2M Update:

Language Arts:  Finished Eric Carl Study - The Very Quiet Cricket - comprehension questions/descriptive sentences/cricket diagram/Journal writing - A day in the life of a cricket.

List 8 spelling words - test this Friday, Dec 8th(See words that went home or previous blog for words)

Math : Building numbers using tens and ones manipulatives.

• Representing and describing numbers using coins(pennies/nickels/dimes)

Science: Boats and buoyancy unit - Making sinkers float activity(See pictures) Students built a floating device that would hold 4 different weighted sinkers(rocks) without taking in water and sinking.

Social:  New Unit - Looking at places - North/Sea/Prairies- drew pictures of each area.

Religion:  Read and discussed, The Story of Peter /comprehension questions/picture

• Father Dan and Father Mike visited us this week to talk about being a good saint and Advent and sing songs.

Art:  Snowman Snow globes(See picture)

Gym:  Volleyball Unit - using balloons to practice proper technique.

Upcoming:

Dec 7th - Return home reading/library books.

Dec 8th - Scholastic book orders due - Flyers go home Monday.

Dec 15th - Advent Evening at St. Mary's church @ 6:30pm.

Dec 16th - Fun food subway

Dec 20th - Xmas store - 9-3pm.(Students can buy gifts for under $5) 

Dec 22nd - Last day of classes before Xmas break.

***New/gently used blanket drive is on until Dec 19th.***

Keep Warm!