It's that time of the year! The time of the year when we are all getting antsy, we are wrapping things up, making sure we have final assessments done, that we have finished all of our projects, and that we have no loose ends to be left. It's a very bittersweet time of year: we're excited for three months off, but we're sad to be leaving each other. I have enjoyed having each of your students this year, and am very glad that I get the chance to have them again next year in social studies!
I have a few housekeeping items for the upcoming week:
- Blue folders are going home today for the FINAL TIME. They do not need to come back signed. I will have a few items that will be going home next week, but those will go home in the green folder.
- Green folder still need to be coming back to school each day, signed. Your student's reading calendar is due on Thursday, May 31st. Friday can be a hectic day, and there's a good chance things won't be able to be turned in that day. I do expect everyone to continue to read each night up until that Thursday, though. I sincerely hope that his has become a habit that will continue through the summer. It's such a good habit to have!
- If anyone has paper bags they could donate, that would be great. Living alone, I don't accumulate many paper grocery bags, but they are very handy to send home with the students the last week of school. I will most likely be sending extra stuff home each day next week so as not to overburden them on Thursday. Having paper bags on hand will be great for the big items.
- Tuesday afternoon is Field Day. Please send your child with a water bottle, either empty or one that we can fill. It will be a hot afternoon! Sunscreen would also be beneficial.
-Wednesday is our field trip day, unless we are rained out. We are going to the NEW Zoo! Your child will need a disposable lunch, as we are not going to carry around containers and lunch boxes all afternoon, and we don't want to lose things. Please pack a healthy lunch that is easy for travel, such as a sandwich. Forks and spoons are fine, as long as they are disposable. It may be easier to stick with finger food, though.
Thank you, and enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!
Ms. Hermus
Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Weekly Upd ate
This week in math we started our unit on shapes, which is an introduction to geometry. Today we talked about symmetry, and the students are doing a wonderful job with it! We are working hard to finish everything we need to accomplish in math this year. Soon we will be working on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers!
In reading this week we focused on the long i sound using ie and igh. They did a wonderful job using those two chunks to make words! We also practiced with kn and wr, which are two sounds that can be difficult to spell, since we don't hear the k or the w.
This week we ended our last country in Social Studies. South Africa is our last country, and we started "practice prezis." The students will be making their own prezis to review the countries we learned about this year, but since most of us are new to the program, we're doing a "practice prezi" first to get comfortable with the software. I know that some students have been using the software at home, and Jack even taught me how to find pictures on the program itself! If you are interested, Prezi.com is a website that offers the opportunity to make presentations. It is something like powerpoint, but with about 10 cups of coffee. It's very easy to pull in pictures and video clips to make your presentations more interesting. If you got to prezi.com, you can sign up for a limited, but free, membership, or you can pay a bit per month for more space.
We have been talking about a few miracles in religion, and we are currently finishing a project about the 10 lepers. It is a wonderful story that not only teaches us about Jesus' power and mercy, but also the importance of giving thanks!
In science class we have been talking about how we change and grow. While we were looking at our baby pictures, we noticed that we're not only bigger, but some of us have hair colors that changed, or our faces used to be more round, among other things. We also talked about what we couldn't do then that we can do now, such as walk and talk, but also ride a bike, swim, and play basketball. We're always learning and growing!
There will be no blue folder coming home this week. Look for a very full blue folder next Friday!
Thank you, and enjoy the beautiful weekend!
Ms. Hermus
In reading this week we focused on the long i sound using ie and igh. They did a wonderful job using those two chunks to make words! We also practiced with kn and wr, which are two sounds that can be difficult to spell, since we don't hear the k or the w.
This week we ended our last country in Social Studies. South Africa is our last country, and we started "practice prezis." The students will be making their own prezis to review the countries we learned about this year, but since most of us are new to the program, we're doing a "practice prezi" first to get comfortable with the software. I know that some students have been using the software at home, and Jack even taught me how to find pictures on the program itself! If you are interested, Prezi.com is a website that offers the opportunity to make presentations. It is something like powerpoint, but with about 10 cups of coffee. It's very easy to pull in pictures and video clips to make your presentations more interesting. If you got to prezi.com, you can sign up for a limited, but free, membership, or you can pay a bit per month for more space.
We have been talking about a few miracles in religion, and we are currently finishing a project about the 10 lepers. It is a wonderful story that not only teaches us about Jesus' power and mercy, but also the importance of giving thanks!
In science class we have been talking about how we change and grow. While we were looking at our baby pictures, we noticed that we're not only bigger, but some of us have hair colors that changed, or our faces used to be more round, among other things. We also talked about what we couldn't do then that we can do now, such as walk and talk, but also ride a bike, swim, and play basketball. We're always learning and growing!
There will be no blue folder coming home this week. Look for a very full blue folder next Friday!
Thank you, and enjoy the beautiful weekend!
Ms. Hermus
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