Sunday, October 30, 2016

This Week's Happenings



10/31/16
Monday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music Class
Wednesday: Day 4 > Computer Class
Thursday: Day 5 > Library Class
Friday: Day 6 > Art Class


Today, the new spelling list was pre-assessed. If your child had all the words correct, you will not see this TAN notebook. For the children who had errors, these words should be reviewed for the Friday assessment.

Please continue to read/review the words in the BLUE notebook. These words are just to read, not spell. The second set of Book 2 words will be written in the blue notebook Tuesday. You will only see new words once a week from this point forward. After we have all six sets of words, I will listen to each student read these to me, so keep reviewing them. (If you looked for new words last week, you wouldn’t have found them. This week there will be two new lists.)

On Thursday a decodable reader will be sent home to read for fluency. This will not need to be returned. Fluency is when it is read smoothly with expression and is understood.

Topic 3 is only 5 Lessons, our last one will be on Tuesday. So, on Wednesday the Review page will come home and the test is on Thursday. Also, practice math facts – doubles and plus 1 facts. We are working toward committing these to our memory.

Book Order Forms are due Friday, November 4.

Don’t Forget! Reading any material that interests your child is excellent. This is considered HOMEWORK every single day. After reading the book, add it to the Reading Log.

Turn in Reading Logs tomorrow. I will be sending home Pizza Hut coupons in the Friday Folder.

We will be going outside for recess unless it is raining or below 40 degrees so send your son/daughter with weather appropriate clothing.


**Review Friday Folder material and Return Folders on Monday!**

I hope you have a remarkable week!

Monday (11/7) will be Day 7 > Phys. Ed. – WEAR SNEAKERS!

Saturday, October 22, 2016

This Week's Happenings

10/24/16

Monday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 8 > Music Class
Wednesday: Day 9 > Computer Class
Thursday: Day 10 > Book Exchange
Friday: Day 1 > Art Class

Red Ribbon Week: If you misplaced your October calendar, here you go>Tuesday Sock it to drugs-Wear crazy Socks, Wednesday-Turn your back on drugs-Wear your clothes backwards, Thursday-”Hairs” to a drug free life-Crazy hair day, Friday-NS Spirit Dress

The Spelling test will be on Thursday. If your child had all the words correct today, you will not see this TAN notebook. For the children who had errors, these words should be reviewed for the Thursday assessment.

Please continue to read/review the words in the blue notebook. These words are just to read, not spell. The second set of Book 2 words will be written in the blue notebook Tuesday. You will only see new words once a week from this point forward. After we have all six sets of words, I will listen to each student read these to me, so keep reviewing them.

On Wednesday a decodable reader will be sent home to read for fluency. This will not need to be returned. The students know all of these words so this story should be able to be read fluently. Fluency is when it is read smoothly with expression and is understood.

Great Job on the math test by everyone!!!! Topic 3 has begun, Using 10 frames, recognizing and representing numbers on a 10 frame, finding missing parts of 10. Continue to look over these pages. Also, practice math facts – doubles and plus 1 facts. It is very beneficial to have your child memorize these because as the facts get higher, it will be more difficult to use our fingers.

Book Order Forms will be sent home this week. They will be due Friday, November 4.

Don’t Forget! Reading any material that interests your child is excellent. This is considered HOMEWORK every single day. After reading the book, add it to the Reading Log.

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR CHILD’S COSTUME IN A BAG ON FRIDAY.

**Review Friday Folder material and Return Folders on Monday!**

I hope you have a noteworthy week!

Monday (10/31) will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed. – WEAR SNEAKERS!

Sunday, October 16, 2016

This Week's Happenings

10/17/16

Monday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music Class
Wednesday: Day 4 > Computer Class
Thursday: Day 5 > BOOK FAIR SHOPPING DAY
Friday: Day 6 > Art Class


Please send in Book Fair money in an envelope marked with your child’s name and ‘Book Fair’ on it. This can be sent in any time during the week.

The Spelling test will be on Thursday. If your child had all the words correct last week, you would not have seen this TAN notebook. For the children who had errors, these words were given on 10/13, they will be retested. Please review them for the test on Thursday.

I will be reassessing the words in the blue notebook this week, for those children who did not know all Book 1 words. It would really benefit your child to have them read these to you.

The first set of Book 2 words have been written in the blue notebook. You will only see new words once a week from this point forward. After we have all six sets of words, I will listen to each student read these to me, so keep reviewing them. 

The Subtraction unit in math will be assessed on Wednesday. There will be a review page in the Take-Home folder on Tuesday. Review this to prepare for the test.

Topic 3 in math will be introduced, FIVE AND TEN RELATIONSHIPS, look for the first page to be in the folder. We will really get into this topic next week.


Don’t Forget! Reading any material that interests your child is excellent. This is considered HOMEWORK every single day. After reading the book, add it to the Reading Log.

**Review Friday Folder material. Sign the GREEN Signature page and Return Folders on Monday!**

I hope you have a remarkable week!

Monday (10/24) will be Day 7 > Phys. Ed. – WEAR SNEAKERS!

Red Ribbon week begins on 10/24 – Sweats Day, it really works out for us.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

This Week's Happenings


10/10/16

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Day 9 > Computer Class
TWO HOUR DELAY>>>Wednesday: No Day
Thursday: Day 10 > Book Exchange
Friday: Day 1 > Art Class

While wrapping up Book 1 I have noticed that most children know all of the vocabulary words! For those that didn’t know every word, I will send a list home for you to work on, so if a list does not come home, then just review the new words. If all goes well, new words will be in the blue notebook on Friday.

On Wednesday Book 1 will be sent home. Read any/all stories with your child. You can take turns reading page by page or your child can read the whole story to you. This book can stay home until Friday. You may add these stories to your reading log.

Use the reading strategies that we have been working on when your son/daughter is reading. Look for them to have comprehension and fluency. These are stories they are familiar with so asking comprehension questions should be simple for them to answer. The more they read the same story, the more fluency will increase.

We will continue Subtraction, keep reviewing those pages that come home. Also, the facts that we have been working on need to be memorized. Practice the doubles and plus 1 facts.

Don’t Forget! Reading any material that interests your child is excellent. This is considered HOMEWORK every single day. After reading the book, add it to the Reading Log.

**Review Friday Folder material. Return Folders on Monday!**

I hope you have an amazing week!

Monday (10/17) will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed. – WEAR SNEAKERS!

Sunday, October 2, 2016

This Week's Happenings



10/3/16

Monday: Day 4 > Computer Class
Tuesday: Day 5 > Library Class
Wednesday: Day 6 > Art Class
Thursday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed. >>
Friday: Day 8 > Music Class and Pep Rally!

On Tuesday, a Vocabulary Notebook (blue) will be in the Take Home Folder. Your child should be able to read these words without hesitation. This will be homework at least once a week. We will add new words with each new story.

Look for the Decodable Reader in the Take Home Folder this week. Please have your child read this to you several times. Fluency is our goal for these books. The more your child reads them, the more fluent they will become. (Fluency is when it is read smoothly with expression and is understood.)

Subtraction is still our topic in math. Review the pages that come home. Also, the children are practicing addition facts. We have done the doubles and plus 1s(0+0, 1+1, 2+2 and 2+1, 3+1, 4+1 etc.).

If you have not handed in your September Reading Log, I will still except them until tomorrow.

Don’t Forget! Reading any material that interests your child is excellent. This is considered HOMEWORK every single day. After reading the book, add it to the Reading Log.

SPIRIT WEEK – Please refer to the page that came home in the Friday Folder for the ‘special day’.

**Review Friday Folder material. Return Folders on Tuesday!**

(No School on Monday, October 10)

I hope you have an unbelievable week!

Tuesday(10/11) will be Day 9 > Computers