Busy Bees

Hello Parents!

 March has arrived and so that means March is Reading Month is here!!!!  Every family should have received a copy of  The Chocolate Touch on Friday to read at home.  Just like last year, every other day a question will be asked in school  and if answered correctly by your child, he/she will have a chance to win a prize.  Also, keep tally of the number of minutes your child is reading at home each night—a school wide contest begins—I will pass out reading logs to the children this week. Please continue to read, read, and read!!!!

Now for our Hive plans:

Spelling:  (hard and soft c/g)  Our words are:  city, cents, came, cell, camp, page, wagon, gym, center, and gone.  Bonus words are:  gift, century, and citizen.  Our sentence is:  The little girl had a huge wagon filled with gifts for good citizens.

Reading:  Working on elements of fiction

Writer’s Workshop: We’re finishing sharing  Our Tooth Stories in class and then they will be showcased in the hall.  Some really memorable tooth experiences  were written.  Then onto Opinion Writing.

Math: The end of Module 4 is just around the corner—-this assessment will be given toward the end of the week.

Social Studies:  Economics

Final Tidbits:

*Thursday, March 7th—Literacy Night 5:30-7:00.  Hope to see you there!!!!

*Friday, March 8th—Popcorn popper needed to assist Mrs. Malmsten:)

*All week—Book Fair in the Media Center

That should do it!

Where are those warmer temperatures?????

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Hello Parents!

Welcome back from the long weekend!

Our Hive plans:

Spelling:  (aw and au patterns) Our spelling words:  jaw, saw, yawn, hawk, crawl, draw, pause, launch, haunt, and cause.  Our bonus words are:  awesome, scrawny and caution. The sentence is:  Last week we saw an awesome hawk launch into the winter sky.

Reading:  Continue with retells of fiction

Math: Module 4 continue—continue practicing the addition flashcards and subtraction flashcards will be coming home soon.

Writing:  Tooth stories

Science:  Earth’s surface

Social Studies:  Economics

Reminder to send in Box Top through the 22nd.

Enjoy the week!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Hello!

Another short week, but it is packed with school events:

*Tuesday, February 12th–our 100th day of school.  Please be sure you child brings their 100 little treats to school.

*Wednesday, February 13th–Valentine Day Celebration.  Mrs. Ferrell has posted a Sign-Up Genius for ice cream sundaes. Thank you in advance for all donated items.  Your children may bring in their valentines on Wednesday.  We will be passing them out in the afternoon.

*Thursday, February 14—Happy Valentine’s Day!!!  1/2 day of school.

*Friday, February 15th–No school

*Monday, February 18th–No school

Our Hive plans:

Spelling:  (ou and ow patterns)  Our spelling words are:  round, loud, sound, mouse, cloud, scowl, down, brown, frown and crown.  Our bonus words are:  mouth, ground and shower.  Our sentence is:  A low sound came from a cloud and made the brown mouse frown.

Reading:  Working on retells for fiction stories with significant details.

Writing:  A Lost Tooth story

Math:  Continuation with Module 4—Addition and Subtraction within 200.  PLEASE be sure to practice at home, especially subtraction.  Some addition flashcards will be coming home tonight.  Your child needs to practice these each night by going through the complete deck at least 3-4 times.  🙂

Science:  Finishing up with the processes that shape the surface of Earth

Social Studies: Economics

A few more tidbits:

*We will continue to collect Box Tops through February 22nd

*Hand warmers for the DoVall Club continue to be collected.  Thank you to the families that have already donated to this cause.

*Our class has popcorn on Friday, March 8th.  I can’t find my volunteer list, so if you signed up or would like to help be a popper, PLEASE let me know.  Thank you so much!

That does it.  Again, Happy Valentine’s Day and be sure to enjoy your long weekend!!!!!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Due to all the snow/ice days,  our 100th day will be celebrated on Monday!

Hi Parents!

Looks like we may be back on schedule with a 5 day school week.  Yeah!!!!  We’re going to follow last week’s plans, including last week’s spelling list which will be in your child’s planner.

A mid module math review will come home on Tuesday and we will have the assessment on Wednesday.

Speaking of Wednesday, that is our 100th  day of school.   In celebration of those 100 days,  I would like to ask that each child bring in 100 pieces of a little snack (pieces of their favorite cereal, mini pretzels, mini marshmallows, etc….) in a baggie on Wednesday.  We will combine all treats and then serve our 100’s mixture as  an afternoon snack.

Mrs. Ferrell will be setting up a Sign-Up Genius for our Valentine’s Day Party on Wednesday, February 13th (we have a half day on Thursday) at 2:45.  Our plan is to have the children make ice cream sundaes.  Children wanting to pass out valentines may do so on Wednesday.  Please have your child sign only their name and not address their cards to specific classmates.  This makes for easier delivery:)  Thank you in advance for your donations.

Late Start Wednesday.

We are continuing to collect Box Tops through February 22nd, so don’t hesitate to send them in!

Have a great week!!!!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Hi There!

Oh boy, it’s cold outside!  Please be sure that your child is equipped with all the appropriate winter gear.  We do go outside when the temperatures aren’t too low.

The DuVall Pancake Dinner is this Wednesday, January 16th. (5:30-7:30)  Come join the fun of enjoying a yummy pancake dinner and the best part, it’s FREE.  Hope to see you there!

Just a reminder that we have a 1/2 day of school on Jan. 18th, no school Monday, Jan. 21st and a 1/2 day of school Tuesday, Jan. 22nd.  Enjoy!

Now onto our Hive Plans:

Spelling:  Contractions (these can be “tricky”, so please be sure your child practices throughout the week)  Our words are:  didn’t, can’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t, they’ve, you’ve, I’ve, we’ll, she’ll and he’ll.  Our bonus words are:  let’s, won’t, they’d.  Our sentence is:  We couldn’t have our snack before lunch, so we’ll have to enjoy it later.

Reading:  Utilizing photographs, pictures, diagrams, maps, and captions to enhance our comprehension of the text

Writing:  Working hard researching and writing our invention reports.

Math:  Continuation with Module 4—concentrating on subtraction—-PLEASE practice at home!!!!

Science:  Uses and properties of water

That should do it.

Stay warm!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Hello and Happy New Year!!!!!

Our first blog of 2019.  I hope everyone had a wonderful break.  I wanted to make sure I send out additional “thank yous” for all the “extras” before our break —drivers for movie field trip, all the donated items for our party/gingerbread houses, volunteers for that event and many thanks for all the lovely gifts (I did send home thank you notes, but sometimes they don’t always make it to their destination:).  THANK YOU!!!!

Well, here we go—the first plans for 2019 in Hive 108:

Spelling:  (ir, er, ur patterns)  Our spelling words for this week are:  ever, water, after, thirsty, bird, third, first, turn, sure, and burst.  Our bonus words are:  different, Thursday, and squirt.  This week’s sentence is:  After the pipe burst the thirsty bird drank some water as it squirted out.

Reading:  Concentration will be on determining the author’s purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform)

Writing:  An informational piece of writing—-Inventions—each student chose an invention to research.  Using a graphic organizer they will be gathering pertinent information and then begin writing a first draft for their report.

Math:  Continuation of Module 4—Addition and subtraction to 200, along with solving related story problems

Science:  Properties and Uses of Water

That should keep us busy for our first week back!!!

Again, Happy 2019!!!!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Hello Parents!

Just a little information for the next two busy days:

Tomorrow is our field trip to MJR.

*All student MUST bring a lunch and a beverage tomorrow to school.  We will not be back to school in time for our regular lunch and will be eating in our classroom.  We hope to be back no later than 1:00.

*All parent drivers, please be in the school lobby by 8:45.  We want to leave by 9:00.  I appreciate you taking the time to accompany our class on this trip.  Please be sure to drive directly to the theater—-MJR Westland, 6800 N. Wayne Rd, Westland, MI 48185.

*Everyone will receive popcorn an a Sierra Mist:)

Tomorrow is also Pajama Day, so all children are allowed to wear their pajamas, but please no slippers.  Students may also bring a blanket in a plastic bag for the afternoon movie in the gym.  The blankets are for the school movie only.

Friday’s Party/Sing Along

*All parent volunteers for the gingerbread house set-up should be at school by 1:10.  Tablecloths need to be on all the tables and individual bowls of candy along with frosting for each child need to be assembled .  We will be making the houses between 1:30-2:25.

*The DuVall Sing-Along will be in the gym from 2:30-3:30.  Students can be signed out after the sing-along and may go home with you.

Here’s to the next two busy days!!! Let’s enjoy!!!!

Mrs. Burke

Hello Parents!

Oh my gosh—-our last school week before our winter break!!!  Hopefully, no one is feeling frazzled–haha!!!  Well our week is going to be a busy one, so hold on….here we go!

Spirit Week:

Monday:  DuVall Wear Day

Tuesday:  Ugly Sweater Day—if you don’t have one—you can design one with bows, cutouts taped on, etc…

Wednesday:  Candy Cane Day—wear red and white  or something with candy canes on it

Thursday:  Pajama Day—-wear your pjs, but keep in mind we have a field trip to the movies

Friday:  Holiday Day—Wear your favorite holiday attire

Other tidbits:

Thursday:  Field trip to the movies—-ALL chaperones MUST have their I-Chat forms on file in the office by Wednesday, otherwise you may not attend, so please check on the status of those. (There are 4 classes attending this trip and we can’t overwhelm the office with last minute requirements!!!!!) Also, if you have volunteered to drive other children,  first, thank you!  Secondly, you MUST  submit a copy of your driver’s license  and car insurance to the office, also by this Wednesday.   Thank you  so much for your full cooperation with this.

Friday:  Our Christmas Party:  We will be having a small celebration in our classroom along with the assembly of  our gingerbread houses(1:10-2:25) in the cafeteria.  Mrs. Ferrell will be posting a Sign-up Genius for the needed candy decorations and other supplies.  Donations are soooo appreciated by all our Busy Bees.  The DuVall sing-a-long will take place from 2:30-3:30 in the gym.  Hope you can join us!!!

Plans for Hive 108:

Spelling:  “Bossy r” (ar and or patterns)  Our spelling words are:  park, sort, horse, short, porch, dark, storm, start, sharp, part.  Bonus words:  march, sport, party.  Our silly sentence is :  Let’s start to walk to the park before the party begins.

Reading:  Compare and contrast

Writer’s workshop:  We have completed our narrative gingerbread children stories, along with their decorated character. Be sure to read about  the  Dearborn adventures and fun facts about gingerbread.  All will be up on our bulletin board this week.  We will begin our information piece of writing with research, utilizing a graphic organizer.

Math:  Module 4—Adding and subtracting within 200 and story problems to 100

That should keep us busy for our final week before the new year!

If I don’t see you this week, please have a safe and happy break.  Enjoy the extra time with your family!

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!!!!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke

Hello!

Our scheduled field trip for the performance of Rosie Revere, Engineer and Friends, is this Monday morning.  Remind your children to bring their best manners!!!  :):) We will be back to school in time for our regular lunch hour.  If you are a driver, please be in the school lobby by 9:00.  We want to leave school by 9:15.  Thank you for taking the time to drive and  attending the play with us.

Spelling:  (sh, th, ch ending patterns) Our spelling words are:  each, which, lunch, match, catch, dish, wish, with, path, and teeth.  Our Bonus Words are:  watch, splash and truth. Our question is:  Which lunch would you like to sink your teeth into?

Reading:  We are working on character traits and character actions.

Writer’s workshop:  Continuation with our narrative stories—-Gingerbread children exploring Dearborn.  Your children are excited to get started on their writing.

Math:  We will begin Module 4—Addition and subtraction within 200 with word problems to 100.

Social Studies:  Positive and negative consequences related to our community (planting trees, picking up trash, littering, etc…)

Tidbits:

Happy 1st week of December!

Fondly,

Mrs. Burke