     ate         baseball  mail

make    paint      stay         boat

find      high        mind       right

throw   flew        food       moon

soon     new

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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I hope everyone had a wonderful (extended Christmas break.  I know I sure did.  Over Christmas my husband and I shared with our family and friends the news that we are expecting our first child in July.  I also shared this news with the students this week.  Their faces were priceless when I told them.  :-)