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Monday, 5/10/10                             R: Colby

We made a list of the jobs we do. We heard an article about the job of a veterinarian. We had a spelling pretest. We’re working on the oo sound as in moon. We learned about pronouns.  W e read a thermometer, then colored one. We talked about what hot and cold looks like on a thermometer. We made sculptures out of tiny cubes in Art. We went to the science fair where we looked at projects and found out what the person predicted, did, and concluded. We shared what we liked with each other. We talked about Christians helping their community. Mrs. Claytor talked about our special gifts.

Tuesday, 5/11/10                             R: First Grade

We wrote a list of jobs we would like when we grow up. We practiced our spelling words, then substituted letters. We read a nonfiction article about three different types of jobs. We did independent work to prewrite a story for this week and read to Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Claytor. We learned the difference of two facts in Math. We created a bookmark and went to PBSKIDS.com to read about Arthur in Computer class. We read to find what was not true and picked out new books in Library class. We worked on vocabulary by figuring out clues in Spanish class. We made a list of adjectives to tell what our friends are good at ~ their gifts from God.

Wednesday, 5/12/10                    R: James

We wrote about the tools a worker needs. We heard about how some people work at night on shifts and sleep during the day. We talked about what is open 24 hours. We wrote sentences with antonyms in them. We wrote stories about jobs. We told what things are certain, possible, likely, and impossible in Math. We learned about point of view, which is how someone feels about something.   We talked about the food chain, and what body parts an animal has that help them catch food. We shared ways we can help others who need help around the world in Religion.

Thursday, 5/13/10                           R: First Grade

We had a May Procession where we crowned our beloved mother Mary and went to Mass today. We had Math stations and then we heard a story about dream jobs such as bubble scientist and alligator trapper. We had a practice spelling test using the white boards. We went outside where we played team tennis in P.E.  We played xylophones in Music. Some people played the melody and some played the chords. We had a review and then test in Religion.