This week we will be reading Simple Machines from our big reading book.  Our spelling words will have the /oy/ sound in them spelled oi or oy.  In math, we will continue to work in stations to review our concepts.  This week we will also begin working on special notes for the fifth graders in Mrs. Jones’ class.  We will distribute the first of these on Friday at a testing pep rally and then hand the others out each day next week they will be testing.  The students always enjoy making these goodies for the older children so it should be a fun treat for them as well.

I hope everyone has a great week!

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will be reading Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery from our big reading books.  Our spelling words this week will include /oo/ like the sounds you hear in book or moon.  We will continue to review types of sentences in grammar, focusing on what makes a good sentence this week.  In math, we will continue stations to review the concepts learned through the year.  They will get to use iPods again this week so it should be another fun week of math for them!

As the end of school is quickly approaching there will be many fun activities planned for the students and I will let you know what these are as they get closer.  As most of you probably are aware, I will not be here to finish out the school year either, but I assure you that your child will be left in great hands.  I am planning on working until my due date, which would be until May 11th (Providing he doesn’t have other plans).  Retired first grade teacher, Mrs. Angie Carr will finish out the year for me.  She is the same teacher who covered the week for me before Christmas break when I had to be off with my mother.  The kids loved her and she is wonderful.  It will be a great ending to a wonderful year.  These kids are exceptional and I wouldn’t just leave them with anyone!!!

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great week!

~Mrs. Teegarden

Welcome Back!!! I hope everyone had a very enjoyable spring break. I spent some much needed time preparing for baby and spending some quality time with my little girl.  It was fantastic!

This week we will be reading Mole and the Baby Bird.  Our spelling words will focus on the dipthong ou/ou/.  In math, we will continue to work on stations to review the concepts we have learned over the course of the year.

I hope everyone has a great week!

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will be reading Tippy Toe Chick, Go! in our big reading book.  Our spelling words will focus on words with the /ow/ sound in them.  In math, we will continue to review previous concepts by doing new stations.  The students are very excited because we will be introducing iPods into stations this week where they will have a chance to play math games on their own iPod.  We will also be doing some Easter graphing with jellybeans.

A few reminders: if you have not already done so, please send in some candy filled Easter eggs with your child by Friday.  We will be having our Easter party/egg hunt on Friday afternoon, April 6th.  Also, there will be NO SCHOOL next week for spring break, April 9-April 13.  Be looking for your child’s last midterm to come home on April 18th, as well.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable week!

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will be reading Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House from our big reading book.  Our spelling words will include suffix -ly and -ful.  In math this week, we will continue stations.  The students had a great time doing them last week and think it is working out to be a great way to review previously learned concepts for them.

A few reminders:  Don’t forget to be sending in candy filled Easter eggs for our egg hunt which will be on April 6th.  Also, spring break is right around the corner with it being April 9th – April 13th.

I hope everyone has a great week!

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will be reading Peter’s Chair.  We will be focusing on working and playing together with our families and other activities you can do as a family.  Our spelling words this week will be compound words.  They will be longer than usual because of this but encourage your child to break them down and then spell one word at a time.  I know they can do it!  In math this week we will be starting something new.  We will be working in math stations reviewing a new concept each day.  We will continue to review each concept learned throughout the year this last nine weeks of school.

There are no reminders for this week, so everyone Have A GREAT Week!!!

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will be reading The Lady in the Moon. Our spelling words will concentrate on words with the long vowel i, spelled ie or igh.  Our spelling and comprehension assessments will be on Thursday this week.  In math this week we will focus on reviewing concepts we have covered over the last several weeks.  We will be preparing for our next common assessment which will be given next week.  This week we will also be doing several assessments to prepare for report cards.

Don’t forget there is no school on Friday, March 16th!  Have a great week

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will be reading The Dot.  We will be continuing to work on learning the elements of art and doing activities daily that go along with those elements. Our spelling words for the week will be words with the long e vowel sound spelled ea.  In math this week, we will be making composite shapes and introducing fractions.

I hope everyone has a great week!

~Mrs. Teegarden

Welcome back to school! The kids are super excited today for their Valentine parties tomorrow.  This week we will be reading Mama’s Birthday Present.  The students will be creating and publishing an invitation for a party of their own, which should be a lot of fun for them.  Our spelling words this week have the long a vowel sound that is spelled ai or ay.  We will not be doing a new math concept this week but will be doing Valentine activities and President’s Day activities instead.  They will still be bringing home a math sheet for homework nightly though.

A few reminders:  Valentine party tomorrow afternoon around 1:45, NO SCHOOL next Monday, February 20th for President’s Day, and our field trip to the Explorium for the Explor-a-Smile program is next Friday, February 24th.

Hope everyone has a great week and a Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

~Mrs. Teegarden

This week we will not be doing a story from our reading book.  We will, however, be doing a unit on different books by the author Jan Brett.  We will be reading these books and doing several activities that go along with them.  We will also tie in some cold weather activities, even though we haven’t seen too much of it yet!!!  In math this week we will be doing some review as well.  It is time again for the students to take another common assessment, at the end of the week so we will spend these days reviewing the concepts that will be covered.

A few reminders:  Valentine party will be on Tuesday, February 14, there will be NO SCHOOL on February 20th for President’s Day, and on February 24th we will be going to the Explorium for the Explor-a-Smile field trip.  If you have not turned in your child’s permission slip and $3 for the bus, please do so as soon as possible.  Thanks!

Hope everyone has a great week!

~Mrs. Teegarden