My students are SO excited about next week’s trip to the Zoo, that their excitement is spilling over into Wooden Blocks in Center Time. Complete with flags with The Detroit Zoo.  Check it out…

Head Engineers

Lana , Kareem, Zachary                 Nabil, Jordan, Mahdi, Hussein, Hassen, Jacob, Keelan

Each week as I write the date for the weekly blog, I can’t believe how fast this year is traveling!!  Here’s what’s planned for this week…

SPELLING-  come  make  so  hog   log  dog  jog  frog

MATH-Adding 10   Subtracting 10   (You can do this in the car, while waiting for brother’s soccer game, dental appointments, etc)   Give them a number between 0-100.  “Add 10, Add 10, Add 10″  Repeat with another number.  Eventually, say, ” Add 10, add 20 (that’s just 2 10’s).”

Later in the week, do subtracting.  Start with a high number, like 70.  “Subtract 10, subtract 10, subtract 20.  Where did you end up?”

Later still, switch it up.  “Add 10, Add 20, Add 10, Subtract 10.  At what number did you end?”

We will also work with some Geometry.

SOCIAL STUDIES-La w and Safety, Constitutional rules, and Citizenship

  Here is what my students looked like this morning, writing in their Journals about what they did over the weekend.  Amazing writers!

Looking ahead…

May 25-Field Trip to the Detroit Zoo

June 3-Donuts With Dad  9:00 am

Enjoy the days.

Mrs. Smith

“Let your smile change the world,

but don’t let the world change your smile.”

   Eman (front) Nabil (in his favorite, cozy                                                                                  spot) and Joelle in her spot

REMINDER-Tomorrow, Wednesday is LATE START

We love to read…anywhere.  🙂

I hope you each had a lovely Mother’s Day with your family.  I spent the day with our middle daughter and her family.  We had brunch at one of our favorite spots in Plymouth and them played in the town square lawn.  Such a happy time.  We ended the day with dinner with my mom.  I am so blessed!

READING-I KNOW A LOT!   We will have fun with riddles and rhyming words.  We will also work with colors.

READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY-Monitoring Comprehension with rereading

READING COMPREHENSION SKILL-Cause and Effect

WRITING-Riddles

SPELLING-  blue  red  one  two   grip  trip    snip  clip  

MATH-Catching up and reviewing missing addends, fluency with subtracton, adding 10 to any number, subtracting 10 from any number, adding one more/one less

SCIENCE-Mixing Colors

Please remember to return field trip money $5.50  AND Permission slip.

Enjoy your beautiful week.

Mrs. Smith

“Problems have only the size and the power that you give them.”  –S.H.

Look at what greeted me yesterday morning!  Thank you to my Homeroom Moms, Mrs. Eberwein and Mrs, Fracassa

Math Homework on Missing Addends due tomorrow (Tuesday)

For your future planning…

We will be taking an all-day field trip to the Detroit Zoo on Wed., May 25.  Details to come-I just wanted you to have the date.  Parents chaperones are welcome.

I can hardly believe that I am writing MAY!  Time sure goes fast around here!

READING-Unit 10, final unit, is all about I Know A Lot!  This week’s theme is Show What You Know.

READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY-Monitor Comprehension:Reread

READING COMPREHENSION SKILL: Use Illustrations to support reading and Writing

SPELLING- We will be working with the __ ad chunk.  bad  lad  had  mad  glad  Dad (need  to have a Capital Letter at the beginning)  me  where

MATH-We will continue with Fluency with addition up to 20.  You can work with this at home…it does NOT need to be written out..just have fun playing mental games with it in the car, or out for a walk, or while you’re waiting for older brother’s soccer game, or dance rehearsal to be over, or big sister’s concert, or…  Same convenient opportunities with practicing Spelling Words.  🙂

Speaking of Spelling, the students are doing very well with their Spelling Words.  Most are getting 100% on their weekly tests.  Thanks for the support at home.  They are so pleased and proud when they see their score and the sticker.

SCIENCE-The 3 states of matter…Solid, liquid, gas

Looking ahead…

Monday-My students will be taking their final MATH NWEA Assessment.  Next Monday will be Reading. Please feed them a good breakfast and early bedtimes will be helpful!

Friday-Bagels With Mom 9:15 am  in our classroom  It will run about 30-45 minutes.  Hope you can come!

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs. Smith

“All we have is all we need.

All we need is the awareness

of how blessed we really are.”

-Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Be An Example…

Show kindness to unkind people.

Forgive people who don’t deserve it.

Love unconditionally.

Your actions always reflect who you are.”