Sunday, March 30, 2014













Congratulations to those that entered a project in the Science Fair.  It was a great learning experience for the children and they loved sharing their collections and experiments with the rest of the school.  We also had a very successful "Science" assembly Friday afternoon.  Mr. Fred Rowley ( Freddy Physics) put on an outstanding science show for the whole school.  The students were captivated by his cool experiments and we even got to see Mr. Burton kiss a pig! 
We are finishing up the close reading spider unit this week and will take a spider assessment on Wednesday. We are also finishing up "How to" writing and preparing to start informational writing.  When we go to the library on Thursday/Friday, I would like each student to choose a book(s) to read for the informational report.  Please read the book(s) with your child at home and any other books or internet information that you can find so that your child becomes an "expert" on that topic.  Next week your child will begin writing a report on the chosen topic. The next science unit we will study is force and motion (physics).

 Science Fair Photos (Sorry that I only have photos of the Red Group but I had them Friday morning when we toured the Science Fair)






























Science Fair Photos






































 Science Fair Winners (Red Group)



 Science Fair Winners (Blue Group)





Spelling Words for the Week of March 31st
1.  find
2.  kind
3.  mind
4.  mild
5. child
6.  wild
7.  day
8.  play
9.  into
10. just

1.  I want to play with the kind child.
2.  Did you find the wild dog?

Challenge Words:
1.  hour
2.  best
3.  heard
4.  space
5.  whole

Enrichment Words:
1.  faces
2.  putting
3.  vowel
4.  fishing
5.  express
6.  holding
7.  shot
8.  instruments
9.  angry
10. southern
11. dress
12. proud
13. neck
14. breath
15. strength

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Spelling Words for the Week of March 24th

1.  day
2.  say
3.  sail
4.  pail
5.  pay
6.  play
7.  right
8.  high
9.  its
10. ride

1.  Can you play right now?
2.  We can sail in the bay.

Challenge Words:
1. rock
2. order
3. fire
4. south
5. problem

Enrichment Words:
1.  opening 
2.  market
3.  we're
4.  flew
5.  finger
6.  expect
7.  California
8.  army
9.  schools
10. danger
11. purpose
12. breakfast
13. proper
14. coat
15. signs