Overview



Ms. Hoffman's Class
Pine View Middle School
1200 W. 27th Ave.
Covington, La. 70435
985-892-6204

Week of May 16-20, 2011

Dear Parents and Caregivers:
            This is our last week of school. The year has flown by.
             Friday is a 1/2 day for students. We will be doing work activities and many fun activities this week to close out our year.
              Please check your child's agenda daily for news and announcements.
               Again, thank you for everything. Our students have had a terrific year. They have made excellent progress. Have a safe and happy summer!      

English Language Arts:

  • Monday-Friday -Students will listen to/read the story "Ants on Parade". This is a leveled reader from our curriculum.
  • Monday--Friday--Students will do gudied reading and work with reading comprehension activites.
  • Monday-Friday--Students will identify the story elements of character, setting, main idea and sequence of events for our stories.
  • Students will  listen to/read AR stories and stories from Tarheel Reader , Starfall, and Stories on Line on the Promethean Board.  Journal writing, phonics, vocabulary words, and spelling words are daily activities. 
  • Students do daily phonics practice with a "letter of the day". Students trace/write the letter, name words that begin with the letter, and compose sentences using the vocabulary words.
  • Spelling--Students will work with the new May list of spelling list words.  

Math

  • Monday-Friday--Students will work with addition and subtraction activities using manipulatives and other aids.  Students will do addition and subtraction activities with worksheets and on the Promethean board.
  • Monday-Friday-Students will work with Every Day Counts activities.  

Social Studies:

  • Students will listen to/read stories using AR books and Promethean Board stories.
  • Monday-Wednesday-Students will talk about fun summer activities and make pictures.

 Science
      
Monday--Friday--Students will do the weather activities from Joey's Locker on News 2 U with the Promethean Board.  Students will look at the Weather Channel weather and weather news videos.  

  • Monday-Thursday--Students will learn about plants and animals in the springtime using the internet, stories, and games.  Students will continue the activities, "Animals in the Pond" and "Plant, Animal, Person" from our unit.