January 4~6

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 6: Fluently subtract within 100. We will regroup 1 ten for 10 ones, & subtract 1 & 2 digit numbers. 

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? 

Leadership: 7 Healthy Habits

Reading:  Change Makers

Language: Main topic, details, connections between events and using images.

Writing: Writing an informative 5 paragraph essay.

Conventions: Prepositions

Phonics Skill: Long a spelled: a, ai, ay

Phonics Skill Words: No words this week.

Homework~

1.) Study January poem (will recite on 1/26 & 27)

2.) 20 minute reading 

3.) Work on & complete Arctic animal graphic organizer and bring in additional info about your animal by 1/6.

Upcoming Dates

Jan. 16~ No school. MLK Jr. Day

Jan. 20~ Ontario Reign Family Fun Night

Jan. 26 & 27 ~ Recite January poem
Feb. 3 ~ Arctic animal representation due
Feb. 10~ Habitat Museum

Feb. 13~ No school

Feb. 16~ Spelling Bee

Feb. 20~ No school. President's Day

Feb. 25~ ILF Gala

Feb. 27-Mar. 3~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!

Dec. 12~16

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Unit 5 test & end of the year performance test

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? 

Leadership: Researching famous U.S. leaders

Reading:  Marching with Aunt Susan

Language: Asking & answering questions, text features, text details and making connections between historical events.

Writing: Writing an informative 5 paragraph essay for a famous U.S. leader.

Conventions: Capitalizing geographic names

Phonics Skill Words: Plurals~ the ending -s is added to make most words plural. The ending -es is added to words that end in sh, ch, tch, s, ss or x to make plurals. If the word ends with a y, we change the y to an i and add es. If the word ends in a f, change the f to v and add es. 

Homework~

1.) Study December poem (will recite on 12/15)

2.) 20 minute reading (fill out Reado form)

Upcoming Dates

Dec. 12 ~ Christmas Performance @ 5:00 at Yucaipa CC

Dec. 19- Jan. 3~ Christmas Break

Jan. 16~ No school. MLK Jr. Day

Jan. 20~ Ontario Reign Family Fun Night

Feb. 13~ No school

Feb. 16~ Spelling Bee

Feb. 20~ No school. President's Day

Feb. 25~ ILF Gala

Feb. 27-Mar. 3~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!

December 5 ~ 9

A huge thank you to all who donated treats for and attended our Magic Tree House Book Club. We had such a fun time! I'm so proud of our kiddos for working so hard preparing for this event.

Another huge thank you to our wonderful room mommy for organizing our Magic Tree House treats and creating a beautiful and festive door for all to see. Thank you, thank you!!

Let us show our hard working custodians how much we appreciate all they do for our school. Each year we ask for a $3.00 from each kiddo for a special custodian gift. Please turn in donations to the office or me by December 10.

This Friday is our Nutcracker field trip. For those who are attending you may either follow the school bus to the California Theater in San Bernardino or meet us there at 9:30. The show begins at 10:00. Our goal is to arrive at ILCS between 12:30-12:45, depending on traffic.

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Topic 5.8~ 5.9 & Unit Test: Solving one and two-step problems and critiquing reasoning by what is known about adding and subtracting.

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? Completing ocean habitat.

Leadership: Practicing for holiday performance and researching famous U.S. leaders.

Reading:  Lincoln & Marching with Aunt Susan

Language: Asking & answering questions, text features, text details and making connections between historical events.

Writing: Writing an informative essay for a famous U.S. leader.

Conventions: Review of capitalization, adjectives and adverbs.

Phonics Skill Words: Plurals~ the ending -s is added to make most words plural. The ending -es is added to words that end in sh, ch, tch, s, ss or x to make plurals. If the word ends with a y, we change the y to an i and add es. If the word ends in a f, change the f to v and add es. 

hobby~hobbies

buddy~ buddies

puppy~ puppies

elf~ elves

leaf~ leaves

half~ halves

Homework~

1.) Math sheet (due next day) 

2.) Study December poem (will recite on 12/15-16)

3.) Study phonics words (test on Friday)

4.) 20 minutes of daily reading (log due Friday)

Upcoming Dates

Dec. 9~ The Nutcracker Field Trip

Dec. 12 ~ Christmas Performance @ 5:00 at Yucaipa CC
Dec. 19- Jan. 3~ Christmas Break

Jan. 16~ No school. MLK Jr. Day

Jan. 20~ Ontario Reign Family Fun Night

Feb. 13~ No school

Feb. 16~ Spelling Bee

Feb. 20~ No school. President's Day

Feb. 25~ ILF Gala

Feb. 27-Mar. 3~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!

November 28~ December 2

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Topic 5.4~ 5.7: Adding up to subtract using an open number line; breaking apart to subtract and subtracting using compensation.

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? Introducing the ocean habitat.

Leadership: Practicing for holiday performance. 

Reading:  Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President.

Language: Asking & answering questions, text features, and historical events.

Writing: Writing an opinion essay and providing reasons for the opinion.

Conventions: Capitals~ Geographic names.

Phonics Skill Words: Plurals~ the ending -s is added to make most words plural. The ending -es is added to words that end in sh, ch, tch, s, ss or x to make plurals.

yard~ yards

page~pages

grass~ grasses

bird~ birds

wish~ wishes

Homework~

1.) Math sheet (due next day) 

2.) Study December poem (will recite on 12/15-16)

3.) Study phonics words (test on Friday)

4.) 20 minutes of daily reading (log due Friday)

Upcoming Dates

Nov. 21-25~ Thanksgiving Break. No school

Nov. 28-29~ Recite November poems
Dec. 2~ The Magic Tree House Book Club @ 12:30
Dec. 9~ The Nutcracker Field Trip
Dec. 12 ~ Christmas Performance @
Dec. 19- Jan. 3~ Christmas Break

Thank you so much for your support!

November 7~ 10

** Those of you who have Success Academy kiddos; there will be no academy November 9~18.  We will resume the week of November 28. :)

** On Monday, your kiddo will be bringing home a green field trip permission slip. We will be taking a bus to see The Nutcracker. Because there was a limit on tickets, each class is allowed only two chaperones. The chaperones will need to drive themselves to the theater in San Bernardino. After I collect all of the permission slips, I will then place the names of those who would like to chaperone into a hat and two names will be drawn. I will then notify the two lucky winners. 

**Monday, November 14 is parent teacher conferences. Please be mindful of your conference time. I have a very tight schedule that I need to follow. A Parent Square conference reminder will be sent to you sometime this week. 


What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Topic 4~ Fluently adding within 100 & Topic 5 ~ Subtract within 100 using strategies.

4.7~ 4.8 & Unit 4 assessment : Using mental math strategies, drawings, models and equations to add three or four 2-digit numbers in word problems. Topic 5.1 ~ Subtract tens & ones on a hundreds chart.

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? Reviewing wetlands.

Leadership: ROAR 

Reading:  Money Matters & I Wanna Iguana

Language: Asking & answering questions, story structure, point of view and character traits.

Writing: Writing an opinion essay and providing reasons for the opinion.

Conventions: Commas~ in a series and in a letter

Phonics Skill Words: continue with -or, -ore, -ar & -oar digraphs

thorn

uproar

storm

wore

shore

mark

hoard

harsh

store

yard

Homework~

1.) Math sheet (due next day) 

2.) Study November poem (will recite on 11/28-29)

3.) Study phonics words (test on Thursday)

4.) Writing journals~ Would you rather... (4 steps due Thursday)

5.) 20 minutes of daily reading (log due Thursday)

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive

Nov. 8~ Election Day: Wear red, white & blue

Nov. 11~ Veterans Day. No school

Nov. 14~ Parent Conferences. No school

Nov. 15-Dec. 14~ Angel Tree

Nov. 16~ GIS Day

Nov. 17 ~ Thanksgiving Feast

Nov. 21-25~ Thanksgiving Break. No school

Nov. 28-29~ Recite November poems
Dec. 2~ The Magic Tree House Book Club @ 12:30
Dec. 9~ The Nutcracker Field Trip
Dec.  ~ Christmas Performance @
Dec. 19- Jan. 3~ Christmas Break

Thank you so much for your support!

Oct. 31~ Nov. 4

** Because it is the end of the trimester we will have very little homework this week (please see below for the assignments).
** Along with wearing PJs on Monday, kiddos may bring a stuffed animal. No slippers please. 
** A huge thank you to all who donated treats for our fun centers on Monday.  The kiddos will greatly appreciate them! :)
** Those of you who have Success Academy kiddos; there will be no academy the week of November 14~18.  We will resume the week of November 28. :)

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Topic 4~ Fluently adding within 100.

4.5~ 4.7: Using mental math strategies, drawings, models and equations to add three or four 2-digit numbers.

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? Researching new habitat~ wetlands.

Leadership: ROAR song & prepping for our Thur. assembly.

Reading:  Money Matters.

Language: Identify the main purpose of a text; using text features to locate facts and using words and phrases.

Writing: Writing an opinion statement & paragraph and providing reasons for the opinion.

Conventions: Commas

Phonics Skill Words:

No words this week.

Homework~

1.) Math sheet (Tuesday ~ Thursday) 

2.) Study November poem (will recite on 11/28-29)

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive

Oct. 31~ Spirit Day...PJ Day & Fun Centers

Nov. 3~ End of the trimester assembly

Nov. 8~ Election Day: Wear red, white & blue

Nov. 11~ Veterans Day. No school

Nov. 14~ Parent Conferences. No school

Nov. 15-Dec. 14~ Angel Tree

Nov. 16~ GIS Day

Nov. 21-25~ Thanksgiving Break. No school

Nov. 28-29~ Recite November poems
Dec. 2~ The Magic Tree House Book Club @ 12:30
Dec. 9~ The Nutcracker Field Trip
Dec.  ~ Christmas Performance @
Dec. 19- Jan. 3~ Christmas Break

Thank you so much for your support!

October 24~ 28

* Thank you to all of the wonderful parents who joined us on our fun adventure to Oak Glen Preserve. We so greatly appreciate all of your help, patience & hard work.
* An enormous thank you to Mr. Dishner, Mrs. Tyree and Mrs. Perry for making the hike a special adventure for Group 1. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your strength, team work and perseverance.

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Topic 4~ Fluently adding within 100.

4.1~ 4.4: Adding using place value and partial sums, modeling to add 2-digit numbers, adding 2-digit numbers & explaining the work.

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? Reviewing forest habitat assignment & field trip. Introducing new habitat~ wetlands.

Leadership: ROAR song & prepping for our assembly.

Reading:  Alexander, Who Use to Be Rich Last Sunday & A Chair for My Mother.

Language: Illustrations, compare points of view and compare characters.

Writing: Describing characters' responses & choices, using sequence words, & revising by adding descriptive details.

Conventions: Plural possessives, verbs, & compound sentences. 

Phonics Skill: Digraphs ar, or, ore, oar. Some words we learn by remembering the letters. Other words we can sound out. We can blend longer words with /ar/ and /or/ by dividing them into syllables. When a two-syllable word has two consonants in the middle, we usually divide the word into syllables between the two consonants. Read one syllables at a time and then say them together.

Phonics Skill Words:

north

star

format

shore

soar

barn

porch

oar

dark

morning

Homework~

1.) Read 20 minutes daily & fill out reading log (due Friday)

2.) Math sheet (due next day) 

3.) Would You Rather Writing Journal (4 steps due Friday)

4.) Study October poem (will recite on 10/28)

5.) Study phonics skill words

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive

October 28~ Recite October poem

Oct. 31~ Spirit Day...PJ Day & Fun Centers

Nov. 3~ End of the trimester assembly

Nov. 8~ Election Day: Wear red, white & blue

Nov. 11~ Veterans Day. No school

Nov. 14~ Parent Conferences. No school

Nov. 15-Dec. 14~ Angel Tree

Nov. 16~ GIS Day

Nov. 21-25~ Thanksgiving Break. No school

Thank you so much for your support!

October 17 ~ 21

* A huge thank you to our room mom, Alex Strachan, for the fun Halloween treasure box items.  The kiddos love them!

* Another huge thank you to Mrs. Webster for making our adorable "Fred" box top monster. Please bring in those box top labels.

* Unfortunately our vision and hearing screening had to be rescheduled. We are scheduled for this Thursday.

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Topic 3.7 ~ 3.9: Adding using strategies, solving 1-2 step problems, using appropriate tools, chapter review & unit assessment.

Science: Habitats: How do plants, animals, and people live in their habitat? Completing forest habitat assignment.

Leadership: ROAR song & prepping for our assembly.

Reading:  Alexander, Who Use to Be Rich Last Sunday & A Chair for My Mother.

Language: Story structure, character, message & illustrations.

Writing: Write a new idea for characters in a story, write a new ending, write a dialogue between two characters, strengthen dialogue and create a character web.

Conventions: Simple sentences: subject/predicate, adjectives and adverbs in simple sentences. 

Phonics Skill: Digraphs ar, or, ore, oar. 

Phonics Skill Words:

No words this week. YIPPEE!

Homework~

1.) Read 20 minutes daily & fill out reading log (due Friday)

2.) Math sheet (due to end of unit testing and Spanish class we have homework just Monday & Tuesday) 

3.) Would You Rather Writing Journal (4 steps due Friday)

4.) Study October poem (will recite on 10/28)

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 20 ~ Vision & Hearing Screening

Oct 21~ Oak Glen Preserve Field Trip

Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive

October 28~ Recite October poem

Oct. 31~ Spirit Day...PJ Day

Thank you so much for your support!