Camp Learned A Lot Begins!

On Friday afternoon while the students were at Music and Gym our classroom was transformed into a campground. We have four very roomy tents and all the bulletins boards were taken down and replaced with a woodsy background.

During camp this week, each day will begin with roll call, a grade level sing-a-long and we will  hand out letters from home. Please be sure to write your child a letter congratulating them on a great school year and wishing them well while they are "away" at camp! So far,  I only have a few letters. Camp stationary was sent home in Monday folders on May 6th.  However, you can any paper or you can e-mail me a letter to your child and I will print it out and put it in an envelope for you.

I am also looking forward to the Camp-Learned-A-Lot tradition of having mystery readers come into the classroom. Thanks to the parents and one babysitter who have volunteered to read. Readers will spend approximately a half hour in the classroom reading to the students and helping with a brief educational activity. It's going to be a blast and the campers will LOVE guessing  the identities of our mystery readers!!

Don't forget to send your second grader to school on Monday with their sleeping bag. We have no desks or chairs, so your child will want something soft to sit on this week.

This week we will be making s'mores, creating bubble gum sculptures, earning camp cash to spend at the camp store and telling ghost stories each day  ( my personal favorite activity) around the "campfire".

My hope is to create long lasting elementary school memories for your child.  It's going to be fabulous.

Concepts, Themes and Objectives for May 7-11

Reading- We have been learning about  Economics in our theme Earning and Saving. We've read two selections Round and Round The Money Goes as well as Seeds of Fortune.   Literary features such as metaphors, dialogue, and character traits have been discussed this week.  It's hard to believe that we are in our final week of reading groups. We will spend  this last week working on fluency skills, story retellings, literal and inferential story questions.

Cougar Reading- In class we've been working on story elements as we learn terminology such as exposition, conflict, climax and resolution. We will continue to use this terminology this week by reading interesting literature and participating in various vocabulary activities.

Math- This week we will learn to tell time to the minute and participate in activities in which we create, compare and contrast graphs.

Writing- A review of adjectives will take place this week and we will use these descriptive words to write about the beautiful, dynamic and amazing women in our lives.......our MOMS!!

Social Studies-  We will end the school year with a unit on Economics. So far we have defined and learned about "needs" and "wants" as well as "goods" and "services". This week we will compare and contrast "consumers" and "producers" and learn about "supply" and "demand" and participate in an activity where we get to "barter" and "trade" for fun erasers.