Week 5/2/2011 to 5/6/2011

Welcome back from spring break!!!!  We all needed the break to give us the energy to make it to the end of May for summer vacation!!!


PLEASE PRINT THIS BLOG TO KEEP AS A REMINDER OF IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OUR LAST MONTH OF SCHOOL

Upcoming events:


This Friday 5-6-2011 is May crowning and Grandparents' Day.  I hope that many of our grandparents will be coming to visit our classroom and to eat breakfast with us!!!  This is also a 12:30 dismissal for our students because of our faculty meeting.


Monday, May 9, 2011 is an all school mass to celebrate the sacrament of First Communion with the 2nd graders !




Next Tuesday 5-10-2011 is the Merced County Writing Festival awards ceremony at the Merced Mall.  The winners and parents will leave school at 8:15AM and should be back by 11:00 AM.  I am so very proud of the winners:Karlee Hobbs, Adriana Vidauri, Anthony Small, Casandra Macalincag, Sophie d'Escoto, Adriana Felsinger, and Maralize Carreon.  Wow- 7 winners is outstanding!!!!!!  I will need Mrs. Small and Mrs. d'Escoto to drive the students please, Thanks so much for volunteering!


Next Wednesday 5-11-2011 is our last communion service for the year.  I don't have enough drivers to get the children to and from the event.  PLEASE  reconsider helping us drive to this community service event!  These are the drivers who have signed up at the beginning of the year: Crawford, Sizemore, Pilkington, Small,  - I only have enough for 18 students to attend.!  Please let me know if you can change your schedule to help us get all of my students to Park Merced.  We will need to leave at 10:30 AM to be there by 10:45 AM.


Friday 5-13-2011 is the all school talent show!




Grades 1-4 Awards Assembly on Monday, 5-16-2011 in the Auditorium




Monday 5-2-2011

Rel-  Ch 10 pgs 155-157; FJ pg 157
Sci- Begin Ch C/2 - vocab cards- ch test will be a vocab test only
Math- pgs 276-277
Library- do sp unit 27 3x each
Computers
Reading- Begin ch 9 in Esperanza Rising
PE


Tuesday 5-3-2011

Rel- pgs 158-160; FJ pgs 159, 160
Sci- Lesson 1 lab
Math- pgs 278-279- orally, do pgs 282-283
SS- Begin ch 8- do vocab cards ( I will give words and people to know)- Ch test will be on the vocab and people only
Sp- pgs 168-169
Eng- pg 397
Reading- finish Ch 9, write a letter to Abuelita ( You will write a letter as Esperanza to her grandmother)
Art- Mary sketch, when done you will use watercolors


Wednesday 5-4-2011

Rel- pg 160, do rev pgs 163-164 in FJ
Sci- read all lesson 1
Math- wb pg 94/ kinder reading
SS- begin lesson 1 pgs 314-317
Sp- pgs 170-171
Eng - pg 398
Reading - begin Ch 10
PE


Thursday 5-5-2011

Rel- Preschool reading
Sci- Lesson 2 lab
Math- pgs 284-285
SS- finish lesson 1, do wb pg 83
Sp- pgs 172-173
Reading - finish ch 10 in Esperanza
Art- Mary sketches


Friday 5-6-2011- MAY CROWNING & GRANDPARENTS' DAY- 12:30 dismissal

**This is a tentative schedule**

Sci- begin lesson 2
Math - pgs 288-289
SS- begin lesson 2
Spelling test

Holy week 2011- Finally!!

It's almost time for us to celebrate Holy week!!! And spring break!!
I wanted to let the class know how many compliments I received on our field trip.  They said that they love when our school comes.  They said that our children are always very polite and well behaved!  I know this!!! JUST ANOTHER REASON TO HAVE YOUR CHILDREN ATTEND OUR LADY OF MERCY-RIGHT? 

****Reminders-

***Wednesday will be the talent show try outs at lunch.  Please practice and have the clothing that you will be wearing.
***PLEASE CHECK OPTION C FOR MISSING WORK.  IT IS TIME FOR MY STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR LEARNING.  ALL MISSING WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE EASTER BREAK, THANK YOU!


Monday 4-18
Rel- make First Communion cards for our 2nd graders
Sci- begin ch C/1 ch review pg C #1-22
Math- ch 8 - fractions!  pages 266-267 orally & pages 268-269
library- spelling unit 26 3x each **test Thursday 4/21
Computers
Reading- finish ch 7-almonds- ; answer review questions
PE- softball - throwing and catching drills

Tuesday 4-19
Rel- calss meeting; kindness and justice challenge discussion
Sci- finish ch rev pg C29 #23-29
Math-pg 270-271
Ss- lesson 3 301-304, take notes
Sp- unit 26 pgs 162-163
English 396
Reading- begin ch 8
Art- sketch and watercolor project

Wednesday 4-20
Rel- writing- pen pal letter
Sci- correct review
SS- finish lesson 3 pgs 305-306 finish notes; do wb pg 78
Sp- pgs 164-165
Eng- pg 397
Reading- finish ch 8, write 1 page summary of the chapter
PE- softball game
****LUNCH- TALENT SHOW TRYOUTS*******



Thursday 4-21
Holy Thursday prayer service
Math - pgs 274-275
SS- Ch 7 review in workbook - do pages 80-81
Unit 26 spelling test
Present Esperanza summaries
12:30 dismissal -no extended care!


*******God bless you and your family this special holiday!  Enjoy your spring break!******

4-11-2011

This week is our fun trip to Mariposa!!! California history and Rocks and Minerals, YEAH!!!!
Maybe someone will strike it RICH!!!!  
An informational letter will go home Monday about the trip.
 **** English test- Adverbs- Friday

If you did the Drum elective , you have a chance to be in the talent show!!! There will be an audition Friday- SO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!!!!  I hope many of you will be giving it a try because so many of you were great!!!!!!



Monday 4-11

Rel- Citizenship lesson
Sci- begin lesson 3 C18-C20
Math- pgs 400-401
Library and computers- in the library students will have a social studies lesson to complete- read pgs 296-297 and take notes
Reading - begin reading ch 6- define vocab words in reading journal
PE



 Tuesday 4-12

Rel- continue Citizenship , interview classmate
Sci- Lab
math- pgs 402-403
SS- lesson 3 rev pg 297
Eng- rev pg 394
Reading- finish ch 6, answer questions
Art


Wednesday 4-13

Rel- Share interviews
Math- 404, 405-406
SS- wb pgs 74-75
English rev pg 395
Reading begin ch 7, define vocab
We will get a chance to hear student council speeches and vote today because we will be gone Thursday!

Thursday 4-14


Mariposa field trip - leave by 8 AM return about 3 or 3:15

Friday 4-15

Music
Sci- finish lesson 3 , finish notes and do rev 1-5
Math ch 12 review pg 408 odds
SS- skills lesson - read pgs 298-299, do wb pgs 76-77
English - Adverb test
Reading - finish ch 7 , answer questions ?