The focus for this week lesson continues to be the vowel + r.  The test will be Friday, December 18.  The words are: her, were, serve, girl, first, bird, third, dirt, turn, hurt, work, word.

Wow, the children did a great job on the houses.  Thank you for all your support in this activity.  It was a great time for all.  I hope you enjoy these beautiful gingerbread houses in your homes during the holidays.

We continue to use the 6 + 1 writing process.  We have learned about ideas and organization.  We are currently learning about word choice.  Word Choice involves asking the following questions about your writing: -have I used some words that … Continue reading →

The spelling focus this week is on the vowel + r.  The test will be Friday, December 11.  The words are :dark, star, smart, art, March, clear, near, ear, storm, fourth, door, north.

In social studies we have been learning about the Native American tribes in Michigan during the early part of our history.  Also we have learned about The Three Fires.  As part of this study we made totem poles.

The test will be Friday, Dec. 4.  This week’s focus was unexpected consonant spellings..  the words are: knee, knot, knife, knock, know, wrap, wrong, write, scratch, patch, watch, match.

The fifth grade is helping to collect food for the Dearborn Elks.  They are asking the children to bring in food items until Dec. 16.  They will collect the food items daily from the classrooms.  Please think about help this … Continue reading →