Monday, September 26, 2011

Oct. 3-7

  • We have a field trip Friday to the Museum. We will leave TPS around 9:45 and return around 12:00. Sage will pack our lunches to eat on the Museum grounds.
  • spelling-Unit 8
  • reading-Among the Hidden/skills: noting details, fact and opinion, and story structure
  • language-pp.74-77
  • math- test chapter 3 and begin multiplying. Please practice multiplication facts.
  • science- test on adaptations and begin the human body
  • history-We will be discussing the four main tribes of Alabama.
  • Bible- Isaac/Gen. 22:1-19, 24

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sept. 26-30

Celebrating the end of testing !
  • spelling-unit 7
  • reading-Among the Hidden/skills
  • math-pp.46-49/addition and subtraction practice
  • Bible-Gen. 11:26-31, 12, 13, 14, 18, and 19:1-29
  • science-pp.152-161
  • history- test Prehistoric Indians/pp.60-78
  • language-pp.66-73
  • Thanks to everyone who sent special snacks last week!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Sept. 19-23

  • ITBS Testing next week. Plenty of sleep and a good breakfast for your child would be nice!!!!
  • spelling- Unit 7
  • Bible- review unit Creation-Noah
  • reading- Among the Hidden/story structure, outlining, and noting details
  • history-Prehistoric Indians
  • Science- animal adaptations
  • language-nouns/common,proper,singular,plurals

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Sept. 12-16

Mrs. Hixon, Anna's grandmother, read a book to our class after she had visited the second grade for Grandparent's Day. She has the best reading voice!!!! Mrs. Hixon is a retired school teacher and led the Grange Hall at Old Alabama Town.

Thursday was such a pretty day that we went outside to play our spelling game, Battleship. The children drew the name of their opponent out of a bucket.








On the rainy days this week, we played a sequence game.


  • spelling-Unit 5
  • reading-A Dog Called Kitty /skill focus-noting details and story structure
  • history- reading and discussing the prehistoric cultures of Alabama/writing assignment
  • Bible- Lesson 5-The Flood. We have begun to learn steps in Walk Through the Bible. Your child should be able to tell you the story that goes with each motion.
  • math- pp. 34-43
  • language- pp. 64-67
  • science- pp.130-137
  • Mid-term reports will go home in Monday folders. Please sign the mid-term report as well as the folder.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Sept.6-9


Our readers have fantastic expression!!!!

  • Holiday Monday!!!
  • spelling- Unit 4
  • English-We will complete chapter one.
  • science- We will complete and test chapter one.
  • history -TAG CONTEST over the week end.(ask your child) Cover pages 49-59 next week.
  • Bible-Lesson 4 in our Bible Guide.
  • reading- A Dog Called Kitty/ reading skills
  • math- rounding pp. 26-29