Group 2: May 3 - 7, 2010

What a fun-filled, exciting and successful week!

This is how our wonderful week unfolded:

• Writing: We described a " friend" in our Writing Journals utilizing strong descriptive words, good organization, proper sentence structure and neat handwriting!
• Reading: We are progressing in our SSR books. The following books are being read: Grace: Wild Girl, Taylor: Lucy Rose, Elodie: Summer According to Humphrey, Zoe: Wimpy Kid, Dog Days, Sam: 39 Clues, Ben: The Missing Tooth, Joseph: Jake Drake Know-It-All.
• Geography: Zoe gave a presentation on her trip to Venice. She read excerpts from her travel journal which were very informative and entertaining. We learned about Zoe's adventures, places visited and
  yummy dining experiences. Thank you Zoe!
• Historical Figures: We successfully took a quiz on Abraham Lincoln and learned about the amazing life of Helen Keller!
• In celebration of "Earth Day" we viewed the Disney production, "Oceans", at the Liberty Tree Mall cinema with Group1. We learned a great deal about the wonders of the ocean and its innumerable and incredibly diverse creatures. We were introduced to fascinating and unusual sea life, their habitats and the ongoing life cycle. The ocean is a beautiful place but, unfortunately, human indifference is its biggest threat. We all need to be conscious that the ocean is a major source of life and we need to preserve its integrity by eliminating pollution and demonstrating respect for this incredible wonder!
• Science: These brilliant students were challenged with a Science quiz on the Group 2 Science Fair projects!
• Science: We visited Endicott Park in Danvers for playground activity and a picnic. Since we are starting our studies on invertebrates, we brought our bug catchers and caught some very interesting creatures!
• "Snow Day": We visited "Monkey Joe's" and jumped around for about an hour and a half! We made ice cream sundaes and watched a fun and entertaining movie, "Big Fat Liar"! Thank you Jeff for a great "Snow Day"!

Monday 5/3/10

• "21" more days of school!
• WW: List 26- aide, arbor, bouquet, dread, eager, hose, plow, plump, quell, stalk, tunnel, urban
• Spelling Word Families:, -ine and REVIEW of -ice, ide, ime, ite families

Tuesday 5/4/10

• Reading: Book report conferences!

Wednesday 5/5/10

• 1/2 Day!! Dismissal at 12Noon.
• Spring Performance: 5 - 9PM
• "LIBRARY Day": please bring in your books and fines if applicable!
• Reading Comprehension- next section.

Thursday 5/6/10

• WW: List 26- Exercises A,C,D
• WW: Pre-test

Friday 5/7/10

• WW: Test, List 26