This Week's Happenings

12/16/19

Monday: Day 2 > Library
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music
Wednesday: Day 4 > Art
Thursday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: NO Day* Early Dismissal

In Language Arts……We will be assessing listening comprehension and phonics skills of short u and consonant blends this week.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Sometime during the week I will be asking the students to read me the words from Story 5.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math…Review week of all skills we have been working on in Units 1, 2 and 3. The official start of Unit 4 will begin in January.

Our class has been doing a super job on their Missing Number skill in Spring Math. The children have gained 18 points since we started. We are only 8 points away from meeting the goal!

*FRIDAY is our PBIS Reward Day. Children are allowed, with your permission, to bring in an electronic device to use/play with for this reward. Please make sure it is charged and ready to go!

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log. At this time, your child needs to read the books to you, so if you are in need of books on his/her level send me a note or message.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a festive week and a Happy Holiday!

School Resumes: Monday (1/2) will be Day 6 > Computers

This Week's Happenings

12/9/19

Monday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 6 > Computers ***
Wednesday: Day 7 > Music
Thursday: Day 8 > Art
Friday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.

***Holiday Workshop Shopping Day – please bring envelope with names that your child wants to buy for listed on the outside.

In Language Arts, we are beginning a new story. The new phonics skills for this lesson are short u and final blends.

Look for a decodable reader on Wednesday. Please listen to your student read this to you for fluency. This means you want him/her to read without sounding out any words and without errors. Sign and return to school.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math…Unit 3 will be assessed this week.

Keep practicing the fact flashcards. We finished adding to our envelopes so the flashcards may stay at home.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log. At this time, your child needs to read the books to you, so if you are in need of books on his/her level send me a note or message.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a brilliant week!

Monday (12/16) will be Day 2 > Library

This Week's Happenings

12/2/19

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 2 > Library
Thursday: Day 3 > Music
Friday: Day 4 > Art

I hope everyone had an enjoyable break!

In Language Arts……We will, once again, be assessing listening comprehension at the end of the week. Phonics skills of short e and consonant blends will also be assessed.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Sometime during the week I will be asking the students to read me the words from Story 4. If your child’s blue notebook has an index card stapled to the front cover, please go over these words especially. The words listed on the card are those that he/she was unable to read.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math…Unit 3 is slowly coming to an end. We will be wrapping up the lessons this week. These lessons will be adding 3 numbers, more story problems, subtraction with higher numbers and a dice game.

Keep practicing the fact flashcards.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log. At this time, your child needs to read the books to you, so if you are in need of books on his/her level send me a note or message.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a splendid week!

Monday (12/9) will be Day 5 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

11/25/19

Monday: Day 7 > Music
Tuesday: Day 8 > Art
Wednesday: Non-Rotation Day >Dismissal @ 12:00
No School Thursday, November 28 – Monday, December 2

Last Friday, we celebrated our success in Spring Math! The class enjoyed an extra recess in our room. They have once again reached another goal. The students are now moving on to fact families. They need to add and subtract to 5, finding missing numbers. I am really proud of them!

In Language Arts…The lessons for this story will be carried over break. The assessments will be given the first week of December.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math…Unit 3 continues. Any papers that come home are yours to keep and review.

Keep practicing the fact flashcards.

Wednesday we will be taking part in the PBIS Veteran’s Program. Ask your child what they did and learned today.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log. At this time, your child needs to read the books to you, so if you are in need of books on his/her level send me a note or message.

There will not be a Friday Folder sent home this week.
I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving and a fabulous week!
Tuesday (12/3) will be Day 1 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

11/18/19

Monday: Day 2 > Library
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music
Wednesday: Day 4 > Art
Thursday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 6 > Computers

In Language Arts…We took our spelling pretest today. If your child has his/her green notebook home, he/she has homework. Homework is to write any misspelled words 3 times each, every night of the week. Friday will be the final test.

On Wednesday, a decodable reader will come home. This should be read fluently. After you have listened to your student read it with no errors and not having to sound out the words, sign the book and send it back.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. New words will be added on Thursday.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math…Unit 3 has begun. We will be working on doubles and near doubles again. Also, finding the missing number, adding 3 numbers and more story problems will be on the menu this week.

Keep practicing the fact flashcards.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log. At this time, your child needs to read the books to you, so if you are in need of books on his/her level send me a note or message.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a magnificent week!

Monday (11/25) will be Day 7 > Music

This Week's Happenings

11/11/19

Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Day 6 > Computers
Wednesday: Day 7 > Music
Thursday: Day 8 > Art
Friday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed. $1 Dress Down*

In Language Arts…We will be assessing listening comprehension this week as well as phonics skills, concentrating on inflected endings> -s, -ing. For example, inflected s is used with a verb such as plays (She plays/He plays). To help your child with comprehension, after reading a story or book, ask a few questions about what he/she heard or what he/she read.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. This week I will be asking the children to read the words from Story 3 for me.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math…Unit 3 Pre-Assessment was today. How can patterns in numbers help us to better understand and solve problems? We will be learning about the relationship between addition and subtraction through fact families, story problems, doubles(2+2) and near doubles(2+3).

Fact flashcards were added to the envelope last week, please keep practicing these.


-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log. At this time, your child needs to read the books to you, so if you are in need of books on his/her level send me a note or message.

*We have Phys. Ed. so your child only needs to pay if he/she wears jeans.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a glorious week!

Monday (11/18) will be Day 2 > Library

This Week's Happenings

11/4/19

Monday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 2 > Library
Wednesday: Day 3 > Music
Thursday: Day 4 > Art
Friday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.

In Language Arts…Spelling pretest today-If your child has his/her green spelling notebook, please make sure that any misspelled words from the pretest are written 3 times each. This is homework for every night this week. The final test will be on Friday.

A Decodable Reader will come home on Wednesday. Please listen to your child read this a few times. After he/she is done, sign the book and send it back.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. We will add another list of words from Story 4, in our notebook on Thursday.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Finally, Unit 2 in Math will come to an end. On Thursday, we are reviewing and then Friday we will test all the skills we learned in Unit 2.
Once again, sometime this week, your child will bring home more flashcards. You only need to practice two times a week, unless your child is having difficulty with addition facts. If so, you should be working on facts more often to help your child.

The November Reading Log will be sent home this week.

Homework is to listen to or read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a splendid week!

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11!

Tuesday (11/12) will be Day 6 > Computers

This Week's Happenings

10/28/19

Monday: Day 4 > Art
Tuesday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 6 > Computers
Thursday: Day 7 > Music – Halloween Party*
Friday: Day 8 > Art – PBIS Reward**

In Language Arts…We will be assessing listening comprehension this week as well as phonics skills, concentrating on short o and plural s. To help your child with comprehension, after reading a story or book, ask a few questions about what he/she heard or what he/she read.

Please review the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. This week I will be asking the children to read the words from Story 2 for me.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Continuing Unit 2 in Math, keep any pages that come home to review. We will be taking a quiz on Missing Addends to 10 and Addition Facts on Wednesday.

During the week, your child will bring home more flashcards. These are just addition and any extra practice will benefit him/her greatly.

*Please send in your child’s costume in a bag on Thursday. Follow the guidelines sent home from the office.

**Electronics Day is on Friday. The students are allowed to bring in an Electronic Device with your permission. Please make sure it is charged.
If an electronic device is not available, the students may use a computer in the classroom.

Homework is to listen to or read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a great week!

Monday (11/4) will be Day 1 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

10/21/19

Monday: Day 7 > Music
Tuesday: Day 8 > Art
Wednesday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 2 > Library
Friday: Day 3 > Music

RED RIBBON WEEK
Monday-Wear Red
Tuesday-Wear Jeans
Wednesday-Wear Sweatpants
Thursday-Wear Bright Colors
Friday-Wear Pink

In Language Arts…We had a spelling pretest today. If a homework paper comes home, please have your student write each misspelled word 3 times. This will be homework every night until Friday. These words are in the green notebooks. Review these words so he/she is prepared for the final test on Friday.

A decodable reader will be sent home on Wednesday. Please listen to your child read this several times with little to no errors. Sign the book somewhere and send it back.

The next set of vocabulary words will be written in the blue notebooks on Thursday. Don’t forget to review all the words in this book at least a few nights a week.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Math Unit 2 will cover commutative property again, as well as adding to 10, part-part-whole models and story problems. We will also review How Many More. Remember, any pages that come home can be kept and reviewed.

On Friday, your child will bring home some flashcards. These are just addition and any extra practice will benefit him/her greatly. Each week, we will add to our stack of flashcards.

If you haven’t done so already, please send in party money in an envelope with your child’s name on it. Thanks!

Homework is to listen to or read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an extraordinary week!

Monday (10/28) will be Day 4 > Art

This Week's Happenings

10/14/19

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music
Wednesday: Day 4 > Art
Thursday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 6 > Computers

The second set of vocabulary words was introduced today. These are written in a BLUE notebook. Please review these words every day. I will be asking the children to read the words to me, beginning with the first set.

There will be a listening comprehension test this week on Friday. Asking your child questions after he/she reads a page or two from a story will help them build his/her comprehension skills.

Keep working on our reading strategies. As you listen to your child read, use the paper that was sent home to review these strategies.

Unit 2 in math continues…We are adding to 10, learning the commutative property and solving story problems.

Your children have been doing an awesome job with the new math program. If they mention Spring Math, that is the name. The first skill was to add to 6, and they met that goal. The second skill was to add to 12, and they met that goal! Now we are subtracting from 5.

We will have a Drug and Alcohol Prevention program on Wednesday.

If you haven’t done so already, please send in party money in an envelope with your child’s name on it. Thanks!

Homework is to listen to or read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a remarkable week!

Monday (10/21) will be Day 7 > Music

This Week's Happenings

10/7/19


Monday: Day 6 > Computers
Tuesday: Day 7 > Music
Wednesday: Day 8 > Art
Thursday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 2 > Library


The next Spelling List was introduced today. The words are written in a green notebook. If your child brings the notebook home that means he/she needs to practice spelling the words for the test on Friday. If this notebook does not come home, your child got 100% on the pretest and does not need to take the final test.

Any misspelled words on the pretest must be written 3 times each. This will be homework every day until the test on Friday.

Your children will also be assessed on their phonics skills. We will be concentrating on short i. You can help your child by reviewing words that have short I, like our spelling words. It will also be a review of short a and ck words.

The second decodable reader will be sent home on Thursday. “Jill Can” should be read to you. After you hear this book with very few errors, sign it and send it back. The children will be able to sound out or recognize the sight words without much difficulty.

Continue to work on the reading strategies. Please refer to the page I sent home when reading with your child. When you use the same language at home as they hear in school, it will really solidify the strategies and make them become automatic when they read independently.

Unit 2 in math began last week. We will be joining, separating and comparing numbers.

Homework is to listen to or read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a terrific week!

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

Tuesday (10/15) will be Day 3 > Music


BOOK FAIR – We shopped today, OCTOBER 7. If you forgot, send your money in an envelope and he/she may shop another time during the week.

This Week's Happenings

9/30/19


Monday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 2 > Library
Wednesday: Day 3 > Music
Thursday: Day 4 > Art
Friday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.


The first set of vocabulary words was introduced today. These are written in a BLUE notebook. Please review these words every day.

We ran out of time to take our second phonics assessment last week, so (ck) words will be assessed this week. Remind your child that a word that has a short vowel followed by the /k/ sound is spelled with ck.

There will also be a listening comprehension test on Thursday. You can help your child by asking them questions when reading to them or listening to them read a story.

We are always working on our reading strategies. Please refer to the page I sent home when reading with your child. When you use the same language at home as they hear in school, it will really solidify the strategies and make them become automatic when they read independently.

Unit 1 in Math will be wrapping up this week. Our assessment, on Tuesday, will be on tally marks, number lines, reading information on a graph and counting objects and writing the number to match.

Homework is to read any material with your child, at least once a day.


SPIRIT WEEK – PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND SCHEDULE SENT HOME. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE PAPER, I SENT A MESSAGE ON CLASS DOJO LAST WEEK AS WELL.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a superb week!

Monday (10/7) will be Day 6 > Computers

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, WEAR A BLUE SHIRT TO SUPPORT BULLYING PREVENTION AND YOU GET TO DRESS DOWN THAT DAY FOR FREE!

BOOK FAIR – We shop on MONDAY, OCTOBER 7. Please send in money in an envelope if your child is shopping for books.

This Week's Happenings

9/23/19

Monday: Day 4 > Art
Tuesday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 6 > Computers
Thursday: Day 7 > Music
Friday: Day 8 > Art

The first Spelling List was introduced today. The words are written in a green notebook. If your child brings the notebook home that means he/she needs to practice spelling the words for the test on Friday. If this notebook does not come home, your child got 100% on the pretest and does not need to take the final test.

Any misspelled words on the pretest must be written 3 times each. This will be homework every day until the test on Friday.

Your children will also be assessed on their phonics skills. We will be concentrating on short a and ck this week. You can help your child by reviewing words that have short a and ck. The letters ck follow a short vowel, like sack and pick.

A decodable reader, Jack and Dad Pack, will be sent home on Thursday. Homework is to listen to your child read this to you.

Graphs, number sequence and ten frames will be the topics of math for the week. The children will be assessed on some of the skills they have been working on for the last 2 weeks.

This week your child will bring home a progress report. Please do not be alarmed that there will not be a Reading grade given at this time. As you know, we have just begun spelling and reading this week. Our time has been very well spent building our independent working muscles so that small group instruction goes as smoothly as it possibly can.


Homework is to read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a magnificent week!

Monday (9/30) will be Day 1 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

9/16/19

Monday: Day 7 > Music
Tuesday: Day 8 > Art
Wednesday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 2 > Library
Friday: Day 3 > Music and
$1 Spartan Dress Down Day*


In Language Arts, we will continue with our reading strategies to become better readers. As you are reading with your child, ask him/her about what he/she has learned and how to use these strategies. In the Friday Folders you will find a Reading Strategies information sheet, keep these handy to use while you are reading. 

This week we will complete our stamina building. By the end of the week, we will be practicing actual groups for 20 and 25 minutes. Next week we will begin Reading and Spelling.

Math continues with counting on a number line, even and odd numbers and looking for patterns. Just a reminder…Any pages that come home may stay at home to review. The children have been doing really well in math centers. I am really proud of them all!

*Friday is Spartan Dress Down Day for $1. Students may wear jeans/sweats with a Spartan T shirt.

Book orders are due on Tuesday, September 17!

Homework is to read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a delightful week!

Monday (9/23) will be Day 4 > Art

This Week's Happenings

9/9/19

Monday: Day 2 > Library
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music and PICTURE DAY!
Wednesday: Day 4 > Art
Thursday: Day 5 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 6 > Computers

In Language Arts, we will continue with our reading strategies to become better readers. As you are reading with your child, ask him/her about what he/she has learned and how to use these strategies.

We are still building our stamina in order to have the muscle to do group work. Our Read to Self/Read to Someone stamina has been going very well. We will be up to 12 minutes by Friday. The Writing stamina is also continually gaining minutes each day.

The children were introduced to the Listening Center last week. We have 2 more groups to learn, word work and computers. These last groups will be presented and the students will then know all 5 of our ELA Daily 5 groups!

We are getting into our first unit in Math this week. The students will be collecting, sorting and organizing data. The papers that come home are yours to keep and review with your child. Math will also be using small groups so the stamina we are building throughout these first few weeks will benefit us tremendously.

Tuesday is Picture Day so please send in your PSP envelope with your child.

Homework is to read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a lovely week!

Monday (9/16) will be Day 7 > Music

Book orders are due on Tuesday, September 17!

This Week's Happenings

9/2/18

Monday: (No Day) LABOR DAY – No School
Tuesday: Day 6 > Computers
Wednesday: Day 7 > Music
Thursday: Day 8 > Art
Friday: Day 1 > Phys. Ed.

Thank you for returning all of the paper work! We had a great first week and I am looking forward to another one.


In Language Arts, we will be adding to our reading strategies… The new strategies for this week will be Cross Checking for Accuracy. When we come upon a word that we are not sure of, after we attempt to sound it out, we ask ourselves, (1) Does is look right? (2) Does it sound right? (3) Does it make sense? Another strategy…Find, read and use interesting words to Expand our Vocabulary. Just like it states, we are looking for words that are new to read and write so that we can expand our vocabulary.


We will be building our stamina for group work. By the end of the week we will be up to reading 7 minutes with a partner or to ourselves. Building our writing stamina will be up to 13 minutes.


For Math, we will explore different manipulatives. We are learning how to use them and also working on our stamina to build the independent and group work time.

With your permission, your child may bring in books from home to read in class. These will be added to their “Book Piles” which the children use in our Daily 5 Groups, Read to Self and Read to Someone
Homework is to read any material with your child, at least once a day.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a delightful week!

Monday will be Day 2 > Library

This Week's Happenings

5/28/19

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Day 5 > Art
Wednesday: Day 6 > Library
Thursday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: No Day – CARNIVAL*
Monday: Day 8 > Music
Tuesday: Day 9 > Computers (1/2 day)
----Dismissal @ 12:00

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Concentrate on any words your child did not know that are written in the front cover of the notebook. We will continue to add vocabulary words to this notebook to prepare us for next year. The children can read these throughout the summer.

No Spelling test this week. Spelling patterns will continue to be reviewed.


Math…Addition facts as well as subtraction facts will be a super review for second grade. This week will be a review of some skills and concepts we have learned.


*Carnival Day is Friday – You may send in sunscreen, sun glasses, hats, etc… We will spend half of the day outside and half inside. Please check the weather report so you can dress your child accordingly. He/She should wear socks and sneakers. No sandals for this fun-filled day.

Reading Logs are due TOMORROW, May 29, so your child can get credit for whatever books have been read this month.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, one more time.

This will be our last This Week’s Happenings. Thank you for your cooperation this school year. I hope you have a wonderful summer and many great years at NSE!

This Week's Happenings

5/20/19


Monday: Day 10 > Art
Tuesday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Wednesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 3 > Music
Friday: Day 4 > Computers


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Concentrate on any words your child did not know that are written in the front cover of the notebook. The last set of words will be tested this week.

Spelling written homework will be Monday-Thursday. Write each misspelled word from the pretest 3 times.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read. Comprehension and fluency are the focus of these last few weeks of school. It is so important that you listen to your child read EVERY DAY.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 7 is Coins and Graphing > We will work on graphing for a few days then review for the Assessment on Thursday.


-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a superb week!

No School on Monday (5/27)

Tuesday (5/28) will be Day 5 > Art Class

This Week's Happenings

5/13/19


Monday: Day 5 > Art
Tuesday: Day 6 > BOOK FAIR SHOPPING**
Wednesday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 8 > Music
Friday: Day 9 > Computers


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Concentrate on any words your child did not know that are written in the front cover of the notebook.

Spelling test will be on Thursday. Please review the words in the green notebook if your child is taking the test.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read. Comprehension and fluency are the focus of these last few weeks of school. It is so important that you listen to your child read EVERY DAY.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 7 is Coins and Graphing > Mixed coin counting will continue…penny, nickel, dime and quarter. Keep working on this skill.

Graphing will begin this week. The students have already been introduced to this concept so it will be a review.

-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.


**Send Book Fair Money in an envelope on Tuesday if your child is shopping.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Monday (5/20) will be Day 10 > Art Class

This Week's Happenings

5/6/19

Monday: Day 10 > Art
Tuesday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Wednesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 3 > Music
Friday: Day 4 > Computers


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Concentrate on any words your child did not know that are written in the front cover of the notebook.

There is no written spelling homework today. Spelling homework will begin tomorrow and every day until Friday.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read. Comprehension and fluency are the focus of these last few weeks of school. It is so important that you listen to your child read EVERY DAY.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 7 is Coins and Graphing > Mixed coin counting will continue…penny, nickel, dime and quarter. Keep working on this skill. Some of the students need to solidify the types of coins and their values.

-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an extraordinary week!

Monday (5/13) will be Day 5 > Art Class

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

This Week's Happenings

4/29/19


Monday: Day 5 > Art
Tuesday: Day 6 > Library
Wednesday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 8 > Music
Friday: Day 9 > Computers


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. Concentrate on any words your child did not know that are written in the front cover of the notebook.

There is no written spelling homework this week but every student will be tested on Thursday. (No one got all words correct on the pretest last week.) Please review the words so your child is prepared for the assessment.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read. Comprehension and fluency are the focus of these last few weeks of school. It is so important that you listen to your child read EVERY DAY.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 7 is Coins and Graphing > Mixed coin counting will continue…penny, nickel, dime and quarter.


-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log. Reading logs will be due on Wednesday.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a special week!

Monday (5/6) will be Day 10 > Art Class

This Week's Happenings

4/22/19

Monday: Day 10 > Art
Tuesday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Wednesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 3 > Music
Friday: Day 4 > Computers

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. When I ask your child these words, it is used as a grade. As I have written in an earlier letter, this is an easy way to get 100%. Any words your child did not know are written in the front cover of the notebook.

The spelling pretest was given today. Written homework will be Monday-Thursday. Write any misspelled words 3 times each.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 7 is Coins and Graphing > Concentrate on counting pennies, nickels and dimes and quarters. We will be adding mixed coins this week.


-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.

-Book orders are due tomorrow, April 23.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an exceptional week!

Monday (4/29) will be Day 5 > Art Class

This Week's Happenings

4/15/19


Monday: Day 6 > Library
Tuesday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 8 > Music
Thursday: Day 9 > Computers
Friday: No School


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

The Spelling final test will be on Wednesday. Please review the words with your child if he/she is taking the test.
Wednesday will also be the day when the students take the comprehension test on their own.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 7 is Coins and Graphing > Concentrate on counting pennies, nickels and dimes.


-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a topnotch week!

Monday (4/22) will be Day 10 > Art Class

This Week's Happenings

4/8/19

Monday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Tuesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 3 > Music
Thursday: Day 4 > Computers
Friday: Day 5 > Art*


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. I will be listening to the students read the last set of words written in the notebook.

The Spelling pre-test was given today. Written homework will be to write any misspelled words from the pre-test 3 times each. Homework will be Monday-Thursday.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 6 was reviewed today and will be assessed tomorrow. You can review time and length to prepare.

Unit 7 is Coins > We will be learning about pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.


The PTO Chinese Auction donations are due April 12. The theme of our basket is Gardening. If you would rather send in a monetary donation, I will shop for items.


*FRIDAY is a $1 Dress Down Day.


-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a grand week!

Monday (4/15) will be Day 6 > Library

This Week's Happenings

3/25/19

Monday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Tuesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed. SPRING PICTURES
Wednesday: Day 3 > Music
Thursday: Day 4 > Computers
Friday: Day 5 > Art

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. I’ll me listening to the last set of words that was written in the notebook.

Spelling pretest was given today. If your child has a Homework paper in his/her green notebook, the written homework is to write any misspelled words 3 times each. Homework will be Monday-Thursday.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 6 is Time and Measurement. We have been telling time to the hour and half hour. Ask your children to tell you these times. Measurement will begin on Wednesday. We will be measuring with non-standard units, such as cubes, paper clips and pennies.

The PTO Chinese Auction donations are due April 12. The theme of our basket is Gardening. If you would rather send in a monetary donation, I will shop for items.

Our Field Trip is on April 2. Please look for the information sheet that will come home this week.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an astonishing week!

Monday (4/1) will be Day 6 > Library

This Week's Happenings

4/1/19

Monday: Day 6 > Library
Tuesday: Day 7 > FIELD TRIP
Wednesday: Day 8 > Music
Thursday: Day 9 > Computers
Friday: Day 10 > Art

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

The final Spelling test will be on Thursday. Please review the words if your child is taking the test.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

The comprehension test that will be given on Friday will be read independently. If the results are as good as the practice test, then this one will count.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 6 is winding down. We will be measuring this week and begin our review. Continue to practice telling time.


The PTO Chinese Auction donations are due April 12. The theme of our basket is Gardening. If you would rather send in a monetary donation, I will shop for items.

Our Field Trip is on April 2. The following day will be DAY 8. We will miss Day 7 this week.

Reading Logs are due on Wednesday.


-Homework is to read a book every day and then add it to your reading log.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an awesome week!

Monday (4/8) will be Day 1 > Keyboarding

This Week's Happenings

3/11/19


Monday: Day 6 > Library
Tuesday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 8 > Music
Thursday: Day 9 > Computers
Friday: Day 10 > Art


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

Decodable readers are homework for Tuesday. Listen to your child read this to you until they have fluency. They should be able to read the whole story without sounding out the words or making errors.

Spelling test will be Wednesday. Please review the list if your child is taking the test.

Continue working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 6 is Time and Measurement. The students will be telling time to the hour and half hour. Measurement will come later in the unit.


Since we have been discussing careers in class, if there is anyone who would like to come in and present their job/career, just let me know.

The PTO Chinese Auction is approaching. At this time, I received 3 donations for our basket, thank you for those. The theme of our basket is Gardening. If you would rather send in a monetary donation, I will shop for items.


-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an extraordinary week!

Monday (3/25) will be Day 1 > Keyboarding

This Week's Happenings

3/11/19


Monday: Day 6 > Library
Tuesday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 8 > Music
Thursday: Day 9 > Computers
Friday: Day 10 > Art


In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. New words will be written this week.

Spelling pretest was today. Homework will be to write any misspelled words 3 times each, Monday-Thursday.

We are really working on reading comprehension. After your child reads a story or chapter, ask some questions about what was read.

The students will be responsible to complete the comprehension tests independently in the fourth marking period. They will be reading everything by themselves.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 5 Geometry has come to an end. We will be assessing this week. The skills and concepts to review are shapes, solids, fractions and addition facts.


-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Friday is $1 Spartan Dress Down Day!

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a fantastic week!

Monday (3/18) will be Day 1 > Keyboarding

This Week's Happenings

3/4/19

Monday: No Day!!!!! 3 Hour Delay
Tuesday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 8 > Music
Thursday: Day 9 > Computers
Friday: Day 10 > Art

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

Spelling Test will be on Wednesday. Please review the words if your child is taking the final test.

Decodable Reader will be sent home on Tuesday. Please listen to your child read this several times until fluency is reached, which means read smoothly without any errors or hesitations. If HOMEWORK is written on the front, please sign and return.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 5 Geometry will continue. More Fraction work this week. Review any pages that come home.


Friday is HERO day! Your child is able to dress as his/her hero.


Dr. Seuss Day is now this Friday. Bloomsburg University students will be teaching a lesson to our class.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a glorious week!

Monday (3/11) will be Day 1 > Keyboarding

This Week's Happenings

2/25/19

Monday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music
Wednesday: Day 4 > Computers
Thursday: Day 5 > Art
Friday: Day 6 > Library

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. The last few words will be assessed this week. New words will be added on Tuesday.

Spelling Pre Test today. Written homework will be Monday - Thursday. Every day, any misspelled words must be written 3 times each. Final test will be next week.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 5 Geometry will continue. We have been using shapes to make new shapes and learning about solid figures. This week we will be starting fractions. Review any pages that come home.


Friday will be our PBIS reward – Game Day. Your child may bring in a game. It can be a board game, card game, or electronic game, with your permission.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a splendid week!

Monday (3/4) will be Day 7 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

2/18/19

Monday: Day 10 > Art
Tuesday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Wednesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Day 3 > Music
Friday: Day 4 > Computers

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. I will be listening to the children read the words. Remember, if he/she knows all of the words it is 100%! A new set of words will be written in the notebook on Thursday.

A Decodable Reader is coming home today. Please listen to your child read this until it is fluent. Those students that have HOMEWORK written on the reader, need to have it signed and returned.

Spelling Pre Test is on Wednesday. Written homework will be Wednesday and Thursday, as well as next week. Final test will be next week.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 5 Geometry will continue. Review any pages that come home.


-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a glorious week!

Monday (2/25) will be Day 5 > Art

This Week's Happenings

2/11/19

Monday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 8 > Music
Wednesday: Day 9 > Computers
Thursday: Day 10 > Art Class
Friday: Day 1 > Keyboarding Class >> $1 Dress Down

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

Spelling Test is on Wednesday. Please review the words if your child is taking the test. Written homework will be Monday and Tuesday. There will not be a new list until next week.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 5 Geometry > So many students have a good grasp of this already! I was so pleased with their Pre-Assessment  This will be a fun unit and it will not take us long to complete!


If you are bringing in Valentines, please be sure to have one for each classmate and send them in on Friday.


-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.


Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a magnificent week!

Monday (2/18) will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

2/4/19

Monday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 3 > Music
Wednesday: Day 4 > Computers
Thursday: Day 5 > Art Class
Friday: Day 6 > Library Class

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. I will be listening to the last set of words this week and new words will be written on Thursday.

Spelling Test is on Tuesday. Please review the words if your child is taking the test. The new words will be given on Wednesday so if your child has any misspelled words he/she will have written homework Wednesday and Thursday.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.


Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Assessing Unit 4 on Tuesday. Unit 5 will begin next week.

Look for the 100 bead necklaces on Wednesday, hopefully. This is the 100th Day of School!

REVISED-Book Orders are due on Tuesday, February 5.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an uplifting week!

Monday (2/11) will be Day 7 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

1/28/19

Monday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Tuesday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Wednesday: Day 3 > Music
Thursday: Day 4 > Computers
Friday: Day 5 > Art Class

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

A decodable reader is in the take-home folder today. Please listen to your child read this to you until it becomes fluent. When your child can read it smoothly, with expression and no errors or hesitation.

Spelling Test is on Tuesday. Please review the words if your child is taking the test. No written homework this week.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Assessing Unit 4 on Friday. Continue to look over any pages that come home.

-Book Orders are due on Friday, February 1.

-Please work on tying shoe laces. We will practice in school but it would really help if it was reinforced at home.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a lively week!

Monday (2/4) will be Day 6 > Library Class

This Week's Happenings

1/21/19

Monday: NO SCHOOL – SNOW DAY
Tuesday: Day 9 > Computers
Wednesday: Day 10 > Art Class
Thursday: No Day > FUN RUN*
Friday: Day 1 > Keyboarding

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. I will be listening to the students read the latest set of words this week. This is an easy 100% toward their reading grade as long as you practice them. Most students have been doing well, so please keep it up .

Spelling Pretest is Tuesday. If your child brings home the green notebook, he/she has written homework for each day of the week. The final test will be next week.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Continuing Unit 4 – review any pages that come home, concentrate on adding two digit numbers and greater than and less than.

-Please work on tying shoe laces. We will practice in school but it would really help if it was reinforced at home.

*Remember to keep the pledges coming for the Fun Run. Wear sneakers, sweats and an NS t shirt on Thursday. (Phys. Ed. Dress Code)

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a cheerful week!

Monday (1/28) will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed.

This Week's Happenings

1/14/19

Monday: Day 4 > Computers
Tuesday: Day 5 > Art Class
Wednesday: Day 6 > Library Class
Thursday: Day 7 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 8 > Music Class

In Language Arts…

Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook.

Spelling test is tomorrow. If your child is taking the test, please review the words in the green notebook.

A decodable reader will be homework on Wednesday. Please listen to your child read this several times for fluency. Sign and return green group.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…

Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Continuing Unit 4 – review any pages that come home.

Pizza Hut Certificates will be sent home tomorrow for the completed December Reading Logs.

-Please work on tying shoe laces. We will practice in school but it would really help if it was reinforced at home.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have a bright week!

Monday (1/21) will be Day 9 > Computers

This Week's Happenings

1/7/19

Monday: Day 9 > Computers
Tuesday: Day 10 > Art Class
Wednesday: Day 1 > Keyboarding
Thursday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 3 > Music Class

In Language Arts… Keep reviewing the vocabulary words in the blue notebook. I will be listening to the children read the latest set of words written this week.

Spelling words were pretested today. Spelling homework will be Today, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Written homework is to write any misspelled word 3 times each. Spelling test is next week. Please review the words in the green notebook.

Remember, when listening to your child read, use the strategies that we have been working on in school. Refer to the page sent home.

Math…Please review the flashcards in the envelope. Return the Flashcard Envelopes each day.

Unit 4 began today. In this unit we will use concrete and picture models to compose numbers to 20 as tens and ones. We will also use symbols to show greater than and less than.

-Please work on tying shoe laces. We will practice in school but it would really help if it was reinforced at home.

-Homework is to read any book your child is interested in every day and then add it to your reading log.

Please sign and date the page on the back of the Friday Folder, thank you!

I hope you have an awesome week!

Monday (1/14) will be Day 4 > Computers