Monday, January 26, 2015

This Week's Happenings

1/26/15


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


The blue vocabulary word notebook will stay in your child’s book bag. Please review the words but it is not necessary to read all of them every day. Concentrate on the last page or two. Thank you!


Spelling test will be given tomorrow. Study the words in the tan notebook if your child needs to take the final test.


The reading book comes home on Tuesday. Read “Life in the Forest” and review the pages prior to the story. Review phonics skills (long u/consonant/silent e, long e/consonant/silent e and suffix –ed words) and vocabulary words.


Subtraction facts to 20 continues… As always, check over the pages in the take-home folder. If any corrections need to be made, do so and send it back the following day.


Report cards are coming home this week. Please keep the paper report, it is yours. The envelope must be signed and returned as soon as possible.
Book orders are due Friday. Send in order form and payment in an envelope with your child’s name. You may also order online. Use the code that you can find on the front of one of the forms.


Continue to review all pages in the Friday Folder, sign and return any tests that are stamped. These tests are very important to review and return. Also, sign and date the back page of the Folder.


Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Remember to write the books you read on the Reading Log (in the plastic sleeve). Sign and return the page when complete and another one will be sent home.


I hope you have a tremendous week!

Monday will be Day 5 > Art Class

Monday, January 19, 2015

This Week's Happenings

1/19/15


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

Beginning today, the blue vocabulary word notebook will be coming home in your child’s book bag. Please review the words but it is not necessary to read all of them every day. Concentrate on the last page or two. Thank you!

Today your child took the spelling pretest. If there were mistakes, please review for the final test next week.

The reading book will not be coming home at all this week. On Friday, the decodable book “Duke the Mule” should be read several times. Read until your child has no errors. He/She should not have to sound out words. Our goal is accuracy and fluency with these books. Sign and return it on Monday.

Topic 6 begins today in math. Subtraction facts to 20 is our new concept. As always, check over the pages in the take-home folder. If any corrections need to be made, do so and send it back the following day.

Thursday will be “Jeans Day”. Students are allowed to wear jeans on Thursday. We are having a Brainshow Mania assembly.

Continue to review all pages in the Friday Folder, sign and return any tests that are stamped. These tests are very important to review and return. Also, sign and date the back page of the Folder.

Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Remember to write the books you read on the Reading Log (in the plastic sleeve). Sign and return the page when complete and another one will be sent home.

I hope you have a superb week!

Monday will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed.

Monday, January 12, 2015

This Week's Happenings

1/12/15


Monday: No Day – Snow Day
Tuesday: Day 3 > Library Class
Wednesday: Day 4 > Computer Class
Thursday: Day 5 > Art Class
Friday: Day 1 > Music Class


December Reward for Super Spartan Behavior is a game day in our classroom. Please allow your child to bring in something to play with on Friday. It can be a board game or toy. There are toys and games in the classroom so if you do not want to send something in that is fine.


Today you should find a Fluent Word Reading worksheet in the Take-Home Folder. Please review this with your child. When you feel your child has mastered the material, sign it and send the page back to school. If your child is having a difficult time, take an extra day or two. I would like to see all papers back by Friday. Thank you for your cooperation.


“The Big Circle” skills will be assessed on Wednesday. Our new story will begin on Thursday. Next week I will send home the words and skills.

We are coming to the end of our Topic in math. Review the next 2 lessons sent home this week. The Reteaching page will be sent home on Thursday and we will assess skills on Friday.


Continue to review all pages in the Friday Folder, sign and return any tests that are stamped. These tests are very important to review and return. Also, sign and date the back page of the Folder.


Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Remember to write the books you read on the Reading Log (in the plastic sleeve). Sign and return the page when complete and another one will be sent home.


I hope you have a glorious week!
Monday will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

This Week's Happenings

12/15/14

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

“The White Kite” will be in the take home folder on Tuesday. Please have your child read this several times to you. After he/she reads it fluently with no mistakes, sign it and send it back to school.

The reading book will come home on Wednesday. Read “Who Works Here?” and review the words on the pages before the story. The phonics skills long i / consonant / silent e words and wh, ch, tch, ph sounds can be found on the pages prior to the story too. These skills will be assessed on Thursday.

The spelling test will also be given Thursday. Don’t forget to review these words. Most of the children only have one or two words to review. Those of you, who don’t, remember to practice all of the words you had misspelled.

We will not begin a new story until after the break. I will be checking the students’ fluency with these few extra days.

The topic in math that we have been working on will extend after we come back in January. This week’s lessons are two-question problems and making 10 to add. Remember to review the pages that come home. Keep practicing the flashcards.

Continue to review all pages in the Friday Folder, sign and return any tests that are stamped. These tests are very important to review and return. Also, sign and date the back page of the Folder.

Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Remember to write the books you read on the Reading Log (in the plastic sleeve). Sign and return the page when complete.

I hope you have a spectacular week!

Monday will be Day 2 > Phys. Ed. (sneakers)

Sunday, December 7, 2014

This Week's Happenings

12/8/14


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


“The Farmer in the Hat” story will be assessed tomorrow. Please read it and review pages 48-50. The high-frequency words are horse, of, be, old, could, paper. The phonics skills are long a / consonant / silent e and soft c & g, examples are make, race and cage.

The spelling test will also be given tomorrow.

The next story will begin on Wednesday. The new phonics concepts will be long i / consonant / silent e and digraphs wh, ch, tch, ph.

The pretest for the spelling words will be Wednesday. Look for these in the take home folder on Thursday. The final test will be next week. Please review the misspelled words.

The topic in math is more strategies for addition. As always, review any pages that come home and correct any mistakes. Doubles, Doubles plus 1 and Doubles plus 2 are a few of the lessons this week. We have added to our flashcards. It is our goal to memorize these facts so keep practicing!

Continue to review all pages in the Friday Folder, sign and return any tests that are stamped. These tests are very important to review and return. Also, sign and date the back page of the Folder.

Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Remember to write the books you read on the Reading Log (in the plastic sleeve). Sign and return the page when complete.

We will have a guidance lesson with Mrs. Hull on Tuesday.

*Remember we will go outside for recess even if it is cold. Send children with hats, gloves, scarves.

I hope you have a stunning week!

Monday will be Day 3 > Library Class

Monday, December 1, 2014

This Week's Happenings

12/2/14

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Day 5 > Art Class
Wednesday: Day 1 > Music Class
Thursday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Friday: Day 3 > Library Book Exchange



**Now that the weather can influence our schedule, please be aware there may be unforeseen changes.**


The spelling pretest was taken today. If your child had any errors, the final test will be given next week.


Decodable Reader “The Race” comes home on Friday. It should be signed by you after you listen to your child read it several times mistake free. This will give him/her practice with the phonics skills we are studying. Also, the fluency that comes with rereading will increase.


Our new story and skills began today. Since it is a 4 day week, the book will not come home at all.


Topic 4 in Math will be assessed tomorrow. Review the Reteaching Page in the folder. Look for these in the Friday Folder. Please sign and return.


The next topic in math is more strategies for addition. As always, review any pages that come home and correct any mistakes.


Continue to review all pages in the Friday Folder, sign and return any tests that are stamped. These tests are very important to review and return. Also, sign and date the back page of the Folder.


Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Remember to write the books you read on the Reading Log (in the plastic sleeve). Sign and return the page when it complete.


*Remember we will go outside for recess even if it is cold. Send children with hats, gloves, scarves.


I hope you have a dazzling week!

Monday will be Day 4> Computer Class

Sunday, November 23, 2014

This Week's Happenings



11/24/14

Monday: Day 2 > Phys. Ed.
Tuesday: Day 3 > Library Class
Wednesday: Day 4 > Computer Class
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School
Monday: No School


We had our “A Big Fish for Max” assessment today. The spelling words were assessed also, if necessary. Do not look for these in this week’s folder. They will be in the Friday Folder on December 5th. Please remember to sign and return them.


The Addition and Subtraction Topic is coming to a close soon. The two lessons this week will be addition facts to 12 to subtract and drawing pictures to solve addition stories. The Topic assessment will be after the holiday, on Wednesday.
Continue to review flashcards. Remember memorizing our facts is the goal.


Please keep reading every day. Reading is a homework assignment that all children should be completing each night. Look for the Reading Log that your child brought home today. When it is complete, sign and return it in the plastic sleeve. Thank you!


I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday will be Day 5 > Art Class