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Entries for January 2009
February Class Projects: Please continue to work on the history class projects. They are due in February and will be on display during the Open House.
OPEN YOUR HEARTS FUNDRAISER: Tickets are on sale. Please get your tickets and plan on attending this fun night. A kids' party will also be held. Each class will be doing a gift basket for the Silent Auction. If you have not all ready done so, please send your donated items to school. Thanks for supporting your school!!!
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Pico Adobe field trip (grades 3-6) on Feb. 5. Drivers are desperately needed!!
Information about Pio Pico Adobe: Pio Pico was born at the San Gabriel Mission on May 5, 1801. He rose from poverty to become one of the richest men in California. He was the last Governor to serve in Alta California when it was part of Mexico. He played an important role in the political and economic life of this state throughout most of his life. He died in LA on Sept. 11, 1894. His home and gardens have been restored to their condition as it was 125 years ago when Pico lived there. Today they are owned by the State of CA. The property was placed under the Division of Beaches and Parks in 1927, making it one of the earliest state historic parks.
ASSIGNMENTS:
3/4: Memory: Matt. 1:21 p. 85 in Voyages book
Spelling: Monday write words 3x each (fourth grade write in cursive), pretest on Wednesday, test on Friday.
Grade 3 Spelling list: he'll, she'll, we'll, I'd, we'd, they'll, you'd, that's, she'd, you'll, it's, she's, what's, I'm, can't
Grade 4 Spelling list: appointment, avoid, choice, disappoint, joint, moist, oily, point, rejoice, topsoil, annoy, destroy, employ, enjoyment, loyal, royalty, soybean, voyage
Reading: Third and fourth graders are reading the novel In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
3/4 Book Reports: form already sent home; due Feb 6 (free choice chapter book)
CA History: test on Friday. Notes go home Tuesday
Science: bring something small to put inside a shoebox landfill experiment
5/6 Memory: 2 Corinthians 9:8 (Voyages page 77)
Spelling: pretest on Wednesday, test on Friday
Reading: finish "Detectives in Togas" TOGA PARTY on Friday afternoon. Please send a sheet for your child to wear (school uniform stays on underneath toga!!) More information on snacks will be sent home on Monday.
Book Report: Report is due on MONDAY, Feb. 2.
History: Work on projects: new due date is Feb. 12
Science: test on Thursday
Math: test on Friday
Vocabulary: test on Friday
Monday, January 26, 2009 :: 599 Views :: Pre K-4
January 26th, 2009
Notes from Teacher: Friday, February 6th is our school’s Silent Auction Dinner. Please buy your tickets now. Our room mom has put together a beach theme basket for the auction. Please help with the cost of the basket items. Also, before we know it, Valentine’s Day will be here. Both Jr. K. and Kindergarten will celebrate together.
Below are the list of names you child will need to create 12 Valentines. (K) Alexa, David, Lana, Laura, & Whitney (Jr.K) Charlee, Isabella, Julian, Kenneth, Mia, Sammy, & Stevie
*Oh, progress reports go out this week.
Letter of the week: (Vv) We will identify word pictures that begin with letter (V): veterinarian, valentine, violin, vegetables, volcano, vulture.
For fun, we will have a vanilla vote, using vanilla wafers and vanilla ice cream for taste tests. If time permits, I will do the same with vegetables.
Books: we will read, “The Velveteen Rabbit,” “Frankie’s Valentine,” The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and “Veggie Tale” stories.
Math: Count the number of flower violets in their vase, and sorting and counting toy vehicles.
Large motor: Outdoor play, sand and water tables, tricycles, indoor exercise games with Smart Moves and some fun with circle games and pretend flying V formation of Geese. Small motor: Coloring and cutting for letter (Vv), making our Valentine boxes and cutting and gluing a vase of violets.
God’s Word: Story, “Jesus Blesses The Children.” Memory verse for the Kindergarten class is Matthew 19:14:Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me,... for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Science: Guessing which toy vehicle will have the fastest velocity coming down a ramp. We will also note any difference in water level of a tall class of ice water, ¾ full of water and ¼ full of ice, once the ice has all melted. Does the water level rise or fall? Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday morning with Ms. Rosa.
Music: The children have music on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
Mrs. Maxwell
Sunday, January 25, 2009 :: 530 Views :: 2nd Grade
Second Grade News
Second grade will be hosting the treat sale on Friday. We will be serving brownies, milk and juice.
The Open Your Hearts Dinner and Auction will be held on February 6. Tickets are on sale. Please plan on attending this fun night.
Progress Reports will be sent home today. Please sign and return by Friday.
Homework:
Monday
Suffix Worksheet
Math Worksheet
Tuesday
Parts of a Sentence Worksheet
Math Worksheet
Wednesday
Study Spelling
Spelling Sentences
Thursday
Read “How to Hide an Octopus”
Study Memory Verse
Memory Verse
Don’t criticize and speak evil about each other, dear brothers. If you do, you will be fighting against God’s law of loving one another. James 4:11
February Class Projects: Please continue to work on the history class projects. They are due in February and will be on display during the Open House.
Progress Reports will be sent home Monday, January 26.
OPEN YOUR HEARTS FUNDRAISER: Tickets are on sale. Please get your tickets and plan on attending this fun night. Child care is provided. Each class also will be doing a gift basket for the Silent Auction. If you have not all ready done so, please send your donated items to school by Jan. 20. Thanks for supporting your school!!!
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Pico Adobe field trip (grades 3-6) on Feb. 5 Permission slips will go home on Jan. 20 and need to be returned by Jan. 23. Drivers will be needed.
Information about Pio Pico Adobe: Pio Pico was born at the San Gabriel Mission on May 5, 1801. He rose from poverty to become one of the richest men in California. He was the last Governor to serve in Alta California when it was part of Mexico. He played an important role in the political and economic life of this state throughout most of his life. He died in LA on Sept. 11, 1894. His home and gardens have been restored to their condition as it was 125 years ago when Pico lived there. Today they are owned by the State of CA. The property was placed under the Division of Beaches and Parks in 1927, making it one of the earliest state historic parks.
ASSIGNMENTS:
3/4: Memory: Ps. 46:1 P. 81 in Voyages book
Spelling: Monday write words 3x each (fourth grade write in cursive), pretest on Thursday, test on Friday.
Grade 3 Spelling list: spill, hill, gull, smell, mess, odd, add, cliff, mitt, fuzz, all, still, fall, till, guess
Grade 4 Spelling list: crooked, footprint, goodness, overlook, wooden, tourist, bulldozer, bulletin, fully, handful, cure, curious, during, furious, plural, pure, sure, butcher
Reading: Third and fourth graders are reading the novel In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
3/4 Book Reports: form already sent home; due Feb 6 (free choice chapter book)
CA History: test on Friday. Notes go home Tuesday
5/6 Memory: James 2:10, Romans 5:8 (Voyages page 67))
Spelling: pretest on Thursday, test on Friday
Reading: continue "Detectives in Togas"
Book Report: Jan. book report is due Feb. 2; the genre is mystery.
History: Work on projects: new due date is Feb. 12; history test on Friday
Science: test on Thursday
Math: test on Friday
Monday, January 19, 2009 :: 546 Views :: 2nd Grade
Second Grade News
The Open Your Hearts Dinner and Auction will be held on February 6. Tickets are on sale. Please plan on attending this fun night.
Homework:
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Compound Words Worksheets
Fraction Worksheet
Wednesday
Study Spelling
Subject and Verb Agreement Worksheet
Fraction Worksheet
Thursday
Read “The Hungry Little Hare”
Study Memory Verse
Memory Verse
God is ready to give blessings to all who come to Him. Luke 4:19
Monday, January 19, 2009 :: 565 Views :: 2nd Grade
Second Grade News
The Open Your Hearts Dinner and Auction will be held on February 6. Tickets are on sale. Please plan on attending this fun night.
Homework:
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Compound Words Worksheets
Fractions Worksheet
Wednesday
Study Spelling
Subject and Verb Agreement Worksheet
Fraction Worksheet
Thursday
Read “The Hungry Little Hare”
Study Memory Verse
Memory Verse
God is ready to give blessings to all who come to Him. Luke 4:19
Monday, January 19, 2009 :: 599 Views :: Pre K-4
Mrs. Maxwell's Jr. Kindergarten Class: 1-20-09
Notes from Teacher: Monday was no school to honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr., and this Tuesday is a historic day for our nation as well, welcoming in President Obama.
February 6th is our school’s spring fundraiser dinner with silent auction and fun. Please buy your tickets.
For outreach, the students and staff have chosen Avenues charities, promoting the well being of young mothers expecting. Each student will have an opportunity to fill a cute baby bottle with dollars and coins from home. Thanks for your support.
Letter of the week: (Ee) we will cut and paste word pictures that begin with letter E, trace and handwrite letter (Ee).
Books: we will read, “Martin Luther King Jr,” “Green Eggs and Ham,” “What Eddie Can Do,” “Half of an Elephant,” “Horton Hatches and Egg.” and “Sadie and the Snowman.”
Math: creating snowmen with construction paper, focusing on big, bigger and the biggest snowball.
For fun last week, we counted M&Ms on graph paper. We all guessed how many were in a jar. There were 162 and Kenneth came the closest. This was yummy fun.
Large motor: Outdoor play, sand and water tables, tricycles, indoor exercise games with Smart Moves and some fun trying to find the hidden eraser.
Small motor: Coloring and cutting for letter (Ee), and making our winter snowmen, ripping construction paper and gluing .
Centers: Puzzles, blocks, play dough, threading beads, dramatic play and easel painting.
God’s Word: Story, “The Catch of Fish.” Memory verse for the Kindergarten class are the words of Jesus, “From now on you will be fishers of men.”
Science: Using an uncooked egg, hot water, a clear bowl and food coloring to see if an egg shell is porous. Also using egg shells to illustrate how tough the shape of an egg can be.
Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday morning with Ms. Rosa.
Mrs. Maxwell
February Class Projects: Please continue to work on the history class projects. They are due in February and will be on display during the Open House.
OPEN YOUR HEARTS FUNDRAISER: Tickets are on sale. Please get your tickets and plan on attending this fun night. Child care is provided. Each class also will be doing a gift basket for the Silent Auction. If you have not all ready done so, please send your donated items to school by Jan. 20. Thanks for supporting your school!!!
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Pico Adobe field trip (grades 3-6) on Feb. 5 Permission slips will go home on Jan. 20 and need to be returned by Jan. 23. Drivers will be needed.
ASSIGNMENTS:
3/4: Memory: Jeremiah 17:7 pg. 77 in Voyages book
Spelling: Monday write words 3x each (fourth grade write in cursive), pretest on Thursday, test on Friday.
Grade 3 Spelling list: better, letter, potter, rubber, soccer, ladder, hammer, scatter, dinner, slippers, tomorrow, summer, pretty, button, happy
Grade 4 Spelling list: dessert, germ, perfect, birth, firm, sir, skirt, worry, worst, worth, burst, curl, curve, furniture, further, nurse, purpose, turkey
Reading: Third and fourth graders are reading the novel In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
3/4 Book Reports: form already sent home; due Feb 6 (free choice chapter book)
5/6 Memory: Matthew 5:16 (Voyages page 65)
Spelling: pretest on Thursday, test on Friday
Reading: continue "Detectives in Togas"
Book Report: Jan. book report is due Feb. 2; the genre is mystery.
History: Work on projects: new due date is Feb. 12
Science: Report on volcanic activity due Friday Jan. 23
Monday, January 12, 2009 :: 594 Views :: Pre K-4
Mrs. Maxwell's Jr. Kindergarten Class- Jan. 12th, 2009
Notes from Teacher: Jr. Kindergarten will not be on the field trip Tuesday, my misunderstanding. However, the children are excited to know they can use the large play ground for their recess and tricycle riding while the upper graders are on the field trip.
Letter of the week: (Mm) we will cut and paste word pictures that begin with letter M, trace and handwrite letter (Mm).
Books: For letter (Mm), we will read, “The Mitten” book and flannel story, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” “Madeline” books, and “Unique Monique.”
Math: matching mittens by number/dots and word number, sequencing the stories “If you Give a Mouse a Cookie” and “The Mitten.”
For fun, sorting, counting and patterning with M&Ms; and estimating how many each child thinks there is in the jar.
Large motor: Outdoor play, sand and water tables, tricycles, indoor exercise games with Smart Moves and music games, Mouse Trap and Musical Chairs.
Small motor: Coloring and cutting for letter (Mm), and making a musical shaker using balloons, starch, newspaper, beans and paint.
Centers: Puzzles, blocks, play dough, threading beads, dramatic play and easel painting.
God’s Word: Story, “Jesus Chooses His Disciples.” Memory verse for the Kindergarten class is “Come, follow Me, “Jesus said. Matthew 4:19.
Social Studies: Continuing unit on “Long Ago and Today.” The children are learning how roads, electricity, transportation and technology have made life much better. They have also learned how important events and people have shaped our nation; noting, the importance of a detailed calendar.
Spanish: Will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday morning with Ms. Rosa.
Music: Will be this Monday at 10:30 a.m. due to field trip.
*A special thank you goes to Alexa’s parents for the pizza and cupcake lunch, birthday, party celebration. What a treat!
Mrs. Maxwell
Sunday, January 11, 2009 :: 533 Views :: 2nd Grade
Second Grade News
The field trip to theWestern Heritage Museum is on Tuesday,
January 13. Wear red logo shirt and bring a sack lunch
Homework:
Monday
Verb Worksheet
Math Worksheet
Tuesday
Field Trip
No Homework
Wednesday
Study Spelling
Globe and Atlas Worksheet
Math Worksheet
Thursday
Read “They Thought They Saw Him”
Study memory verse
Memory Verse
Your care for others is the measure of your greatness. Luke 9:48
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