Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Callum.
Read Aloud – The Fish and His Puffy Temper

Math – K/1 – Testing

Mystery Science – How do bees make honey?

Let’s Find Out – Super Safe Summer

PIZZA LUNCH

Reading – Reading with Mr. Pete, Miss Lavender, and Miss Jeannine

SUPER SUNDAES

MOVIE

Library with Miss Jenn

ALERT:  Miss Dana still needs help for Field Day Stations.  Let me know if you can help out.

NEXT WEEK SPIRIT DAYS
Monday – Celebrating Reading Day – Dress as a favorite character.
Tuesday – Tropical summer wear.  It will be hot.
Wednesday – Hillside gear and dress for Field Day.

Tuesday – Kindergarten Graduation 9:00 for kinder families
Walk to Taylor Park playground for lunch, with a return to school after lunch
Yearbook signing.  A normal school day starts and stops

Wednesday – Chapel and Field Day with a walk to McCormick Park.  A normal school day starts and stops.

End-of-day choice, clean-up, and dismissal.

Mr. M.

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Asher.
Read Aloud – The Book of Monsters (but not too scary ones)

Math – K – Math choices
1st – Lesson 6-21 Identifying quarters.  Using different combinations of money to reach a target amount.

Word of the Day – K – “she”
1st – “think”

Language Skills – K – Lesson Pausing Point #2: Reading phrases.  Story: The Chick
1st – Lesson 6-4 Using the outlines we created yesterday, we wrote a narrative story, using the outline as a guide.

Specialist – PE

Reading – Reading with Miss Amanda and Papa Gary

Specialist – Music and Art

NOTE: I am sending their extra set of clothes home today if they brought them in.

Tomorrow – Math tests
Tomorrow – Is our class Pizza/Sundae/Movie Party.  Pizza for lunch, followed later by ice cream sundaes and a movie. If you don’t like pizza, and some of you don’t pack a lunch.  We will have lunch in the classroom.
Last Cookie Friday

Head’s Up: On Tuesday, kinder graduation day, we will walk to Taylor Park for lunch and play. Looking for a parent to walk with me for safety, as some of the way has no sidewalks, and another parent nearby who might pick up some ice pops for the kids at the park and deliver.

Mr. M.

Faith and Community – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Aria.
Read Aloud – The Cool Bean Makes a Splash

Math – K – Math choices
1st – Lesson 6/20 Identifying money.  Money math.

Word of the Day – K- “new”
1st – “after”

Spelling – K/1

Specialist – PE

Reading – Reading with Miss Jenn and Miss Stacy.

Language Skills – K – Lesson – Pausing Point – Chaing.  Choose the right word. Story: The Band
1st – Lesson 6-3 Drafting a story about something that happened to you.

The Rainforest – Rainforest Detective – Listen to the clues.

Tomorrow Pizza Thursday
Friday – It’s Pizza, Sundaes, and a Movie

Mr. M.

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Alex.
Read Aloud – If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Math – K – Lesson 6-7 I can use simple shapes to make bigger shapes.  Last lesson of the curriculum.
1st – Lesson 6-13 – More two-digit addition.

Phonics – Mystery Science – Where do animals live? As we explored the forest for clues.
Question: Do dogs sweat?

Reading – Reading with Miss Sarah and Miss Megan.

Specialist – Music and Art

Reminder, there is a Duvall Days work party after school on Thursday and maybe Friday to make signs. Would love help!
Kiddos will be decorating posterboards that goes with our theme of “Why we love Hillside.” The posterboards will be white, about 22″ x 28″ inches, while the decorations that kids can cut, glue, and paste to their boards will be (mostly) Hillside’s blue and green. If students don’t finish their posters on Thursday, they’re welcome to come back for the second work party on Friday to wrap them up.

1st Grade spelling test tomorrow.

Mr. M.

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Toby.
Read Aloud – Scaredy Squirrel

Math – K – Lesson 6-6 I can decompose flat shapes from larger shapes.
1st – Lesson 6-12 Add pairs of two-digit numbers when one is larger than ten.

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-20 Dictation

1st – Lesson 6-2 Tricky word spelling /k/c/s/.  Sometimes /k/c/ can make the /s/ sound.

Mystery Science – Could you walk around the world?

Monster Ball was declared by our Head of School for the day, Elizabeth.

Reading – Reading with Papa Gary and Miss Amanda.

Water Party Time

Have a great long Memorial Day weekend.  Remember, no school tomorrow.  Take some time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country we love.

Mr. M.

Faith and Community – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Stoerm.
Read Aloud – Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull

Math – K – Lesson 6-5 I can compose flat shapes into a new shape with pattern blocks.
1st – Lesson 6-10/11 Adding multiples of ten to any two-digit number.

Handwriting – K – The letters “Z, z” with a sentence.
1st – Word of the Day – “by”

Word of the Day – K – “no”
1st – Journals

Specialist – PE

Reading – Reading with Miss Jenn and Miss Stacy.

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-18/19 Review of the sounds /ck/sh/th/. Story: Max in the Mud
1st – Lesson 6-1 – Writing narratives using the story in the Cave as an example.

Social Studies – Geography – What is a Map

Tonight is Expo# The Arts
5:30-6:00 Doors open Art Show
6:00-7:00 Music performances
7:00-7:30 Art Show. Please take your child’s art home.

PARENTS:  Please, NO STUDENTS RUNNING around. This is an exhibition of learning.  I expect you to make your children understand.  Looking for help as well, taking down the exhibition after.

Tomorrow: Monster Ball at lunch recess and our Class Water Party.  It’s also PJ comfy clothes.  You might consider changing into dry clothes, as they will get wet.

Mr. M.

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Oaklie.
Read Aloud – No David!

Math – K Lesson 6-4 I can use and understand ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
1st – Lesson 6-9 Representing numbers in tens and ones up to 120.

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-17 Tricky word assessment. Story: Sam and the Duck.
1st – Lesson 5-22 Word recognition assessment. Story: The Scoop

Reading – Reading with Mr. Chris and Miss Megan

Specialist – Music

Expo whole-school practice and run-through.

Tomorrow – Popcorn

Mr. M.

Faith and Community – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Nicholas.
Read Aloud – The Monster That Ate My Peas

Math – K – Lesson 6-3: I can build solid shapes from flat shapes.
1st – Lesson 6-8 Count, write, and add numbers to 120 as tens and ones.

Handwriting – K – The letters “Y, y” with a sentence.
1st – Word of the Day – ‘old”

Word of the Day – K – “have”
1st – writing Journals

Phonics – Explode the Code

Fruit of the Spirit – Love

Reading – Reading with Miss Katelyn and me.

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-15 Word recognition assessments.  Story: Stop the Bus
1st – Lesson 5-21 Sementing and blending. Two-syllable words.  Story: The Big Dig

Social Studies – The Rainforest Detective

End of Day choice, clean-up, and dismissal

Tomorrow:  Final All-School practice for Expo #3 The Arts
Wednesday – Expo #3. Doors open at 5:30 for the Art Show.  Music at 6:00.
Thursday – PJ Party, Monsterball,  and Class Water Party (Flyer in their folders)

I will be leaving school early on Thursday for a quick trip to Hawaii and my granddaughter’s high school graduation.  Miss Suzanne will sub.

Mr. M.

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Nathan.
Read Aloud – Class Dojo – Fact or Fiction?

Math – K – Lesson 6-1/2 I can build and draw flat shapes.
1st – Lesson 6-7 Count and write numbers to 120.  Is the number sentence true or false?

Word of the Day – K – “good”
1st – Writing Journals

Phonics – Explode the Code

Let’s Find Out – K – Otter in the Water
Scholastic News – Saving a Sea Otter

Reading – Reading with Miss Lavender, Mr. Pete, and Miss Jeanine.

Spelling Test – K/1

Mystery Science – What is a heat wave?

LAST CHANCE – To order Yearbooks.  Orders must go in by this Monday

HELP FOR FIELD DAY – Last day of school, June 3rd. Follow this LINK

Mr. M.

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Max.
Read Aloud – Stay Wild, My Child

Math – K – Lesson 5-23 I can decompose teen numbers in word problems.
1st – Lesson 6-6 Using the <>= signs to compare numbers.

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-14 Connect It!  Double letter review. Partner read The Bus.
1st – Lesson 5-19 Reviewing the /L/ sound.  Story: Two Good Things and One Bad

Specialist – PE

Reading – Reading with Papa Gary and Miss Lily.

Specialist – Music and Art

Spelling tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Cookie Friday

Mr. M.