Week 35!

As our last month of school begins, here is what you can look forward to this week:

Science:
This week we will continue to learn about planets in the Solar System. We will study Venus and learn about the ways that it is similar to Earth. We will study Mars and how it was shaped by volcanic eruptions. We will also learn about Jupiter, the largest planet which has more than 60 moons!

Math:

We will have lots of fun with 2 digit numbers this week as we practice using different strategies to add big numbers within 100. We will continue with our skip counting methods which will help help us add by counting on, we will compare numbers to find "greater" and "less than", and we will introduce our "vertical algorithm" which will allow us to add two numbers on top of each other to find a sum.

Literature: This week in My Father’s Dragon, students will use context clues from the book to define vocabulary words in chapter four. They will also be able to identify and describe how the five senses are present in chapter five, where Elmer meets some tigers.

Spalding: 29 words this week! Test on Friday!

Monday: pair, pear, pare, check, prove, heard, hear, inspect, itself, always

Tuesday: something, expect, need, thus, woman, women, young, fair, fare, dollar

Wednesday: evening, plan, broke, feel, sure, sugar, least, sorry, press

Phonograms to practice: ai, ar, ay, b, e, ea, ee, p, r, y

Writing: This week’s copy work and narration exercises come from The Wind and the Willows.

Idiom: Hit the nail on the head

Poem: “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key – We will recite this week!

History: In History, we are beginning our last unit, Westward Expansion! This week students will learn about the importance of farming and how the land began to get too crowded during the 1770’s. They will learn about the Louisiana Purchase and be introduced to Lewis and Clark. There will be homework on Friday: Lewis and Clark collected all kinds of plants and rocks to take back home with them. Please bring something from your neighborhood to share with the class on Monday.

Week 34!

Good Evening!

A few announcements:

1. On the evening of May 5th, our first graders will have the opportunity to join the prep side in their annual Astronomy Night. The even will begin at 7:30. Students will be able to use telescopes out on the field, try on astronaut space suits, and participate in many engaging activities led by our prep students and teachers. This is an evening you wont want to miss! There is no fee, nor RSVP, just come as you are able.

2. Our spring concert is fast approaching and will take place on May 3rd! If you have any questions please contact Miss Weddle at jweddle@archwayarete.org, or see my blog post from last week for more information.

3. This Friday, 4/28, from 7:50-9:50 a.m., we will have our parent volunteer breakfast to show our appreciation for your service to our staff and students this school year. This event will be held in the archway MPR. We hope to see you there :)

and LAST

4. We will begin reading My Father's Dragon tomorrow in class. Please send in your child's copy asap.

Coming up this week:

Literature: This week we will begin our last Classics to Keep book, My Father’s Dragon! We will be introduced to Elmer Elevator and see him begin his journey to the island!

Spalding: There are 29 words this week, with our spelling test on Friday!
Monday: pie, pull, sew, sow, so, steam, thread, thunder, tried, try, vein (11 words)
Tuesday: except, aunt, ant, capture, else, bridge, offer, suffer, center, front
Wednesday: running, run, rule, carry, chain, death, learn, wonder (8 words)
Phonograms to practice: a, au, c, ie, u, s, t, th, v, w

Writing: This week’s excerpts come from the story Socks by Beverly Cleary.

Idiom: Land of Nod

Poem: “My Shadow” by Stevenson

History: In History, we will continue our study of the American Revolution and take a short quiz on Friday. Students will learn about the events at Lexington and Concord, discuss the importance of the Declaration of Independence, and compare the original American flag to the flag we have today.

Science: We will begin this week by looking at models of the movement of the moon around the Earth and the Earth around the sun. We will look closer at why we experience day and night, and how the Earth moves during a day and a year. We will also begin to learn more about the other planets, starting with Mercury.

 

Math:

This week we will practice ordering and comparing numbers within 100 by identifying the "ones" and "tens" within two digit numbers. We will also be "counting on" and "counting back" by "ones" and by "tens" in order to recognize when one number is "greater" or "smaller" than another. 

Week 33!

Good Afternoon!

I hope that you have all enjoyed this long weekend and that you are rested and ready for the rest of the quarter :)

Here is what you can expect for the days ahead:

Spalding: We have 20 words again this week due to the long weekend! Spelling Test on Friday!

Tuesday: color, contains, daily, day, eagle, fancy, fly, forest, freeze, gentle

Wednesday: grow, holes, hotel, iron, living, live, monkey, myself, noise, pencil

Phonograms to practice: ai, ay, ee, f, h, k, m, or, ow, v

 

Writing: This week’s copy work and passages come from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

 

Grammar:This week we will observe Francisco Goya's painting of Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuniga and identify the people, places, things, and ideas (nouns) that we see.

 

Idiom: Land of Nod

 

Poem: “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key – We will recite on Friday!

Literature: This week we will explore the other side of the war, by listening to the book George the Drummer Boy. We will then compare it to Sam the Minuteman.

 

History: In History, we will be reviewing the thirteen colonies and learning about what led to the American Revolution. We will discuss the Boston Tea Party and the midnight ride of Paul Revere.

Science: This week we will continue to study the solar system. We will learn about stars and the constellations that we can see from Earth. We will also study the moon and learn about how to identify the different phases of the moon. Throughout the next month, students have the option of observing the moon and drawing it on the Moon Observation Calendar. They will have a chance to discuss and share their observations during the next four weeks.

 

Math:

This week in math we will be learning all about different strategies for how to count numbers within 100. We will start with skip counting by the number 10. We will do this by making and identifying equal groups of ten and then finding our remaining "ones" to create different two-digit numbers. 

Spring Concert

It is time for our Spring Concert! On May 3rd your students will be performing at Higley Center for the Performing Arts located at 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert, AZ 85257. The Kindergarten through 2nd grade concert will begin at 5:30pm with Kindergarten students arriving promptly at 4:45pm and 1^st and 2nd grade students arriving at 5:00pm. 

 

Attire for this concert will be as follows:

*Boys: Black pants, white dress shirt, black dress shoes and black socks. Hair should be combed neatly. Optional: solid dark colored neck-ties or vests.

*Girls: Black skirt, white top, black closed-toed dress shoes. Hair should be pulled away from the face with no distracting adornment. Please follow the Archway Arete dress code for guidelines on jewelry.

 

If you have any questions please contact Miss Weddle at jweddle@archwayarete.org

Week 32!

Good Morning!

Here is what you can look forward to this week:

Science:
This week we will begin to study the solar system. We will begin by making observations about what we can see in the sky during the day and at night. Then, we will study the star that is at the center of our solar system, the sun. Students will learn about the temperature and layers of the sun, and what it is made of. They will also learn more about why we rely on the sun for light, heat, and energy.

Literature: 

In Literature, we will finish reading Sam the Minuteman. We will sequence the story and identify events that really happened in history.

History: 

This week we will begin our study of the American Revolution. We will learn about the 13 colonies and their reaction to King George’s taxation.

Spalding: We have 20 words this week, with our Spelling Test on Thursday (no school Friday!)

Monday: who, died, die, changing, change, few, pleasant, please, picture, pitcher, pitch

Tuesday: money, ready, omit, anyway, eight, breakfast, chance, climb, coffee

Phonograms to practice: c, ch, ea, ei, eigh, ey, ie, g, p, t

Writing: Our copy work and narration exercises come from the stories "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table"

Idiom: Land of Nod

Poem: “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key (memorization due April 21st)

Grammar:  This week we will observe the classical painting "The Gleaners" and identify the people, places, things, and ideas (nouns) that we see.

Math: This week we will continue to learn about time relative to the hour and half past the hour. We will also estimate the amount of time it takes to complete various activities and when we complete certain activities (dinner, brushing our teeth, driving to school) throughout the day.