Spring break is coming

Spring break is just around the corner and the kids (and I) are all excited. This week we are working on reading comprehension and fluency as well as matching words and sentences to story pictures.  We are also introducing the letter Pp in order to work on handwriting skills.

In math we will begin counting by 100's and learning to identify what number added to a given number will equal a sum of ten.

In science we will begin our unit on dental health and learn how and why we brush our teeth as well as identify the parts of the tooth, why we loose our baby teeth, the names of teeth and where they are located in the mouth. 

In social studies we will discuss the Emerald Isle and St. Patrick's Day.  We will also learn who St. Patrick was and why we celebrate.

Friday is early dismissal before spring break and we will spend the morning at a local city park doing community service.

Hope you enjoy the break.  Spend some quality time with your kids.

In Christ,

Johnny 

Rodeo Day and the month of March

February is over and March is here.  As we celebrate Texas history month, we began March with a rodeo day here at school.  Kids dressed in western apparel and stations were set up for them to rotate through.  They enjoyed a pinto bean race, horseshoes, cow paddy (frisbee) tossing and calf roping as well as horseback riding and a petting zoo.  They also saw first hand how to shoe a horse.

This week in Language we will continue working onwriting skills and story comprehension as kids continue to practice reading skills.

In math we will begin our plus 10 facts and work on various problem solving strategies.

As we study our Texas unit, we will have discussions about our state tree, flower, bird, mammal, gem and other Texas symbols.

Kids will work on the bible memory verse for letter "V".  They have already learned a verse for each letter a-u.  

In Christ,

Johnny