The school year has officially come to an end. I feel so blessed to have been a part of your children's lives throughout this past year. They are incredible kids and they taught me so much! I pray that they always remember how much God loves them. Thank you for all of your support this year! Have a wonderful summer!

5th grade Egg Drop

Math Olympics

Math Olympics

Jackson Pollock Day

Towards the beginning...not too covered in paint yet....

By the end, some of the kids were covered from head to toe!

Jackson Pollock Success!

It's hard to believe that the school year is almost over! It has been such a joy to teach your children this year! I have loved getting to know them and having them as part of my family:)

Here are a few reminders and some important information regarding the end of the year:
-Reminder that there will not be hot lunch served in the cafeteria. Make sure your child brings a packed lunch to school. 
-Monday's lunch recess will feature an ice-cream truck with peanut free, ice-cream treats for the kids. Ice cream treats are sponsored by PTL. 
-Tuesday is Jackson Pollock Day. Wear the regular uniform to school and bring a change of clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting covered with paint. We will change into the messy clothes after lunch recess. It may be a good idea to also have a towel in the car for the kids to sit on, just in case their clothes aren't quite dry. 
-We will clean out desks on Wednesday, please make sure the kids bring their backpacks as a lot of things will be coming home. We will also have an end of year celebration on Wednesday afternoon hosted by our room parents. Our celebration will feature cupcakes and a movie!
-Yearbooks will be sent home on Wednesday
-Thursday is our last day of school. We will dismiss at 10am after a closing chapel service. Thursday is a no backpack day. 

Artist Wayne Trinklein talks to the kids about his artwork

The kids sculpted trees with Wayne Trinklein

2nd-4th grade spelling bee: Great job to Sarah and Lizzie for representing our class!

We learned about perimeter and area in math. The kids designed a picture on a small piece of paper and found their design's perimeter and area. Then they made a large version of their design out of post it notes. 

Memory: This will be our last memory test of the year... For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.    

Romans 3:23

Spelling: High Frequency Words for Quarters 3 and 4. Once again, we will not have a graded test over these words. However, we will have a pretest on Monday, practice the words throughout the week, then have a post (ungraded) test on Friday to see how much they improved. 

2^nd grade HFW list #3 and #4

50 words

1. set                      11. such                21. land                 31. change              41. letters

2. put                      12. because          22. different          32. off                    42. mother

3. end                     13. turn                23. home               33. play                  43. answer

4. does                    14. here               24. us                    34. spell                  44. found

5. another               15. why               25. move               35. air                     45. study

6. well                    16. asked             26. try                   36. away                 46. still

7. large                   17. went              27. kind                 37. animals             47. learn

8. must                    18. men              28. hand                38. house                48. should

9. big                       19. read              29. point               39. America            49. picture

10. even                  20. need              30. again               40. page                  50. world 

Grammar: commonly confused homophones

Reading: non-fiction text features review 

Math: We will be learning about area and perimeter, and having some fun math activities that go along with it

Social Studies: The kids will be doing some research on a potential vacation destination this summer.

Science/Writing: Animal Reports

Important News and Information:

-Gracie's last day was this Friday 5/13. We wish her and her family good luck, and send them lots of love and prayers as they move to Florida. We will greatly miss them!

-Grades 1-3 Spelling Bee will be on Tuesday, May 17th at 2pm. Our class participants will be Lizzie and Sarah!

-Artist Wayne Trinklein will come to our class on Tuesday, May 17th to teach our class about his art. He will also work with the kids to design tree sculptures of their own to take home. 
-Scholastic Book Orders (the last of the year) are due on Tuesday, May 17th by the end of the school day. This way, they will arrive just in time for summer!

-Last day of school is on Thursday, May 26th. We will have a closing chapel service and dismiss as 10am. 
-Our class auction books came in today! They will be distributed on Monday:)
-The school hot lunch program will not be open the last week of school. Snacks will be available to purchase, but please send your child with a packed lunch that week!

Alexander Calder inspired circus sculpters

Sorting Animals by their groups 

Observing an invertebrate--worms!

5/2-5/6

Memory: For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.   1 Corinthians 6:20

Spelling: 2^nd grade HFW list #1 and #2

50 words

1. over                      11. live                21. name               31. much              41. boy

2. new                      12. me                22. good                32. before            42. following

3. sound                  13. back              23. sentence        33. line                  43. came

4. take                      14. give              24. man                34. right                44. want

5. only                      15. most             25. think              35. too                    45. show

6. little                     16. very               26. say                 36. means              46. also

7. work                     17. after              27. great              37. old                     47. around

8. know                   18. thing             28. where            38. any                    48. farm

9. place                    19. our                29. help               39. same                  49. three

10. years                  20. just               30. through        40. tell                     50. small

We will not have a test over these words. However, these are words that 2nd graders are expected to know how to spell. We will practice with these words everyday this week. Please practice them at home as well!

Grammar: Articles A and An, homophone practice

Reading: Tall Tales

Math: Overall, the kids did well on their subtraction facts and multiplication fact test. However, they did not do very well on their written test. I am not recording this grade in the grade book. Next week, we will review some of those tricky math skills, as well as skills that I've noticed are still giving some of the kids trouble. We may, or may not, retake the written assessment from this week next Friday. I will let you know! 

Science: Animals: We will be learning about the different groups of animals, and following that up with a research project over an animal of their choice. 

Writing: Opinion Writing (if there's time!), and animal research reports. Our kids have mastered understanding the difference between complete and incomplete sentences according to our grammar quizzes. Unfortunately, this skill is not carrying over to our writing:( I have noticed nearly every student is still struggling to remember to capitalize letters, add end marks when needed, and write a complete sentence. We will have guided writing next week during centers, and will focus hardcore on the basics of writing for the rest of the school year!

Important News and Information:
-Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing moms out there! I hope you enjoy your gift:) The kids worked really hard on them! 

-We are down to only 2 1/2 weeks of school left. Please encourage your child to keep reading! We have a lot of AR goals that need to be met!

-If your child participated in the Read to Succeed program, their Six Flags ticket is in their homework folder today!

Acting out our vocab words: stubborn

Acting out our vocab words: possession

Acting out our vocab words: gold rush

acting out our vocab words: remarkable

Graphing the mint date of pennies

Favorite Storybook Character Day!