Short Week of Sept. 16th and 17th

Hello everybody,

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday over the past 5 days.  I'm happy to see that all 15 students were in class today, ready to learn.

Thanks to all the parents who came out and celebrated Honduran Independence Day with us last Friday.  The celebration was a big success, as was our float and our awesome rendition of 'La Cancion de Mi Pais'.

Classroom Activities For The Week


Math:  We will be continuing to work on our mental math skills for addition and subtraction.  We will also be practicing adding in columns with three or more numbers and subtracting in columns with two different three and four digit numbers.  If you're interested in practicing mental math skills at home ask your child to show show the 'close to 1000' game.  It's played with two dice and gives the student a chance to practice adding and subtracting in their head while having a bit of fun.


Reading:  We will be editing our second 'Reading Letter' in class.  Remembering what important steps we have to take when proofreading and editing.  We will also be doing some guided reading together in our National Geographic magazines.

Science:  We will have our first science class of the year.  I will be introducing the students to the fun of science and the concepts of the 'scientific method' that they will need for their science fair projects later this quarter.

Grammar:  Because this is a short week we will wait til monday to continue our spelling lessons.  Instead on Friday we will review adverbs and follow up on an activity that we began last week.

Here's to a fun few days and then our Class Lunch on Saturday!!