Mrs. Boldt

Caroline's Riddle: "What state got it's floors redone?"

Today's Highlights...
*Finishing our special "surprise" for Mom
*Taking our reading & spelling tests
*Playing "Spelling Pop-Up" as a review before our test - which letter was your child assigned?
*Taking a "nature hunt" outside to look for items to fossilize. We made fossils of a dinosaur figure also! Thanks a bunch to all of our generous friends who shared their Play-doh!
*Practicing our responses that we say during the "Liturgy of the Word" - Hopefully you'll be attending Mass as a family over the weekend so that your child can put the practice to good use!
*Meeting with our 5th Grade Reading Buddies to practice the plays we are working on - be sure to ask the name of your child's play as well as her/his character!

HOMEWORK:
*Please bring in a shoebox(the smaller the better) for an upcoming religion project. If you have more than one laying around, we could always use extras!
*God bless all you MOMS - Your sweet children adore you!

Brendan's Riddle: "Which state comes after nine?"

Today's Highlights...
*Finishing our reports on yesterday's fun field trip
*Filling a "foot" & a "boot" shape with words that share the same "oo" sound
*Playing SPARKLE with our spelling words
*Learning to write the uppercase cursive "V"
*Reading more about the "Liturgy of the Word" part of the Mass
*Making "something special" for the special ladies in our lives
*Solving more math challenges with the "guess & check" method
*Continuing our writing conferences

HOMEWORK:
*Bring in Play-doh!
*Spelling sentences due & test tomorrow
*Finish Field Trip Report if not done in class
*Study highlighted material from Religion Chapter 10, maybe make flash cards...
*Math flash cards
*Pop-Top out of uniform tomorrow!

Joanna's Riddle: "How does a bee get to school?"

Today's Highlight...
*Our wonderful field trip to the Museum of Science & Industry! From the 3-D Shark Show to the many interesting exhibits, it was a GREAT day of discovery and learning. Much thanks to our super chaperones, Mrs. Belz, Mrs. Flood & Mrs. Prestigiacomo - you showed much patience & energy on a trip like this!!!

HOMEWORK:
*Only to work on spelling sentences & bring in PLay-doh - the children need a bit of a rest after all of that walking we did today!

Mario's Riddle: "What has 4 wheels and flies?"

Today's Highlights...
*Reading aloud our story "Are You a Fossil Fan?" and checked our predictions
*Attending the special "Cinco de Mayo" celebration hosted by Mrs. Smith & her 6th Grade Students. It was a lot of fun participating in the activities presented (Spanish "Candyland", versions of "pin the tail," and making our names in Mayan symbols) - Be sure to ask which of the 3 was your child's favorite!
*Playing "Wheel of Fortune" with our spelling words
*Beginning writing conferences for our "explaining essays"
*Learning to write the uppercase cursive "Z"
*Reading Jesus' parable of God's word being like a seed to be planted. Ask your child to explain what we should be like when the we hear God's word (good soil.)
*Solving a new math challenge & completing story problems

HOMEWORK:
*Write spelling sentences
*Math Flash Cards
*Get test packet signed
*Field Trip Day is tomorrow - please be in uniform & bring lunch in ziploc bag labled with name - CHAPERONES, please arrive at 8:40 am

Colleen's Riddle: "How does a penguin build a house?"

Today's Highlights...
*Performing the poem "When You're an Archeologist" in groups for the class - we even had a "musical presentation!"
*Placing new vocabulary words in ABC order & acted out the words
*Playing "Spin the Vowel Pair" as a review of the pairs we have learned - (What pair did your child land on?) & then had a "word hunt" with partners
*Viewing the student art exhibit - how nice to see the artistic talents of our schoolmates!
*Enjoying "Scientist Flood's" demonstration of his experiment that showed how we have many nerve endings in our fingers
*Attending the Fine Arts Association's presentation of the "Comedy Sportz" show - our classmate Brendan got to perform with them! What was your child's favorite part of the show... we wrote about it in our journals after the show!
*Using a number line to estimate 2 digit numbers to the nearest ten, then add them together - big "stuff!"
*Continuing our "Writer's Workshop" - writing the final paragraph to our "Explaining Essays"
*Reading about monkeys that are trained to assist humans - what a neat concept!

HOMEWORK:
*Begin spelling sentences
*Vocabulary sheet & read new story
*Begin Science extra credit if you want - write a story about what it would be like to have a "Monkey Helper"

Caroline's Riddle: "What has 4 legs, 2 arms, but no head?"

Today's Highlights...
*Having a "Show & Tell" time with some of our keepsake items from First Holy Communion
*Taking our Reading & Spelling Tests
*Playing a new spelling game - "Spelling Pop Up" - which letter was your child responsible for?
*Playing "Dinosaur Vowel Toss" to practice the sounds of "oe, oa, & ie" - ask for examples of words containing them
*Learning to write the uppercase cursive "Y"
*Blessing with Holy Water the prayers we wrote asking the Holy Spirit to guide us & sharing them aloud. Next we drew pictures of the people we are thankful for. Who did your child include...?
*Working with our groups to completet the Chapter Review in science
*Beginning to write the first copy of our "Explanatory Essay"

HOMEWORK:
*Enjoy the LONG weekend...see you all back on Monday!
*Next week, we'll be making "nature fossils" - please send in some playdoh if you are able - THANKS!
*Our Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Indusrty is Wednesday, all must pack a lunch in aplastic ziplock bag labeled with name

Joanna's Riddle: "What kind of bee is an acrobat?"

Today's Highlights...
*Attending morning mass
*Reading aloud the story, "Fossils Tell of Long Ago" - Ask you rchild what can be learned from studying a fossil!
*Taking a timed addition drill - keep studying for higher & quicker scores!
*Learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. We took notes from the book, then went to the computer lab and created a project to demonstrate what we learned. The children worked SO hard, and the finished product really reflects this. Can your child tell you the 4 stages of the life cycle?

HOMEWORK:
*Finish spelling sentences & study for tomorrow's test
*We're taking a break from Flash Cards, as we worked so intently in the computer lab today...enjoy the OUTDOORS!

Greetings-
I was away from school today attending a 2nd Grade Teachers' Workshop. It will be fun to start trying out some of the fun ideas that I walked away with!

HOMEWORK:
*Read new story & complete Vocabulary Sheet
*Complete Math Page - NO FLASH CARDS!!!
*Continue writing spelling sentences
*No out of uniform passes for tomorrow, as we are attending Mass

Joanna's Riddle: "How do you start a lightning race?"

Today's Highlights...
*Sharing our favorite memories/items of First Holy Communion - how proud they were!
*Presenting the poem "Digging" in groups to the class, looking for words containing the vowel pairs that we studied (ou, ow, oi, oy)
*Taking our spelling pretest & placing our words in ABC order
*Learning to write the uppercase cursive "U"
*Practicing the spellings of the long "a" sound(ai, ay)on our whiteboards
*Reading a Bible story about a man named Saul who changed his name & his bad ways - be sure to ask about both!
*Solving a new math challenge & using "double dice" to create addition problems to solve with a partner
*Beginning our "Writer's Workshop" - brainstorming ideas of our favorite book & organizing them so we can begin writing our first copy of an "Expository Essay"!

HOMEWORK:
*Find out the author's name of favorite book
*Begin spelling sentences - remember, it's a short week & they'll be due on Thursday
*Eucharist Book p.81
*Math Flash Cards
*Replenish school supplies if necessary (pencils, red pencils, glue sticks, etc.)

How wonderful it was to be part of your child's First Holy Communion Day!

All looked so beautiful & HAPPY!

Thank you so much for sharing the blessing that is your special child!!!



See you Monday-

Mrs. Boldt