Oct 9-13

Good afternoon!!  Parent conferences are coming up!!  Please use the sign up link below to sign up for a conference time.  http://signup.com/go/Bzfwiti

We have a very busy week.  Below you will find information about what to study and what we are learning.

Math…We are working on arrays and multiplication.  Students need to start studying their multiplication facts for 0’s and 1’s.  They have their normal math homework for this week.

Reading…We are starting to look at text features in informational text.  Please be sure they read for 30 minutes each night and don’t forget to sign their planners on Thursday evening.

Spelling…We are looking at r-controlled vowels

Language…We are looking at the prefixes auto and anti

Science…We are looking at habitats and adaptations

Word Wall words…In their planners on the words of the week section, the students will begin writing 5 words.  These will be word wall words that they need to be able to recognize and read.  Once they are placed on the wall, the boys will be responsible for spelling these words correctly in any written work.

I sent home information regarding our Charleston field trip today.  Please be sure to let me know if your child will need a school lunch or will be bringing lunch from home.  I will need this information no later than Wednesday.  If the bring their lunch from home, please place it in a disposal bag…no thermoses, ice packs, lunch boxes, etc…  Also the electronic permission slip does not need to be returned until the morning of the trip.  I will send a gallon sized Ziploc bag home on Thursday for their items to go inside. 

October 2-9

Good afternoon!!!  I hope you all have had a great Monday!!!  Just wanted to send a few reminders about the week…

1.   There is a Boosterthon challenge for tonight…the class with the most new pledges will get swag bags.  We are in third place for the whole school!!!  Let’s see if we can move ahead of Mr. Carroll!!!

2.  Field trip money was due today!!  If you have not turned in your son’s money, please do so ASAP.  We are needed to get exact numbers to be able to write the checks for the Aquarium and the Barrier Island Tour.

3.  There is new homework this week.  Be sure to ask your child about the new things on homework for this week.

4.  Tomorrow is Wear Pink or Blue day.

Math…We are reviewing skills that we have covered so far this year.  We will be completing a Unit 1 assessment on Friday.

Reading…We are talking about theme.  We are looking at how characters, setting, the problem, and solution all work together to form the theme.

Writing…We are working on writing a fiction narrative.  The boys will be creating their own books.

Spelling…We are still working on the ending sound of K.  Be sure to study the notes in their language journals.  There will be a test on Friday.

Language…We are working on the suffixes –able and –ion.  Be sure to study the notes in their language journals.  There will be a test on Friday.

Science…We are looking at Ecosystems.  They have notes in their science journals.  Tonight have them tell you what abiotic and biotic mean.  

Week of September 25-29

Good evening!!  It is another busy week.  Boosterthon will be kicking off on Wednesday.  We will have a cold passage reading test this Friday and this will be our only test for the week.  I loved getting to see many of you tonight at Open House/Back to School Bash.  Below you will find what we are working on for the week.

Math:  we are working on subtraction with regrouping

Reading:  We are working on finding the theme of a story by looking at the setting, the characters, the problem, and how the characters grows and changes.

Spelling:  We are working on the ending sound of K

Language:  We are working on the suffixes -able and -ion

Science:  We are beginning to look at Ecosystems.  Notes will be in their notebooks tomorrow about some of the ecosystems.

Writing:  We are working on writing a narrative that is fictional.

Week of September 18-22

Wow!!!  We FINALLY got to have library!!!   I am looking forward to a great but busy week.   Below you will find information about the week.

1.  If you have not returned signed papers, please do so as soon as possible.
2.  If you have not returned your blue health information card, please do so as soon as possible.
3.  Interim Reports come home on Wednesday.   Please remember we haven't had a lot of grades yet, but we will have many more grades before the end of the nine weeks.
4.  Picture Day is Thursday.
5.  We have several tests this week.   We have A Social Studies test, a reading assessment, and then quizzes in spelling and math.
6.  We are now using google classroom.  You can access this from home.   There is a lot of assignments, information, etc...   your child should know how to log in but if not, email me and I will give you their log in.

Math...we are working on addition to 1,000 including regrouping.
Reading...we are working on connecting how the author's word choice help the characters, setting, and events to create meaning.
Spelling...we are working on irregular plurals such as mouse/mice, goose/geese.
Writing...we are working on narratives about a memory
Social Studies...we are finishing up our first chapter.

September 11-15

Good Morning!!!  I hope everyone had a nice, safe Monday.  Below you will find a look at our week ahead.  Let me know if you have any questions.

**Goodies with Grandparents is Thursday morning starting at 7:00.  Kindergarten and 1st grade Goodies with Grandparents has been moved to next week.

**Signed papers will come home on Wednesday, September 13.  I had planned to send them home on Tuesday of this week but due to our day off on Monday, I did not get them together.  I will send them home tomorrow.

Math...We will begin multiplying by ten this week.

Reading...We will be reading the story, Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later).  We will be looking at the author's craft and we will be comparing the story to Saturdays and Teacakes.  There will be a reading assessment next Tuesday.

Language...We will be looking at the suffixes -less (without) and -ful (full of).  Our language/spelling test will be on Friday.

Spelling...We are continuing to make nouns plural by changing y to i and adding es.  Our language/spelling test will be on Friday.

Writing...We will be working on writing a personal narrative.  Help your son think of a very special memory that they could write about.

Social Studies...We will continue to study the regions.  Our test for regions will be moved to next Wednesday, September 20.

Hurricane Harvey

We are partnering with Boiling Springs High School to take up donations for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.  We will only be taking donations through tomorrow.  If you can send in a monetary donation, please send it in tomorrow morning.  Thank you for your willingness to help!!!

September 5-8

Good afternoon!!!  I hope you all had a great three day weekend and Labor Day Holiday!!  We had a very busy but good day here at OES.  Below you will find information about the week ahead. 

Spelling/Language:  We will be looking at how to make words that end in 'y' plural.  Also we will be looking at suffixes this week.  Our test for these will be on Friday, September 15.

Math:  We will be finishing up our math unit on place value.  On Friday, September 8th, we will be having a unit test.  A study guide will come home on Thursday.  

Reading:  We are reading the story, Saturdays and Teacakes by Lester Laminack.  We are looking at how the author chooses words to create images in our minds.  We are also investigating how the words develop the characters and the setting. 

Social Studies:  We are working on our regions projects in class.  Don't forget to be looking over your notes each night.

Writing:  We are going to be writing about a special memory that we have.  



Homework

Every day...Read for 30 minutes, Complete your math box on your math worksheet, Practice changing y to i and adding es, Study Social Studies notes

Thursday...Be prepared for Math test on Friday, Get planner signed 

Homework for the week

Our Days in Pictures

First 6 days of school

August 28-September 1

Good evening!!!  I have had a blast getting to know my boys in my class.  This is going to be a great year!!  Below you will find information about the upcoming week.

Math:  We will review in small group place value and we will also be looking at rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and to the nearest 100.

Reading:  We are setting up the procedures for our guided reading.  I am doing some initial assessments on the boys to be sure I am reaching each one where they are at right now.  Please make sure that your child is reading each night for 30 minutes.  Also don't forget to sign their planners on Thursday night stating that he has read each night.

Language/Spelling:  On Friday, we will be having our first language assessment.  We have been working on the prefixes re- and pre-.  We are also working on make nouns plural by adding -s.

Writing:  We are beginning to work on the writing process.

Social Studies:  We are working on the SC Regions.  The boys have labeled a map with the regions and now they are learning more information about each individual region.

Important Reminders...
1.  Coupon Books are orders/books are due by August 30th.
2.  Don't forget to turn in your Goodies with Grandparents invitations.
3.  The first payment ($40.50) for the field trip is due on Friday.  You do not HAVE to pay anything this week but you can if you would like to break it up.  If you are wanting to go on the field trip as a chaperone and you have not let me know specifically that you would like to go to Charleston, please email me or send me a note this week.

Week Number 2

Good evening!!!  I had a blast during our first two days of school together!!  I can't wait to see what the future holds for our class as we grow and learn together.  Each week I will be updating the blog letting you know what the upcoming week will hold.  Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions!!

Monday...NO SCHOOL!!!!  Enjoy the eclipse with your child and stay safe!!

Math...This week in math we will be looking at place value.  We will be looking at the name of the position of each digit, the value of each digit, and representing numbers in both expanded and word form.

Reading...We will be looking at the best way to choose a book, proper behavior during independent reading time, and we will begin setting our expectations during reading stations.

Spelling...We will be looking at how to make nouns plural by either adding -s or -es.

Language...We will be looking at prefixes and how they change the meanings of words.

Writing...We will be setting up our writing notebooks and begin writing.

Social Studies...We will begin looking at our state.  We will be looking at where we live in South Carolina and what the landforms are in SC.

Check your child's planner and homework folder for daily homework.  There will be no tests this week.  I can't wait to see all of our boys on Tuesday!!

PS...Once I get my iPad charged back up, I will be posting pictures from our week last week.

Organizing School Supplies

Hello parents! I need your help getting your student prepared and organized for OUR school year together. Thank you for working with me to prepare your student for third grade!    

School Supplies

Your student needs the following school supplies:

• 2 plastic pocket folders with holes (not prongs)
• #2 pencils
• Colored pencils or 1 box of 24 count crayons
• Pencil pouch
• Pencil top erasers or 2 large erasers
• Multiple packs of wide-ruled notebook paper
• 3 large glue sticks
• 1 one-inch 3 ring binder with dividers
• 6 marble wide ruled composition notebooks
• 4 highlighters
• 1 package of dry-erase markers
• 5 plastic sheet protectors
• Optional Supplies: Ear Buds, Hand Sanitizer and Kleenex

*The only required item missing from the School Supply List sent out earlier in the summer is scissors.*

Student Binder:

Your Student’s binder needs to be organized in the following way:

1st – two clear sheet protectors

2nd – a two pocket folder

3rd – a divider labeled: Morning Work

4th – a divider labeled: Warm-Ups

5th – a divider labeled: Math followed by a sheet protector and 20 pieces of notebook paper

6th – a divider labeled: Reading followed by a sheet protector and 10 pieces of notebook paper

7th – a divider labeled Language

8th – a divider labeled Science followed by 10 pieces of notebook paper

9th – a divider labeled Social Studies (or SS) followed 10 pieces of notebook paper

Pencil Pouch

Your student’s pencil pouch needs to have following items:

• 3 pencils
• 1 highlighter
• 1 box of crayons or colored pencils
• 1 eraser
• 1 glue stick
• 1 pair of Scissors

Composition Notebooks

Your student’s 6 Composition Notebooks need to be Labeled the following way:

• On the Front Cover of the first composition Notebook write: Reading  
• On the Front cover of the second composition notebook write: Math
• On the Front of the third composition Notebook write: Writing
• On the Front Cover of the first composition Notebook write: Science
• On the Front Cover of the first composition Notebook write: Social Studies
• On the Front Cover of the first composition Notebook write: Language
• Write Your Student’s First Name on the front cover of all 6 Composition Notebooks.

Other School Supplies

We will organize the remainder/extra of the school supplies on the list in our classroom.  

Important Times

Our Activity Schedule will be as follows...

Monday...8:10-9:00...Guidance or Library...These will rotate.                                
        (We will start with Guidance on August 28.)

Tuesday...10:30-11:30...PE

Wednesday...10:40-11:30...Art

Thursday...10:40-11:30...Music

Friday...10:40-11:30...Computer



Lunch will be at 11:30 each day.


GT will be on either Monday or Tuesday from 12:00-2:05

Upcoming School Year

I can't believe it is time to start thinking about the upcoming school year already!!  I am super excited to find out which boys will be a part of my League of Extraordinary Gentlemen this year.  We are going to have a great time growing and learning together.  I can't wait to meet you all and find out your interests.  As you are picking out your school supplies, there are two things that were accidentally left off of the school supply list...

1.  Everyone needs a pair of scissors
2.  If you would like to bring your own earbuds, that would be great!!  The school does supply earbuds but they sometimes break easily.  Many boys like to have their own that are more comfortable.

I will be posting more as back to school grows closer.  Enjoy your last few weeks of summer vacation!!