Tuesday, March 8, 2016

March Update

Kindergarten
- We are working on writing and how to stretch our writing across the page
- We are sequencing stories and how the stories flows and makes sense
-We are also working on creating our own books
- In reading we are working on understanding the stories and what is being read

First Grade
- We have been working on writing and how we can elaborate and add details to our writing
- We have also been working on famous Americans in social studies

Second Grade
- We are focusing on maps- this includes directions, types of transportation, communication and how to read a map
-We are also working on how to create our own maps and making keys
- Another item we are working on is reading with detail and how to understand what we are reading
- We are learning to summarize what is being read

Third Grade
- We are wrapping up the environmental interactions
- We are working on sentence fluency and creating sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization. Also we are looking into turning a sequence of sentences into a complete paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a conclusion sentence
- We will look at fractions and the vocabulary that relates to this topic

Fourth Grade
- We are learning the 6 biomes
- Fractions in math
- Lewis and Clark in social studies 
- Writing is literary essays 


Thursday, January 28, 2016

No English Club on Feb. 11th and Feb. 18th

Dear Parents, 

We will NOT have English Club on Feb. 11th and Feb. 18th. We will resume English Club on Feb. 25th. 

Friday, January 15, 2016

January Update

Kindergarten
- winter clothing, weather, what happens to plants and animals, and any other characteristics!
- How to stories and all about for writing
- Dr. Martin Luter King Jr.
- Properties

First Grade
-Writing- opinion/argument unit
-Famous Americans

Second Grade
-Solar System
-Writing-  writing opinions about books.

Third Grade
-Nutrition is our content for the next three weeks. 
-Reviewing the writing process and sentence structure for Fairy Tale Spin Off
- nutrition

Fourth Grade
- A Boy for a Man’s Job
- Rocks and Minerals
- Writing- Historical Events

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

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 

Friday, September 11, 2015

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

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

2015 ESOL Picnic Pictures

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




















 

Friday, April 24, 2015

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