Weekly Update for 04/29/13

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  Frog and Toad: The Garden

Skill:  Visualizing 

Strategy: Sequencing

Language:  Adverbs; Dictionary Skills

Phonics:  r-controlled vowel sound with /ar/

Math: Graphing

Social Studies:  Matter

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, April 29             Art  
            

*Tuesday, April 30            P.E.

*Wednesday, May 1       Chorus @ 9:10

*Thursday, May 2         Guidance

Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Frog and Toad: The Garden

*Friday, May 3             Music  
We will be talking all about the celebration of Cinco de Mayo!          

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 05/02.

around          many              goes

been              off                    us

best               those              green

both              upon               use

its                  very

          

Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

ground            frightened

poems             of course

music              noise

quite               garden

loudly        

candles             

Weekly Update for 04/22/13

Tuesday will be our annual CAES Art Show @ 6:30. Come see your child's art work from the year.  The building looks beautiful!!!  The theme this year is "Once Upon a Time..."  Students are welcome to wear their fairytale costumes to school and to the art show on Tuesday.  

Our One Book/One School Finale will be on Friday in the  CAES Cafeteria @ 6:30.  Come join us in your pajamas as we read the final chapter of The World According to Humphrey together.  We will have complimentary popcorn/lemonade, a special message from the author, and some giveaways.  It'll be another great CAES evening family event.

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  The Bravest Cat

Skill:  Drawing Conclusions 

Strategy: Cause and Effect

Language:  Adjectives; Dictionary Skills

Phonics:  Sounds of Y; singular possessives

Math: Money and Graphing

Social Studies:  Maps and Matter

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, April 22             Art  
Read Chapter 10 in The World According to Humphrey             

*Tuesday, April 23            P.E.

Read Chapter 11 in The World According to Humphrey

Art Show @ 6:30

*Wednesday, April 24       Library

Read Chapter 12 in The World According to Humphrey

*Thursday, April 25          Computer Lab

Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on The Bravest Cat
Read Chapter 13 and 14 in The World According to Humphrey 

*Friday, April 26             Chorus @ 9:10            

Class and Individual Pictures will be taken today!
Field Day T-Shirt and Short Orders are due today!
One Book/One School Finale @ 6:30

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 04/25.

because     better         people     pull  

give            always         sit

before        call               these

fast            gave              put

          

Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

brave                  burns

minds                 believe

safely                 hospital

hero                    special

garage                accident

reporters            except