Today’s Wonder of the Day was inspired by Jazlyne, “why is the rain forest important?”

 

HAPPY WONDERING

Spelling       Words with /oo/sound

Group 1       March 18 – 24, 2016

look   cook   took book  foot    good        cookies     stood

could   should     would       bushel      endure  cookbook

Challenge Words

assure        bureau        bulletin

 

Spelling  Words with /oa/ & /ow/

Group 2     March 21-24, 2016

low         bow     row         crow      slow        road     soap

boat      coat         load            snow       goat

 

Challenge Words

lower      flower        clown

English

Terra Nova Practice

Math

Explore adding two-digit numbers without regrouping horizontally.

Assessment: Adding Tens and Ones

Explore subtracting two-digit numbers without regrouping.

Assessment: Subtracting Tens and Ones

Science

The Ocean

Review: Unit B, “A Place to Live”

                              Rain Forest

                              Forest

                              Desert

                              Ocean

Social Studies

Assessment: Our Churches and Schools

School Community Rules and the Museum.

Cayman Plants and Trees: Recognize plants and trees found in the Cayman Islands.

Field Trip to the Museum.

Bible

The Psalms: Identify the types of psalms.

 

Reading/ Spelling

Higher: “Little Bears Friend”

Middle: “A Bed Full of Cats?” 

 Lower:  “I am a Butterfly?”

Terra Nova Spelling Practice

Memory Verse:

“Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.” Galatians: 4:28

English

Compound Words: State what is a Compound word.

Identify Compound words among other words.

Writing a Friendly Letter:

Listen to a model of a friendly letter and learn about its parts.

Terra Nova English Practice

 Math

Tens and ones : Create sets of tens and ones using sets of concrete objects.

Assessment: Grouping Tens and Ones

Explore adding two-digit numbers without  regrouping.

Science

Oceans: State what an ocean is.

Identify plants and animals that live in the ocean.

Social Studies

Our Museum: Tell what a museum is.

List at least four things found in a museum.

Write reasons why we visit museum.

School Rules review

Bible

Ruth: Ruth was devoted to God and loyal to Naomi.

Assessment: Ruth 

Reading/ Spelling

Reading Week  five stories : “Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man and Jack and the Beanstalk”

Group 1 Spelling: quiz  long /0/ coat, comb, loaf, over, cocoa, hold, toast, gold, boat, almost, hello, road, solo, both

Challenge Words: coax, patrol, explode

Group 2 Spelling: quiz: middle, fiddle, puddle, waddle, cuddle, wiggle, giggle, jiggle, riddle, needle, 

Challenge Words: struggle, chuckle, candle

Memory Verse: “Faithful are the wounds of a Friend” Proverbs 27:6

This week our question came from Kelsey –

‘Why do frogs croak at nights?’ 

Happy Wondering !

 

Congratulations Renee, Alex and Kyla! All three girls shared that The main reason a frog croaks at night is to attract a mate. Male frogs croak in order to attract female frogs. 

 

English

Writing the correct sentences

Exclamations

Titles of People

Book Titles

Days of the Week and Months the Year

Holidays

Commas in Dates and Place Names

Compound Words

 

Math

Money (Pennies, Nickels, Dimes & Quarters) & Cayman Islands Money

Grouping Tens and Ones

 

Science

The Forest

The Rain Forest

The Desert

 

Social Studies

Cayman Then and Now

Our Important Buildings

Schools

Churches

Rules in our Community

 

Bible

Joshua and Caleb

Gideon

Ruth

 

The students in grade 1 were busy wondering this week. Our Wonder of the week came from Nathan Powery.

WHAT IS SOIL MADE OF???

CONGRATULATIONS ALEX AND KYLA ON A JOB WELL DONE!

 

Math:Topic: Money

                Identify and describe a penny, a nickel and a dime.

                Find the value of a group of pennies, nickels and dimes.

                Count coins to find their total value.

                Identify different combinations of coins that equal the same value.

 

English: Topic: Writing Correct Sentences.

                                  Use capital letters to write days of the week.

                                 Use capital letters to write months of the year.

                                 Write names for holidays using capital letters.

                                  Use comas correctly in dates.

 

Reading: Groups: Group 1: “On the Job with Dr. Martha Smith”

                                       Group 2: ” The Fox and the Stork”

                                       Group 3: “Try Your Best”

 

Spelling : Groups 1 and 2 will do review words.

 

 Science: Topic: The Rain Forest Continues.

                     Tell what a rain forest is.

                     Identify different layers of the rain forest.

                     Rcognize that plant and animals that live in the rain forest find what they

                     need to survive.

                     Rain Forest Presentation. 

 

Social Studies:  Our Changing Community & Important Buildings.

                                 Discuss how the Cayman Islands have changed over the years.

                                  List at least six important buildings in Grand Cayman.

 

Bible: Topic: Crossing Jordan River.

                           Uderstand the importance of trusting God with heart, soul, mind and strength.

                           Learn the consequences of not trusting.

                          Test: Joshu and Caleb.

 

Memory Verse: Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,

                    so that by it you may grow up in your salvation. 1 Peter 2:2

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.Remember there is a reward for the first students who know the memory verse.

   Shining Stars

Rising Stars