Whew! We're almost in the home stretch! The kids are super excited about the program tonight, and I personally think our little part is the best!(I may be a little biased :) I brought this little tradition to St. Joe's from a different school that I taught at, and it's always been near and dear to my heart. We have practiced A LOT, so hopefully you enjoy. Reminders:
Class notes: SS: We have been working this past week with a website learning all about the 12 most influential WI citizens. The kids created online timelines, and then yesterday made their own set of online trading cards. I have attached the links below so you can see how they turned out! I do want them to learn a bit about these amazing WI people, and we will be having an assessment next week Tuesday. Study those trading cards! http://ideamapper.wisconsinbiographies.org/#/charts/Sabrina.C/20181213-145611/timeline ideamapper.wisconsinbiographies.org/#/charts/CarterK/20181211-183838/timeline ideamapper.wisconsinbiographies.org/#/charts/LINA/20181211-184001/timeline ideamapper.wisconsinbiographies.org/#/charts/Hayden/20181211-191306/timeline ideamapper.wisconsinbiographies.org/#/charts/Dakarai-Strain/20181211-190925/timeline RLA: We' re enjoying the last section of " The One and Only Ivan", and also studying the 4 types of sentences : simple, compound, complex, and compound complex. Keep practicing grammar on Mr. Naussbaum's site. There is never enough review! As we begin the season of advent, we begin to sharpen out faith with the preparation for Jesus' birth. The 1st Sunday of Advent symbolizes Hope with the “Prophet’s Candle” reminding us that Jesus is coming. In the classroom, we created an advent wreath outside our door, and we are more aware of how we treat others, in the classroom and beyond, while we wait in hope for Jesus' birth. Classroom notes: SS: Last week's test is in this week's Thursday folder. We are now researching important citizens of WI, creating story maps after learning about them, followed by our own trading cards. Hopefully this will give students a new perspective on the many influential people that have made WI what it is today. RLA: New reading logs went home this week. Keep on reading! We are still reading"The One and Only Ivan", while challenging ourselves with new vocabulary. We are working to sharpen our grammar skills(specifically punctuation and capitalization), as this was one of our weaker areas as a class. If your child enjoys working on a computer or tablet, one great website with lots of grammar games is www.mrnussbaum.com/ . We have played a few in class, and kids seem to enjoy them, so feel free to load them up at home to reinforce what we are working on in school. Enjoy the week and stay warm! www.mrnussbaum.com/ |