Week of 4/30 – 5/4

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – words with aw (paw), au (pause); short e sound using the letters ea (head)
Spelling – words that contain aw (draw)
Math –Facts: subtracting half of a double and review facts; finding the missing addend; figuring out how many more and how many less you need to complete a problem with base ten blocks.
Writing – finish up writing a letter; begin writing a story.

Important Dates
*Field Trip to Theater –
May 10
*Drama club play – May 17
(that night at 6:30 cost $2)
*Field Day – May 18
*No School on Election Day
– May 22
*Awards Program at 9a.m. – May 24
*Last Day of School (Half Day) – May 24

Birthdays This Week
Dylan Wagers – 4/30

Week of 4/23 – 4/27

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – words with oi (point), oy (boy); suffixes er (faster), or (inventor)

Spelling – words with the oi, oy sound (oil) and (toy)

Math –Facts: difference of 2 facts and review subtraction facts; Review tally marks, time to the half hour, fractions, counting on from a given number: Introduce word problems adding three things together and continue to work on adding three numbers together.

Writing – writing a letter.

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
against
goes
heavy
kinds
today

Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read Simple Machines. In the reading book pages 114 – 131 .

Important Dates
*Field Trip to Theater –
May 10
*Drama club play – May 17
(that night at 6:30 cost $2)
*Field Day – May 18
*No School on Election Day
– May 22
*Awards Program at 9a.m. – May 24
*Last Day of School (Half Day) – May 24

Please Remember!!!
If your child misses a test on Friday, your child will make it up the very next day he/she returns to school. If your child isn’t here on Thursday, I will send the reading book home with your child the very next day he/she is here. Your child will need to read the story, and they will take the test over it the very next day your child returns.

Birthdays This Week
Soncerae Renaker – 4/23

Week of 4/16 – 4/20

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.

Reading – words with oo (book) and (moon): words with the endings ed (wanted) and ing (wanting)

Spelling – words with oo (took) and (noon)

Math – math facts: Subtracting a number from ten
review tally marks and fractions; introduce adding three numbers together

Writing – writing a topic sentence ,detail sentence and a closing sentence. correctly.

Spelling List For This Week

This week all words have the oo sound (book) and (zoo), except the 2 bonus words (11, 12). We’ll take a Pre –test on Thursday. If your child makes a 100 on the pre-test he/she won’t have to take the test on Friday. If they don’t make 100 then they will take the test on Friday.

1. book

2. moon

3. took

4. food

5. look

6. pool

7. zoo

8. noon

9. good

10. foot

11. instead

12. another

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.

This Week’s Sight Words

among

another

instead

none

Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story

Read Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery. In the reading book pages 80 – 101.

No Birthdays This Week.

Important Dates

*Mid -terms go home – April 18

* All picture money due today – April 20

Please Remember!!!

If your child misses a test on Friday, your child will make it up the very next day he/she returns to school. If your child isn’t here on Thursday, I will send the reading book home with your child the very next day he/she is here. Your child will need to read the story, and they will take the test over it the very next day your child returns.

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.

*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.

*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.

*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.

*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

Week of 3/26 – 3/30

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – words with ow (now): words with a consonant plus le (turtle)
Spelling – words with ow (how)
Math – math facts: 3 + 5 = 8, 3 + 6 = 9, 4 + 7 = 11,
5 + 7 = 12, and reviewing all the facts we’ve covered so far; making a graph and reading it; mentally finding ten more than a number
Writing – writing a topic sentence ,detail sentence and a closing sentence. correctly.

Spelling List For This Week
This week all words have the ow sound (brown), except the 2 bonus words (11, 12). We’ll take a Pre –test on Thursday. If your child makes a 100 on the pre-test he/she won’t have to take the test on Friday. If they don’t make 100 then they will take the test on Friday.
(Spelling Test on Friday)
1. how
2. town
3. down
4. now
5. brown
6. cow
7. clown
8. frown
9. crowd
10. growl
11. eyes
12. never

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
along
behind
toward
eyes
never
pulling

Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read Tippy Toe Chick, Go! In the reading book pages 14 – 33

Important Dates
*Parent/Teacher Conferences – April 3 from 4 – 6 p.m.
*Spring Break – April 9 – 13

Please Remember!!!
If your child misses a test on Friday, your child will make it up the very next day he/she returns to school. If your child isn’t here on Thursday, I will send the reading book home with your child the very next day he/she is here. Your child will need to read the story, and they will take the test over it the very next day your child returns.

No Birthdays This Week.

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.
*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

For the week of 3/19 – 3/23

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – words with suffixes ly (sadly) and ful (playful); vowel sound oo makes in moon
Spelling – words that end with ly (sadly) or ful (playful)

Math – math facts: adding nine facts; Telling the difference between 2D and 3D shapes; composite shapes (using two shapes to create a different shape: 2 triangle to create a rectangle);

Writing – writing a topic sentence ,detail sentence and a closing sentence. correctly.

Spelling List For This Week
This week all words are compound words (2 words put together to make a new word) except the 2 bonus words (11, 12). We’ll take a Pre –test on Thursday. If your child makes a 100 on the pre-test he/she won’t have to take the test on Friday. If they don’t make 100 then they will take the test on Friday.
(Spelling Test on Friday)
1. slowly
2. quickly
3. sadly
4. gladly
5. nicely
6. careful
7. useful
8. painful
9. playful
10. wonderful
11. because
12. across

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
told
only
across
because
dance
opened
shoes

Wednesday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House
In the reading book pages 160 – 179

Important Dates
*Parent/Teacher Conferences – April 3 from 4 – 6 p.m.

*Spring Break – April 9 – 13

No Birthdays This Week.

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.
*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

For the week of 3/12 -– 3/16

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – compound words (doghouse); vowels ew (few), ue (clue), ui (suit)

Spelling – compound words

Math – math facts: subtracting from ten facts; Telling the difference between 2D and 3D shapes; composite shapes (using two shapes to create a different shape: 2 triangle to create a rectangle)

Writing – writing a topic sentence ,detail sentence and a closing sentence. correctly.

Spelling List For This Week
This week all words are compound words (2 words put together to make a new word) except the 2 bonus words (11, 12).
(Spelling Test on Thursday
No School on Friday)
1. backpack
2. outside
3. baseball
4. herself
5. flashlight
6. bluebird
7. lunchbox
8. suitcase
9. inside
10. brainstorm
11. picture
12. remember

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
stood
room
thought
picture
remember

Wednesday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read Peter’s Chair
In the reading book pages 130 – 149.

Birthdays This Week.
Josh Kiskaden – March 15

Important Dates
Jump Rope for Heart – March 14

Battle of the Books – March 15

No School – KEA Day – March 16

Report Cards go home – March 19

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

For the week of 3/5 -– 3/9

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading –long i sound made ie (pie) and igh (high); kn (know) and wr (wrap)

Spelling – words that contain ie (pie) and igh (high)

Math – math facts: continue to work on sum of ten facts (test on Thursday), review fractions,

Writing – writing a topic sentence ,detail sentence and a closing sentence. correctly.

Spelling List For This Week
Spelling List For This Week
1. lie
2. tie
3. high
4. might
5. right
6. night
7. bright
8. light
9. pie
10. tight
11. above
12. laugh

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
eight
moon
above
touch
laugh

Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read The Lady In The Moon
In the reading book pages 102 –117.

No Birthdays This Week.

Important Dates

Third 9 weeks ends – March 9

Battle of the Books – March 15

No School – KEA Day – March 16

Report Cards go home – March 19

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.
*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

The Week of 2/13 – 2/17

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – the long e sound made by ea (seat); inflected endings er (happier) and est (happiest)

Spelling – words that have the long e sound by ea (neat)

Math – math facts: continue to work on adding doubles plus one facts; fractions

Writing – writing a topic sentence and a detail sentence. Writing a sentence correctly.

Spelling List For This Week
This week all words have ea
in them, except the 2 bonus words (11, 12).
(Spelling Test on Friday)

1. eat
2. sea
3. each
4. team
5. please
6. dream
7. treat
8. beach
9. clean
10. lean
11. colors
12. sign

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
Draw
Colors
Over
Drew
Great
Sign
show

Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read The Dot

In the reading book pages 48 – 65.

No Birthdays This Week.
Declan Biggs – 2/17
Isaiah Thompson – 2/17

Important Dates
February 14 – Valentine’s exchange – send in valentine’s for each child

February 20 – No school – President’s Day

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.
*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

Week of 2/6

For the week of 2/6 – 2/10
Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – the sound ai (rain) and ay (hay);

Spelling – words that have the long a sound (as made by ai and ay)

Math – math facts: adding doubles plus one facts (Test over these on Friday, February 10);mentally subtracting and adding ten to any 2digit number;
Subtracting word problems; comparing numbers using base ten blocks

Writing – writing a topic sentence and a detail sentence. Writing a sentence correctly.

Grammar – recognizing suffixes and base words

Spelling List For This Week
(Spelling Test on Friday)
1. train
2. tail
3. rain
4. mail
5. afraid
6. day
7. play
8. gray
9. may
10. way
11. about
12. would

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
give
surprise
would
enjoy
worry
about
Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read Mama’s Birthday Present
In the reading book pages 14 – 37.

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.
*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

No Birthdays This Week.

Valentine’s Day
We will not be having a Valentine’s Day Party. However, we will exchange Valentine’s on Tuesday, February 14. A list of students’ names is in your child’s folder. We will be making bags to hold our Valentine’s in class.

Week of 1/23

Here are the things we will be working on in each subject this week.
Reading – the sounds of er (her), ir (bird), ur (fur); contractions : ‘s (is), ‘ve (you have), ‘re (we are)

Spelling – words that contain er (her), ir (bird), ur (fur)

Math – math facts: subtracting 2 from a number (test over these next Wednesday, January 25); greater than, less than or equal to; place value

Writing – writing a topic sentence and a detail sentence. Writing a sentence correctly.

Grammar – recognizing a noun and a verb

Spelling List For This Week
(Spelling Test on Friday)
1. her
2. were
3. first
4. bird
5.girl
6. shirt
7. sir
8. burn
9. fur
10. hurt
11.visit
12. done

Please work on these words each week with your child. Your child should know these words just by looking at them. They should not be trying to sound them out.
This Week’s Sight Words
know
done
push
wait
visit

Thursday Night’s Reading Book Story
Read I’m a Caterpillar.
In the reading book pages 122 – 137.

There has been some confusion about the reading log you are supposed to sign each night in your child’s homework folder. Below you will find an example of how yours should look.
*Monday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Tuesday – Write the date, name of the decodable reader (the little book) your child is reading, and sign the log.
*Wednesday – Write the date, just write “ten sentences” every Wednesday and I will know it is the sentence sheet, then sign the log.
*Thursday – Write the date, name of the story your child is reading from the reading book, and sign the log.

No Birthdays This Week.

Dates to Remember
January 24th – I won’t be at school.

January 30th – There will be school on this day. They are using it to make up the day we missed.