Week of May 15

I am still exhausted from yesterday's International Day, so bare with me if I sound tired... haha

This week is going to be very calm compared to the past two weeks!! Monday we are stopping by the Reading Coaches classroom and everyone is receiving a free book. :) Wednesday the PTA is going to take our Class Picture. Friday Mrs.Noah Thomas is stopping by to complete her last Library Lesson for the school year. :) Our Resources for the week are: Tuesday-ART, Wednesday-ART, Thursday-P.E. and Friday-MEDIA. Not to mention Friday is Super Hero T-shirt Day!! Noelani is bringing in Fun Friday Snacks for the class. :)

MATH

We are beginning our last Module on Shapes! Analyzing, Comparing and Composing shapes. :) This week we will review 2D and 3D shapes. We will discuss the number of sides and corners. Then we will use pattern blocks to make our own 2D shapes. Plus we will get to use sticks and clay to make 3D shapes. 

** Please remember every Duval Math Lesson has a Home Learning sheet. I wouldn't feel right throwing them away, so I will send them home after we complete the lesson.**

SAXON, SIGHT WORDS, VOWELS, BLENDS AND WORD FAMILIES

I have chosen to combine a few Saxon lessons. I want to expose the students to as much as possible before the end of the year. :) With that being said, we will only complete Saxon three times this week. We will review the  diagraph ck and sh sound. Then focus on the hard th sound as in feather. 

We will review the sight words from last week.

I have another long and short vowel slideshow. (The students did much better during the review test!! I was very happy!) Our blend is SM- and our word family is -ight. There were only a few that could read the sight word right. So I thought this was a great family to learn!!

Check out the slideshows and video below.

READING

After all the International information the students learned, I decided to step back and return to the USA! We will use the Duval Reads Curriculum and learn about the American Presidents and symbols for the US. The lessons this week focus on the White House and George Washington. We learn how he was a General that wore spectacles and that he was an honest and clever man! 

Here is a catchy Youtube video about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to help get the kids excited! 

WRITING

Continuing the Memory Book... I forget how many pages it is! haha

SCIENCE

Due to all the extra activities going on, I do not forsee us having any time for Science this week.