Mrs. Dushey-Ward is in need of empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls for an upcoming art project. Please send them in when you are finished with them!
Thank you!!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
THANK YOU!!!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Veteran's Day
On Friday, we honored our Veterans with our school wide flag raising.
Friday afternoon we read our November Book of the Month, America's White Table. The White Table is set in many mess halls as a symbol for and remembrance to service members fallen, missing, or held captive in the line of duty. Solitary and solemn, it is the table where no one will ever sit. As a special gift to her Uncle John, Katie and her sisters are asked to help set the white table for dinner. As their mother explains the significance of each item placed on the table Katie comes to understand and appreciate the depth of sacrifice that her uncle, and each member of the Armed Forces and their families, may be called to give. It was just a little white table... but it felt as big as America when we helped Mama put each item on it and she told us why it was so important. "We use a Small Table, girls," she explained first, "to show one soldier's lonely battle against many. We cover it with a White Cloth to honor a soldier's pure heart when he answers his country's call to duty." "We place a Lemon Slice and Grains of Salt on a plate to show a captive soldier's bitter fate and the tears of families waiting for loved ones to return," she continued."We push an Empty Chair to the table for the missing soldiers who are not here..." Afterward students created diagrams of the white table explaining what each item represents. They also wrote letters to Veterans they know.
Friday afternoon we read our November Book of the Month, America's White Table. The White Table is set in many mess halls as a symbol for and remembrance to service members fallen, missing, or held captive in the line of duty. Solitary and solemn, it is the table where no one will ever sit. As a special gift to her Uncle John, Katie and her sisters are asked to help set the white table for dinner. As their mother explains the significance of each item placed on the table Katie comes to understand and appreciate the depth of sacrifice that her uncle, and each member of the Armed Forces and their families, may be called to give. It was just a little white table... but it felt as big as America when we helped Mama put each item on it and she told us why it was so important. "We use a Small Table, girls," she explained first, "to show one soldier's lonely battle against many. We cover it with a White Cloth to honor a soldier's pure heart when he answers his country's call to duty." "We place a Lemon Slice and Grains of Salt on a plate to show a captive soldier's bitter fate and the tears of families waiting for loved ones to return," she continued."We push an Empty Chair to the table for the missing soldiers who are not here..." Afterward students created diagrams of the white table explaining what each item represents. They also wrote letters to Veterans they know.
Here is a photo of The White Table in our school lobby.
Week of November 11th-15th
Just a reminder there is no school, Monday in observance of Veteran's Day!
Our Fun Run will take place on Thursday! 2nd and 3rd grade will run at approximately 9:55. Please continue to get those pledges in! Thank you to all who have donated.
Upcoming Field Trip: We will be going to the IMAX on Monday, December 9th. You must be a registered volunteer to attend! :)
Math:
We are moving on to fractions this week! We will begin by discussing fair shares and ordering fractions from least to greatest.
Science:
We will be taking a walk around the school to try and identify the different types of energy that is being used all throughout the building.
We will also have a Scholastic News that discusses different foods around the world. Scholastic News magazines are great because it allows the students to identify plenty of text features. Text features help students better understand the article or passage.
ELA:
Our new novel study will begin! I am so excited because unlike Charlotte's Web, most of us are unfamiliar with it. We will read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane written by Kate DiCamillo. She is also the author of The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn Dixie, and The Tiger Rising.
This week we will make predictions using our schema, the words in the title, and the cover. We will then read chapters 1 and 2. Character development is very important in this story. Chapter 1 introduces us to Edward, a china rabbit, and the ten-year-old girl, Abilene, who owns him before his miraculous journey begins. As we read these chapters, we will also note words beginning with the prefixes un- and in-. When these prefixes are added to a word, the meaning of the word changes to the opposite of the word.
Resources:
Tiberio:
Wheel of Success Day: Art
Thursday- Fun Run
Friday- Computer Lab/Media
Kluge:
Wheel of Success Day: Science
Thursday- Media/Fun Run
Friday- Computer Lab
Our Fun Run will take place on Thursday! 2nd and 3rd grade will run at approximately 9:55. Please continue to get those pledges in! Thank you to all who have donated.
Upcoming Field Trip: We will be going to the IMAX on Monday, December 9th. You must be a registered volunteer to attend! :)
Math:
We are moving on to fractions this week! We will begin by discussing fair shares and ordering fractions from least to greatest.
Science:
We will be taking a walk around the school to try and identify the different types of energy that is being used all throughout the building.
We will also have a Scholastic News that discusses different foods around the world. Scholastic News magazines are great because it allows the students to identify plenty of text features. Text features help students better understand the article or passage.
ELA:
Our new novel study will begin! I am so excited because unlike Charlotte's Web, most of us are unfamiliar with it. We will read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane written by Kate DiCamillo. She is also the author of The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn Dixie, and The Tiger Rising.
This week we will make predictions using our schema, the words in the title, and the cover. We will then read chapters 1 and 2. Character development is very important in this story. Chapter 1 introduces us to Edward, a china rabbit, and the ten-year-old girl, Abilene, who owns him before his miraculous journey begins. As we read these chapters, we will also note words beginning with the prefixes un- and in-. When these prefixes are added to a word, the meaning of the word changes to the opposite of the word.
Resources:
Tiberio:
Wheel of Success Day: Art
Thursday- Fun Run
Friday- Computer Lab/Media
Kluge:
Wheel of Success Day: Science
Thursday- Media/Fun Run
Friday- Computer Lab
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Week of November 4th-8th
Boosterthon Fun Run starts on Monday!!!!
Announcements:
Report cards will be sent home on Monday, please sign and return.
Picture retakes will be on Tuesday! Please let us know if your child will be participating!
First quarter awards will be on Tuesday at 1:45.
Early Release on Wednesday.
ELA: This week, we will read Trapped By the Ice written by Michael McCurdy. This is an amazing story of bravery and determination. The genre is narrative non-fiction. It is a retelling of a true story in which a series of actual events come to life. It is the true tale of the 1915 expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton to cross the polar ice cap which turned out to be a two-year saga of survival for Shackleton and his crew.
Math:
We will wrap up our lessons on topic 10-- Patterns & Relationships. We will finish up lessons, review, and test on Friday.
Science:
We will focus on the effect energy has on motion. We will look at various objects that cause motion or create change. For example, an electric fan, a lamp, a wind up toy, a top, a ramp with a toy, and a flashlight with batteries.
Resources:
Tiberio
Monday- Art
Thursday- P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Kluge
Tuesday- Art
Friday- P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Announcements:
Report cards will be sent home on Monday, please sign and return.
Picture retakes will be on Tuesday! Please let us know if your child will be participating!
First quarter awards will be on Tuesday at 1:45.
Early Release on Wednesday.
ELA: This week, we will read Trapped By the Ice written by Michael McCurdy. This is an amazing story of bravery and determination. The genre is narrative non-fiction. It is a retelling of a true story in which a series of actual events come to life. It is the true tale of the 1915 expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton to cross the polar ice cap which turned out to be a two-year saga of survival for Shackleton and his crew.
Our vocabulary will be the following words:
startled-surprised or shocked
lunge- to have move forward
suddenly
delayed-to have waited until later
to do something
perilous-very dangerous
makeshift- something used as a
temporary substitute for something else (clarification-not as good as the
original and not able to last like the original)
As we read this story and an additional photo essay of the expedition, we will focus on informational text features and determine their meaning and purpose. We will also work with cause and effect and discuss the theme of this heroic adventure.
Math:
We will wrap up our lessons on topic 10-- Patterns & Relationships. We will finish up lessons, review, and test on Friday.
We will begin fractions the week of November 11th! Please continue to get on i-Ready or Reflex math at home. :)
Science:
We will focus on the effect energy has on motion. We will look at various objects that cause motion or create change. For example, an electric fan, a lamp, a wind up toy, a top, a ramp with a toy, and a flashlight with batteries.
Resources:
Tiberio
Monday- Art
Thursday- P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Kluge
Tuesday- Art
Friday- P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Friday, November 1, 2013
Dudes Do Read!
Ms. Tiberio's Class would like to thank, Mr. Williams, Mr. Barnett, and Mr. Warner for coming in for Dudes Do Read! Mrs. Kluge's Class would like to thank Mr. Knight and Mr. Begley, principal of Loretto Elementary, for spending time with us too!
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