Week 18  December 12-16


We have finished our middle of the year testing, and I am very pleased with the progress the students have made.  We have two more quarters to go, so please parents, watch and make sure your chapter book reader is reading at least 15 minutes each night.  They should be returning them approximately every 10 days for a new book.  Leveled Readers, please continue reading the same books for 15 minutes each night.  You may do one each night if you like, but 15 minutes is the minimum. And, don't forget to sign the log!
Leveled Readers due on Monday.


We have our chaperones for the field trip January 17 to the Arizona
Historical Museum in Mesa.  This will be such a fun day!  The cost is $10 per student, and you may send that in their green folders to Mrs. Zavala as soon as possible.  I would like to have all the money in before we leave on our holiday break.


This week in 1B:


History:

Christianity is the next religion we will be discussing this week.  Students will learn key elements of this religion and will learn why Jesus is a key figure to Christians.

Literature
Students will continue to read the Frog and Toad All Year  book and will be able to retell the story while highlighting important details.
Poem:
Table Manners – Recite on Friday!
Spalding:
Monday: mine, chair, forgot, guess, hang meat, mouse, phone, store, supper
Tuesday: Through, toe, became, brother, rain, keep start, mail, male, female
Wednesday: eye, I glass, party, upon, two, twin, twice, twelve, twenty, between
Thursday: Write each word once with markings.
Friday: Test
Writing:
Students will be able to understand the basic  conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.
The story we will be using is Winnie-the-Pooh.
Grammar:
We will review parts of a sentence, and then work as a team to develop complete sentences.  We will also review our adverb and adjective jingles.

Math:

This week we will begin reviewing all of our math units from the past two quarters in order to prepare for our final cumulative test. We will start by doing some graphing in class by taking surveys of our favorite things. We will then review how to identify and sort shapes as well as ordinal positions. We will spend the most time working on our math and subtraction concepts in order to reach a level of mastery on our skills. Wednesday will be very exciting because we will go on a math treasure hunt around the school to have some fun and practice solving our math facts!

Science:

This week we will continue to study electricity! We will read Thomas Edison’s biography and discuss his virtues and inventions. We will conduct an experiment using magnets, and use what we discover to learn about conductors and insulators. We will also learn about electrical circuits. We will also review how to be safe with electricity and why that is important. Finally, we will list the many ways that electrical power affects our lives and how our lives would be different if we didn’t use electricity.

Ask me about:

Ask me about the lamp called Menorah.

Ask me about static electricity.

Ask me how I would measure my dining room table.

Virtue of the Month:  Humility

"The soul is healed by being with children.

~Fyodor Dostoyevsky

(So this is why I feel so healthy!) :)

Have a great week!