December Update

Here are a few items we worked on in December:

Kindergarten
-more/less/between
-Christmas/Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa
-How to stories 
-Creating sight word books 

First Grade
- narratives and how to books
-Native Americans

Second Grade
- informational writing 
-States of Matter

Third Grade
- narrative writing
- Colonies 

Fourth Grade
- opinion writing
-Missouri Regions
- Rocks and Minerals 

English Club

English Club has begun and it’s on Thursday’s from 3:45- 4:45.

During this time we will be working on improving English in speaking, reading, writing and listening. We will have stations that work on all the components on English.

Please provide a snack for your child.

Students will be picked up in the front of the school at 4:45PM .

Dates:

9/3

9/10

9/17

9/24

10/8

10/15

10/29

11/5

11/12

11/19

12/3

12/10

12/17

1/7

1/14

1/21

1/28

2/4

2/18

2/25

3/3

3/24

3/31

4/7

4/14

4/21

4/28

5/5

2015 ESOL Picnic Pictures

Here are a few pictures from the 2015 ESOL Picnic. Thanks for coming and I hope that everyone enjoyed it!

 

ESOL Picnic

Hello Everyone, 

Just a reminder the ESOL Picnic is tomorrow! No matter rain or shine it will be held. If it rains it will be in the gym. If it is not raining it will be in Spoede's backfields. It will be held 1:00- 3:00PM. I look forward in seeing everyone! 

The address is: 
425 N. Spoede 
Saint Louis, 63141 

April Monthly Content

Here is what our classes have been working on in April:

Kindergarten 

• living and nonliving 
• county and city
• butterfly cycles 
• plant and animals 
• animal classification 

First Grade 

• Weather- air, wind, clouds, temperature, seasons, temperature
• Writing- fiction books, comprehension and deeper meaning 

Seconde Grade 

• persuasive writing 
• science- maps 
• spelling 

Third Grade 

• multiplication facts
• fractions
• plant cycle 

Fourth Grade 

• biomes 
• spelling 
• historical writing 
• Missouri government 

March Monthly News

Here are some items that we are working on this month:

Kindergarten 

• Sink and float
• Introduction of animal classification 
• Saint Patrick's Day
• Spring
• Dentist 

First Grade

• Weather- air, wind, clouds, temperature, seasons
• Writing - friction books, comprehension, deeper meaning, retell, story elements, being about to answer questions. 

Second Grade 

• Math- place value to the hundreds, as well as adding and subtracting larger numbers
• Reading- working on adding “voice” to when we read
• Writing- opinion letters about our favorite books, characters, etc.

Third Grade 

• Plants
• Money
• Liquid measurement
• Time
• Addition/subtraction/multiplication facts

Fourth Grade 

• Biomes

• Westward expansion and Lewis and Clark

• Math- decimals 

• Informational writing - historical fiction 

• Complete sentences

• Spelling

Chinese New Year Celebration, February 19th

The Spoede had a lion dance troupe come and start the celebration of Chinese New Year!

Thank you SSA for the grant. 

February Monthly News

I wanted to update you on some of the items that we have been working on in ESOL for each grade level.

Kindergarten:

Hibernation and migration
Heavy verses light
Winter season

First Grade:

Famous Americans
Famous Symbols
Grammar

Second Grade:

Solar System
Spelling
Writing

Third Grade:

Reading graphs (Math)
Multiplication facts
Ecosystem
Writing system

Fourth Grade:

Biomes
Boy for a Man's Job
Writing

Spoede collected about 320 pairs of socks for our MLK service project. Everyone did a great job in helping people to get warm! 

Welcome our ESOL TA, Mrs. Rigg

This is Mrs. Rigg. She also helps and assists me with teaching our friends. She is wonderful and very knowledgable.