Hi Moms and Dads,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter week end.  Our Easter egg hunt last Thursday was great.  The weather could not have been better and the children had so much fun.  A special thanks to Bentley and Rosemary for opening their home to us.  Thank you to all the moms who prepared food for the party.   As usual everything was terrific.  

This week:  April 25 - 29

Reading

*digraphs-SPLASH-big book

*writing directions

*story structure/plot

*short e and short u-ug,ut,en

*sight word review

 

Math

TIME

*Max's Late Morning-interactive story

*more/less time

*order of the day-(morning,afternoon,evening, day & night)

*sequence of events-(first, next, last, before & after)

*clock face

 

Bible

Jesus Lives Again!!

Jesus Begins His Church

*Target Truth-God wants us to learn how wrong sin is and how much it hurts us.

 

Lunchbunch

*smartboard games and activities

*plants/insects art

*assessments

We look forward to a great week as we close out April.  You continue to be a blessing to me

In Christ,

Mary McDavid

Ecclesiastes 3:11  He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Hi Moms and Dads,

We had another  great week.   This will be a short week with only three (3) days in the classroom.  Remember Thursday is our Chapel and Easter Egg Hunt.  Also, Friday is Good Friday which is a holiday for Trinity.  

Next Week:  April 18 - 22

Reading

- Short e and short u word families

- Rebus Easter Story
- Rhyming words

- Using exact naming words (nouns)

- Easter stories and word charts

- Counting syllables

- Phoneme substitution (first and last)

- Reader Happy Easter

- Journal writing:  Resurrection Eggs

Math

- Continue money unit

- Collect items for the Wildcat Warehouse

- Sorting, identifying and counting money

Bible

- The Easter Story

Lunchbunch

- Smartboard reading and math games

- Easter art activities

Dates to remember:

- Good Friday, Holiday April 22nd

- Easter Egg Hunt, Thursday, April 21st. 

     (we will leave immediately following chapel)

We have been earning "Bonus Bucks" to use at our "Wildcat Warehouse".  Please remember to send items for our Warehouse.  We have decided to continue our "Wildcat Warehouse" through the rest of the school year.  This will be a fun learning experience for the children. 

15 plastic eggs need to be sent to the room by Tuesday, April 19th.  Each plastic egg should be filled with wrapped candy and numbered from 1 - 15 with a sharpie.  Have a great week.  You continue to be a blessing to me.

In Christ,

Mary McDavid

Ecclesiastes 3:11  He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Hi Moms and Dads,

We had a great week.  Testing went really well.  The children stayed on task.  It's over!!  I know they are tired and anxious to get back to our normal schedule.  

Next Week:  April 11 - 15

Reading

- Short e and short u word families

- Story building

- Using exact naming words (nouns)

- Spring stories and word charts

- Counting syllables

- Phoneme substitution (first and last)

- Phonic reader - Ken and Jen

- Journal writing:  Jellly Bean Prayer

Math

- Continue money unit

- Collect items for the Wildcat Warehouse

- Sorting, identifying and counting money

Bible

- The Easter Story

Lunchbunch

- Smartboard reading and math games

- Spring art activities

Dates to remember:

- Good Friday, April 22nd

- Easter Egg Hunt, Thursday, April 21st. 

     (we will leave immediately following chapel)

We are excited about our "Wildcat Warehouse".  This will be a fun learning experience for the children.  Have a great week.  You continue to be a blessing to me.

In Christ,

Mary McDavid

Ecclesiastes 3:11  He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Hi Moms and Dads,

Bentley Parker has graciously volunteered to host the Easter Egg Hunt at her home.  Thank you Bentley!  The children are looking forward to the egg hunt.  

This week:  April 4 - 8

- introduce short "u" word family

- review short "e" word family

- new word - "are"

- Phonetic readers -  short "u" and "e"

- "ug" bug make-n-take readers

- Eric Carle reading activities - The Very Hungry Caterpillar andThe Grouchy Ladybug

- Money - coin counting games and activities

-Resurrection Eggs with Bible references

We will be  giving the  ITBS (standardized test) this week.  We will administer it each morning.  The time frame is from 30 to 40 minutes, most days.  Please make sure your child has plenty of rest each night and a healthy breakfast each morning.  Send an extra #2 pencil.  This is a time when we will use our "thinking boxes".  This is a low stress situation.  Encourage your child to listen to directions and do their best!

Thank you for your support and encouragement!  We are looking forward to a great week!  You continue to be a blessing to me.

In Christ,

Mary McDavid

Ecclesiastes 3:11  He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.