Spelling - We will not have a spelling list this week

Phonics - We continue to add vowel teams.  Our new vowel teams are ue and ew.

Reading - We are working on another round of running records and sight word checks.  In word work we are working on contraction words.

Math - We are working on tens and ones.  We have also been working on numbers up to 120.  We have been adding on by tens and ones.

Science - We worked on evaluating our projects - what the strengths were and what we would add or change.

Religion - We have been practicing for our first mass this Friday.  Please keep practicing at home.  There are a lot of tricky words!  We also watch a Brother Francis video every day about Lent.

Flat Stanley - Thank you for sending in addresses!  Today the students addressed envelopes.  They gave their Stanleys a hug and are sending them on their adventures.  Our Stanleys should be going out to families and friends tomorrow.  

Stanley Helping James with morning calendar  :)

Have a great week! 

Spelling - Vowel Teams ou, oo

trout

soup

out

pout

house

book

school

cook

soon

loon 

Phonics - We continue to add vowel teams.  Our new vowel teams are ou and oo.  We are working on words that have blends in the beginning and at the end - so they have more segments.  For example, spend s/p/e/n/d has five segments.

Reading - We continue to work in reading groups and centers.  Our word work focus is contraction words.  We will soon be starting another round of running records.

Math - In math we have been working on place value of tens and ones.  The students have learned how to make "quick pictures".  

Religion - We have been learning about Lent.  Every day during Lent we watch a short Brother Francis video.  We have started to prepare for our first mass.  We will be leading mass on March 6th.  Readings went home last week.  If your student has a reading, please practice, practice, practice.  :)  We continue to focus on the virtues and values of zeal (magnanimity) and self-control.

Science - We have come to the final project in our PLTW unit.  The project is...

The students used materials such as cardboard, straws, paper plates, paper bowls, styrofoam containers, and clay to construct their structures.  They used the design process to work through this challenge.

To test the designs, we placed UV detecting beads in their structures and used a UV light to act as the sun.  If the UV detecting beads stayed clear, the structure was able to provide structure from the UV rays.

Building during Friday Fun Time

Have a great week!