February 28th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, March 5th - 2 Hour Delay & Ash Wednesday Mass at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 22nd - St. Patrick's Day Auction

This Week in Class:

Math - Began discussion of money: reviewed coins, equal amounts, making change, and addition and subtraction of money

Reading - grammer: adverbs; comprehension skill: making judgements; vowel patterns aw, ought; silent consonants gn, wh and wr (gnat, whole, wrong)

Health - Continued discussion of staying safe: on wheels, in a car or bus, and citizenship

Science - Finished discussion of weather and began discussing the solar system: Earth's rotation, moon phases

Social Studies - Finished discussing our traditions and culture and  other cultures in our country

Spelling - words for next week: adding -es

story      stories

family    families

baby      babies

pony      ponies

bunny     bunnies

puppy     puppies

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

Behavior

Behavior this week was better. But we still need to work on being friendly to everyone.

February 21st Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Friday, February 21st - Mid Terms sent home

Monday, February 24th - Spring Pictures

Wednesday, March 5th - 2 Hour Delay & Ash Wednesday

This Week in Class:

Math - finished discussion of shapes

Reading - grammer: comparative and superlative adjectives (bigger, biggest); comprehension skill: plot; vowel patterns a, al, and au; silent consonants kn and mb (knot, comb)

Health - began discussion of staying safe around water, animals, at school, and how to resolve conflicts

Science - began discussing the weather: temperature, seasons, and water cycle

Social Studies - continued discussing our traditions and culture and  other cultures in our country

Spelling - words for next week: words with ce and se

once     place       house

use       please     because

nice      dance      race

horse    those      these

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

Behavior

The students have really struggled this week on how to behave in the classroom.  There is a lot of talking while I am teaching, thus some students are not paying attention.  This behavior is reflected in their midterms.  I have been going over previously learned material since we have been missing so much school, but many students would rather talk.  Recess on Thursday was taken away from all students since everyone has been talking during class.  Several students have moved all the way down the behavior chart.  The behavior chart consists of outstanding (where everyone starts on Monday) great job, good job, ready to learn, slow down, think about it, and finally teachers choice.  

Midterms

Midterms were sent home today.  Please go over them with your child.  They need to be signed and returned.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.  Thanks!!

February 14th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Monday, February 17th - Make-up Day

Monday, February 24th - Spring Pictures

This Week in Class:

Math - discussed slides, flips, and turns of figures, patterns, and ways to make figures (hexagon, trapezoid)

Reading - grammer: adjectives; comprehension skill: realism and fantasy; sort e spelled ea (bread) ; suffix -er

Health - Finished discussion of avoiding danger

Science - learned the moon does not make it's own light and it changes shape.

Social Studies - Began discussing our traditions and culture

Spelling - words for next week: words ending with sh, tch, ch, and th

much      push       wash   

catch      with       both

reach      inch       which

crash      pitch      bath

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

February 7th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, February 12th - Math-a-thon  (Dress Down Day)
Friday, February 14th - Valentine's Day Party
Monday, February 17th - Make-up Day

Monday, February 24th - Spring Pictures

This Week in Class:

Math - continued learning about solid figures; also discussed plain figures, congruent figures, and lines of symmetry

Reading - grammer: adjectives; comprehension skill: theme; vowel patterns oi and oy; suffix -ful

Health - Began learning about ways to avoid danger: staying safe from fires, strangers, and weapons

Science - learned the Earth rotates to create day and night

Handwriting - Began cursive letters 

Spelling - words for next week: words beginning with sh, th, ch, and wh

check        ship         the         they

what         where      chair       child

shirt          then        there      white

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

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!

Valentine's Day

Next Friday, February 14th, we will have a small Valentine's Day party in class.  The students may bring in Valentine's for their classmates and may also bring in treats.  We will be going to the Senior Center to celebrate with the Seniors.  We will celebrate with our class after we return.