Sunday, September 25

Hello,

We didn't get everything done today but it was a good class. We started class with a short spelling test with words the students have been spelling wrong int heir writing.

We finished reading about plants and today we read about how plants grow.

The Plant Cycle

We also talked about nouns. Remember, a noun is a person, place or thing.

We watched a short video in class and then talked about it as a group after.

There is a test on Thursday. The test will be about...

the parts of a plant

period ( . ), exclamation point ( ! ), and question mark ( ? )

the vocabulary from last week. Today I passed out a list of all the words to the students, but they are also on the blog.


Vocabulary on the test:

seeds - very small and makes a new plant.

flame - fire

woods - place with a lot of trees

carefully - you do something slow so nothing bad happens.

thunder - the sound lightening makes when it rains

defeat - to beat someone

destroy - to break something into small pieces.

peek - to look

wrap - to put something around, like a blanket around you.

spill - something like water falls out of a cup.

warm - not cold

sharp - very thin and can cut you, like a knife.

lightening - a light in the sky when it rains. It is very dangerous.

minus - -

plus - +

equals- =

Monday Spetember 19th - Plants!

Hello,

Today we had a very busy day in class. We started with a warm-up that reviewed some of the new vocabulary words: warm, spill, wrap, woods, flame, carefully, and thunder.


Right now we are learning about plants in class and how plants grow. We read from the Science books which are hard but the students did a good job and understood a lot. We learned the different parts of a plant: stem, leaves, roots, and flowers.

We also learned that plants need water, the sun, and carbon dioxide in the air to make food and oxygen.

After our reading we started our first science experiment. Each students has a plate with different kinds of seeds. We have sunflower, corn, bean, and gazinia seeds. For the next week we will watch as the seeds begin to grow.

At the end of class we talked when to use periods ( . ), question marks (?), and exclamation points (!). The students did really well and they have homework tonight.


New words from today:

system - a group of things that work together.

carbon dioxide - a gas that plants use to make food.

energy - You get energy from food and water and need it to do things.

seeds - a small thing that grows into a plant.

Yoshimi Battles the Giant PInk Robots

Here is the video for the song!!!

Homework for Tomorrow (9/19)

This week we will use these words in class and in our readings.

I want you to use each new word in a sentence.

EXAMPLE: apple

I ate an apple on break.

Vocabulary:

wrap - put around something. Like a blanket around someone.

flame - fire

peek - look

woods - place with a lot of trees

warm - not cold

spill - when water or juice falls on the ground

Write six sentences. Remember to capitalize the first word in each sentence and write a period at the end

You will get a reward if you use these words in class this week.

Welcome Back!

I'm really excited to be back in Nablus again. I have a lot planned for this year and I hope we'll have a good time again.

As of now, school will begin Tuesday September 6th. I hope to see you then.

Thanks,
Mr. Greg