Reading Week

Next week has been designated as Reading Week. There will be activities all week long, but on Tuesday (our first day back) the children are encouraged to wear a costume of their favorite (or any) book character. If possible, they should also bring along a copy of the book associated with the character.

On Friday, the children will be able to go to the Oldie Goldie book sale and purchase used books for a very small amount (10 to 25 cents each).

HOWEVER, this year the coordinating parents have not yet received a substantial donation of used books from the children. Please try to go through your libraries this weekend and send in any used, unwanted books on Tuesday in order to have something for the children to purchase on Friday.

Have a very wonderful long weekend, and thank you so much for your cooperation.

Scratch Projects

Here is a link to the projects that the students did in the computer lab. We used a program known as "Scratch." It provides students with an introduction to computer programming.

Enjoy!

Weekly Update (2/6-2/10)

Math-

Lessons covered:

6.5 Quadrangles

6.6 Polygons

6.7 Drawing Angles

Language Arts-

This week we will read some selections from the Voices reading series.

The spelling theme this week is consonant sound -J.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise Lesson 9.

There will be a spelling test this Friday (2/10).

There will be a vocabulary test this Friday (2/10).

Science-

We will conclude our study of forces and motion.

Social Studies-

We will continue our study of the First Americans, focusing on the Inuit tribe.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at

nealw@shorecrest.org

Weekly Update (1/30-2/3)

Math-

Lessons covered:

6.1 Investigating Line Segments, Rays, and Lines

6.2 Parallel & Intersecting Line Segments, Rays, and Lines

6.3 Angles and Turns

6.4 Triangles

Language Arts-

We will finish the class novel, The Whipping Boy.

The spelling theme this week is -ar.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise Lesson 8.

Visit the links for some practice with both sets of words.

There will be a spelling test this Friday (2/3).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue working with one of our social studies books, A History of US.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Hangmouse

Here is the link for tonight's spelling homework:

http://www.spellingcity.com/hangmouse-kids-hangman-online.html?listId=7770886

Field Trip

Due to the field trip on Friday (1/20), students will need to wear regular school uniforms instead of spirit wear.

Weekly Update (1/17-1/20)

Math-

Lessons covered:

5.9 Tenths and Hundredths of a Meter

5.10 Application: Rainfall

5.11 Place Value in Decimals

The Unit 5 math test will be pushed back until next week in order to allow for more practice with decimals.

Language Arts-

We will continue the class novel, The Whipping Boy.

The spelling theme this week is the vowel sounds -or and -o.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise Lesson 8.

Visit the links for some practice with both sets of words.

There will be a spelling test this Friday (1/20).

There will be a vocabulary test next Friday (1/27).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and continue working with the "KNex" building materials.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue working with one of our social studies books, A History of US.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Message from Admissions Department

Hello Shorecrest Families:

• Good News Re-Enrollment opens on Monday, February 6, 2012

• Contracts are due by Tuesday, February 21, 2012

• Information will be sent to you by email with your user ID and password

• If you have any questions, please call the Admissions Office at 727-456-7511 or email admissions.org

Thank you!

Jean M. Spencer-Carnes, M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D.

Director of Admissions

Shorecrest Preparatory School

(727) 456-7504

Spring Conference

February 9 is the scheduled date for the spring conference.

If that date does not work for your schedule, please contact me as soon as possible in order to schedule a different date.

Please look at the times listed on the blog and let me know via email which time slot works best.

Thanks!

Weekly Update (1/9-1/13)

Math-

Lessons covered:

5.8 Tenths and Hundredths

5.9 Tenths and Hundredths of a Meter

5.10 Application: Rainfall

5.11 Place Value in Decimals

The Unit 5 math test will be next week, most likely on Tuesday or Wednesday (1/17 or 1/18).

Language Arts-

We will continue the class novel, The Whipping Boy.

The spelling theme this week is hard and soft c and g.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise Lesson 7.

Visit the links for some practice with both sets of words.

There will be a spelling test this Friday (1/13).

There will be a vocabulary test Friday (1/13).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and continue working with the "KNex" building materials.

Social Studies-

This week we will introduce one of our social studies books, A History of US.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Weekly Update (1/3-1/6)

Math-

Lessons covered:

5.5 Very Large Number

5.6 Exploring Estimates and Polygons

5.7 Model Decimals with Base-10 Blocks

5.8 Tenths and Hundredths

Language Arts-

We will begin the class novel, The Whipping Boy.

The spelling theme this week is plurals (-s and -es).

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise Lesson 7.

Visit the links for some practice with both sets of words.

There will be a spelling test this Friday (1/6).

There will be a vocabulary test next Friday (1/13).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and continue working with the "KNex" building materials.

On Thursday we will go to the Student Activity Center to observe the middle division science fair projects.

Social Studies-

This week we will conclude our study of the native tribes of Florida.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Read aloud chapter 14

Click here for the next chapter of our read aloud book, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane.

Please post comments after listening.

If there enough interest, I can post the next chapter.

Enjoy the winter break!

Senses Poems

Author Celebration

This Thursday we will have a writers celebration in our classroom from 8:30-9:00.

All families are invited to attend. We will be viewing a slide show that the class made using poetry written by the students. Students will also have a chance to share some of their writing from this school year.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at:

nealw@shorecrest.org

Weekly Update (12/12-12/16)

Math-

Lessons covered:

5.2 Reading, Writing, and Ordering Numbers

5.3 Place Value to Millions

5.4 Application: The U.S. Census

The math tests are graded and will go home on Thursday.

Language Arts-

We will read selections from the Voices reading series this week.

There is no vocabulary or spelling this week.

Visit the links for some practice with words from previous weeks.

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and continue working with the "KNex" building materials.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue our study of the native tribes of Florida.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Weekly Update (12/5-12/9)

Math-

Lessons covered:

Unit Four Review

5.1 Place Value through Ten-Thousands

5.2 Reading, Writing, and Ordering Numbers

The Unit Four test will be Tuesday (12/6).

Language Arts-

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise this week.

The vocabulary test will be Friday (12/9).

The spelling theme this week is "prefixes (pre-, re-, un-)."

Click on the link below the spelling list

for some practice games with the spelling words.

There will be a spelling test on Friday (12/9).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and continue working with the "KNex" building materials.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue our study of the native tribes of Florida.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Weekly Update (11/28-12/2)

Math-

Lessons covered:

4.7 "Baseball Multiplication"

4.8 Exploring Arrays and Facts

4.9 Estimating Distances with a Map Scale

4.10 "A Coin-Toss Experiment"

The Unit Four test will be next Tuesday (12/6).

Language Arts-

We will read selections from the Voices reading series this week.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise this week.

The vocabulary test will be next Friday (12/9).

The spelling theme this week is "double ff, ll, ss."

Click on the link below the spelling list

for some practice games with the spelling words.

There will be a spelling test on Friday (12/2).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and continue working with the "KNex" building materials.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue our study of the native tribes of Florida.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Weekly Update (11/14-11/18)

Math-

Lessons covered:

4.1 Multiples of Equal Groups

4.2 Multiplication Arrays

4.3 Equal Shares and Equal Groups

4.4 Division Ties to Multiplication

Language Arts-

We will read selections from the Voices reading series this week.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise this week.

The vocabulary test will be Friday (11/18).

The spelling theme this week is "compound words." Eighteen words were given in class, and the students each added two self-selected words.

Click on the link below the spelling list

for some practice games with the spelling words.

There will be a spelling test on Friday (11/18).

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion and introduce the "KNex" building materials.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue our study of the native tribes of Florida (Tequesta).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org

Poetry in the Park

Poetry in the Park was a HUGE success this morning. The children all did an outstanding job, and I have been told by many people that it was one of the best Poetry in the Park performances that they have seen.

If you missed it, here is a video clip:

Untitled from Neal Wolfrath on Vimeo.

Weekly Update (11/8-11/11)

Math-

Lessons covered:

4.1 Multiples of Equal Groups

4.2 Multiplication Arrays

4.3 Equal Shares and Equal Groups

4.4 Division Ties to Multiplication

Language Arts-

We will read selections from the Voices reading series this week.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise this week.

The vocabulary test will be next Friday (11/18).

There is no spelling this week.

Click on the link below the spelling list

 for some practice games with past spelling words.

Science-

We will continue studying forces and motion.

Social Studies-

This week we will continue our study of the native tribes of Florida (Timucua).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at nealw@shorecrest.org