Week 12

Spelling Words:

This is the list		Monday		Tuesday
		wrap knit gnat wrists knots wrote knight sign knock wreck		know wring gnaws write wrong throne spray scratch wristwatch knapsack

Week 11

Wow last week went by fast, here is the plan for this coming week:

Here are some things that we will be doing this Month:

1.     Patriotism Week (November 9-13) (see previous blog for details Patriotism Week)
2.     Literacy Night 6:30 (November 10). Come and have some fun, and learn some better ways to read!
3.     Individual Picture Re-takes (November 18)
4.     Block 2 Assessments (November 23 - December 4)
5.     TURKEY TROT (November 24) - "Start training for  the Turkey Trot!"

Here is a list of what we are trying to accomplish this week:

DG (Daily Grams)

Capitalization:
1. Do not capitalize the names of foods.
2. Remember to capitalize the first word of each line of poetry.
3. Capitalize the name of a church, temple or other religious place.

Punctuation:
1. Remember to place a comma after the closing of a letter.
2. Abbreviations for the days of the week and the months.
3. Place a comma after yes or no at the beginning of a sentence.

Parts of Speech:
1. Pronouns take the place of nouns.
2. Adjectives: When comparing two things with a one-syllable word use -er. bright (brighter, low=lower). When comparing three or more things with a one-syllable word use est as in low (lowest, bright=brightest).
3. Verbs: The Be words (am, is, are, was, were).
4. Nouns: Plural means more than one. Most words add s to form the plural, However, add es to words ending in s, ti, ch, and x.
5. Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes: The root is any word without a part added at the beginning or a part added at the end. (un+kind, wash+ing, learn+ing). Some words are made by adding a prefix before the main word or root, (re+charge, non+stop).
6. Subject / Verb: The subject tells you who or what the sentence is about. The verb often shows action.
7. Rhyming Words: Two words that rhyme with cat.

Spelling: Consonant blends using the following patterns /thr/, /scr/, /spr/, and /str/.  Notice these blended combination of letters are dominated by the r sound at the end of each sound.

Don't forget to check out the spelling words on SpellingCity.com - it counts for study time.

Spelling Words:

This is the list		Monday		Tuesday
		thread scrubs spree scream stream scratch spread throne three screens		spray throw strong scraped strength thick washing whales streamer scribble

Reading We are reading "The Planets in Our Solar System." This week's theme is "The Solar Sytem."

Reading Groups - Looking at some of the interplanetary and galactic entities that exist in outer space.

Read Aloud:  Robinson Crusoe - we will be done on Monday or Tuesday, after I grade them, the students should be bringing their little summary books home to share with you.

Math - Subtraction - Borrow and Carry, find the difference of numbers.

           Multiplication - Passing off the 1 Times Tables, and starting the two's. (Be Practicing)

Science - Changing Matter: Compounds, Mixtures and Solutions
           Chemistry on the Menu - think about the chemical changes that occur within the cooking of the family dinner. Your kids should be asking you questions, have them stir the pot or finish the science experiment. (I can't promise you that they will be willing to set the table, or even cook dinner one night but try to get your money's worth).
1.      http://pbs.org/zoom/activites/sci (check it out for some cool kitchen science experiments.
2.      Last week we learned about George Washington Carver, this week we are learning about Ellen Swallow Richards (the first woman to graduate from the MIT).
3.      We will also find out a little bit about how soda pop is made.

History - Looking at some of the communities around Bear River City. Today we read about Yuma and how it was established.

Thanks,

Mr. Fisher

Patriotism Week 2009

Patriotism Week

Monday: "Symbols of America" Day - Trivia contest about America's Symbols.
Kindergarten & 1st Grade:

           What do the 13 stripes and 50 stars on the American flag represent?

2nd & 3rd Grades:

1. What do you know about the Statue of Liberty?
2. What is one nickname for the American flag?

 4th & 5th Grades:

1. What do the words, united and indivisible, in the Pledge of Allegiance mean?
2. What does the eagle, our national bird, represent?
3. What was Benjamin Franklin’s proposal for a national bird? Why?

Tuesday: "All about the Flag" Day - Red/ White/ Blue chain (Respect for the Flag powerpoint).

Wednesday: Veteran's Day On the Eleventh day of the Eleventh month at the Eleventh hour, the Armistice was signed by the Allies and Germany. "In many parts of the world people take a two-minute moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. as a sign of respect for the roughly 20 million who died in the war." Wikipedia.com. We will also have a moment of silence and recite the pledge all together.  http://www4.va.gov/kids/

Thursday: "American Pride" Day - Wall of Commitment

Friday: "I Can Be A Great American" Day - Plan a class service project!

I could use some suggestions for the Friday project, if you know of some way that we can serve our community this next week, please contact me.

Week 10

I will be updating this post, as the week continues, so it might be vague on Monday, but by Wednesday it should be complete.

Here are some things that we will be doing this Month:  check out the calendar.  Parents & Pastries - This Friday!

Here is a list of what we are trying to accomplish this week:
Daily Grams:

Spelling: /th/, /wh/, and /sh/ sounds also known as fricatives and glides (I will explain).
Don't forget to check out the spelling words on SpellingCity.com - it counts for study time.

Spelling Words:

This is the list		Monday		Tuesday
		thick shock them month this fish washing dishpan truth what		wheel weather whales sixth pathway lunch chick pitch shadow thicken

Reading We are reading "What's in Store for the Future." This week's theme is "Past, Present, and Future."

Reading Groups - Looking at some future computers and reading up a storm.

Robinson Crusoe - we are almost done, it has been quite an experience.

Math - Triple digit addition, Subtraction - Borrow and Carry.

Science - Solid, Liquid, or gas.  (Some helpful links will be posted here).

History - Looking at some of the communities around Bear River City.

Thanks.

Happy Halloween

Halloween Party

Our Halloween Party was a blast. Here are all of our Costumes:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=8947&id=100000168226544

And the night before the Pumpkin walk was amazing!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=8944&id=100000168226544

Thanks for those that participated, and thanks to the parents that took some of their extra time to donate to our class, I appreciate them.  Thank you again.