Day 155

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.

Day 154

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.

Day 153

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.

 

 

Day 152

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Jackson.
Read Aloud – A Cup of Happy Capybara Bubble Tea (Yummmmm!)

Math – K – Lesson 5-22 Tens, and ones.
1st – Lesson 6-5 I can compare using more, less, with tens and ones.

Handwriting – K – The letters “X, x” with a sentence.
1st – Word of the Day “every.”

Word of the Day – K – “get” with a sentence.
1st – Journals

Specialist – PE

Reading with Miss Jenn and me.

Field Trip to the Dougherty Farmstead for a history lesson.

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

Tomorrow is Pizza Thursday.

Mr. M.

 

Day 151

MAP Testing in Math

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Ezekiel.
Read Aloud – The School of Failure

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-13 Guess It?   Double letter words.  Story: The Chill
1st – Lesson 5-18 – Writing opinion stories.

Word of the Day – K – “four”
1st – Writing journals.

MAP Testing in reading.

Specialist – Music and Art

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

NOTE: There is a birthday invitation from Toby in their folders with a QR code to RSVP.

Tomorrow, Walking Field Trip to Dougerty Farmstead

Mr. M.

 

 

Day 150

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Cormac.
Read Aloud – Because I’m New

Math – K – Lessons 5-20/21 I can add and take apart teen numbers.
1st – Lesson 6-4 Write and interpret two-digit numbers to 100

Handwriting – K – The letters “W, w” with a sentence.
1st – Word of the Day “eat” with a sentence.

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

Fruit of the Spirit – Self- Control

Phonics – Explode the Code

Reading – Reading with Mr. Pat and me.

Spelling – K/1

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-12 Double letters. Story: Sam in Class
1st – Lesson 5-17 Writing an opinion story.

End of Day choice, clean-up, and dismissal

Tomorrow – MAP Testing.  Please try to be at school unless you’re sick.
Wednesday – Walking Field Trip to The Dougerty Farmstead.

Mr.

Day 149 Happy Mother’s Day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON!

Mother’s Day Tea this morning.  I love this every year, and a big shout-out to you, moms and grandmas.

Fabulous Science and Comedy Show.   He was so very good, and the kids loved his antics and his way of making science come to life.

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

Specialist – Art

Scholastic News – Move Like Messi!
Let’s Find Out – Kick Up Summer Fun

Specialist – Library with Miss Jenn

Next Week:
Spelling K/1 Monday
Tuesday – MAP testing in reading and math.
Wednesday – Walking Field Trip to Dougerty Farmstead

Happy Mother’s Day

Mr. M.

Day 148

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Cole.
Read Aloud – Nothin’s Wrong: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share

Math – K – Lesson 5-17 I can count by ones to forty.
1st – Lesson 6-3 Use the place value chart to record tens and ones.

Handwriting – K – The letters “V, v” with a sentence.
1st – Word of the Day “put” with a sentence.

Specialist – PE

Reading – Reading with Papa Gary, Miss Amanda, and Miss Lily.

Name our Hillside Wildcats mascot poll.

Specialist – Music.  Art will be tomorrow.

Let’s Find Out – Happy Birthday USA

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day Tea at 8:30, Science/Comedy Show, and Cookie Friday.

Mr. M.

 

 

Day 147

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Clara.
Read Aloud – Where Does Kitty Go When It Rains?

Math – K – Lesson 5-16 I can count within tens by ones in both directions.
1st – Lesson 6-2 Solve comparison in word stories with bigger or unknown numbers.

Handwriting – K – The letters “U, u” with a sentence.
1st – Word of the Day – “know” with a sentence.

Phonics – Explode the Code

Specialist – PE

Reading – Reading with Miss Jenn and me.

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

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-11 Chaining.  Tricky Word dictation.
1st – Lesson 5-16 I’m thinking of something.  The /r/ sound

Scholastic News – 1st – Hanging Out in My Habitat.
Let’s Find Out – K – Surprises Inside Trees

End-of-day choice, cleanup, and dismissal.

Tomorrow pizza.
Friday – Mother’s Day Tea and the Science and Comedy Show.

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Mr. M.

Day 146

Faith and Family – Pledge, prayer, dance, and calendar with Callum.
Read Aloud – Secret Pizza Party

Math – Lesson 5-15: I can count by tens the “Say Ten” way (one ten, two tens, three tens) and the regular way (10, 20, 30, etc.).
1st – Lesson 6-1 Solve and compare with word problems.

K/1 – My Portfolio entry

Language Skills – K – Lesson 8-10 Double letters as in (egg, add). Story: On the Bus
1st – Lesson 5-15 Opinion writing.   Fact or opinion practice.

Some finishing of Mother’s Day craft.

Reading with Miss Sarah and me.

Specialist – Music and Art

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

NOTE: In their folder is an invitation to Jackson’s birthday party.

Tomorrow is Wildcat Wednesday. Wear your colors and popcorn.

Mr. M.