NEWS for week of Mar. 29

There will not be any homework for this short week. We will also be reviewing words and not having any new words to study this week!!!!

Just a note that we could use some more pencils if you would like to purchase and send some to school. This group has gone through every pencil that was sent at the beginning of the year and all the pencils I had left from last year!!!

Hope everyone has a TERRIFIC Spring Break!!!! See you back at school on April 12!!!!

BETTER NEWS ABOUT GRADE ASSESSMENT

We will not be giving the GRADE assessment for first grade until the first week of May now!!!! Thought you might like to know this. We will have the month of April after returning to review and teach the skills not taught yet before we have to take it!!!!!

GRADE assessment

Ms. Whitaker told us last Friday that K-2 will now be able to wait and take our Spring GRADE assessment two weeks after we return from Spring Break. So now we will be able to review the first week we return and GRADE will begin the week of April 19!!!!!

Changes in Spring Break and End of School Date

We will now begin Spring Break on Wenesday, March 31. We have to go to school on Mar. 29 and Mar. 30 to make up two snow days. The official Spring Break date is now Mar. 31-April 9!!!!!

The official day for students to get out of school is now Thursday, May 27!!! We will make up the other three snow days on Tuesday, May 25 thru Thursday, May 27.

Words for Week of Mar. 22-26

Spelling words - coin, oil, soil, toy, boy, point, moist, destroy

High-frequency words - baby, edge, enough, garden, only, sharp, together, watched

Vocabulary words - built, chickens, danger, expected, feathers, gathered, gizzards, taught, vacuum cleaner

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build fluency and vocabulary skills.

Homework for Mar. 22-26

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday - Read library book. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - No Homework

Words for Week of Mar. 8-12, 2010

Spelling words - by, try, my, fly, cry, why, pry, multiply

High-frequency words - around, ever, talk, dance, ocean, though, else, open

Vocabulary words - canoe, cards, cedar, fields, Grandaddy, imagine, mind, remember, tired

Please practice these words a few minutes each night to help build your child's vocabulary and fluency skills!!!!!

Homework for Mar. 8-12, 2010

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday - Read library book. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Fluency Phrases

Your child is bringing home a sheet of fluency phrases each week. Please take a few minutes each week to have your child read these to you. They need to try to read them smoothly. This is reading fluently. If they read them bumpy or like a robot, have he/she read it again and try to read it smooth this time.

As of now, we will be giving Spring reading assessment in GRADE the week we return from Spring Break. It will benefit your child to begin practicing reading now. Also, ask your child questions about stories read at home with you to check their comprehension of the story read.

Homework for week of Mar. 1-5

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday - Read library book. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week of Mar. 1-5

Spelling words - checking, sleeping, missed, landed, filled, telling, bluffing, planted

High-frequency words - butter, person, were, carry, put, work, kind, saw

Vocabulary words - apple, bread, cider, clothes, river, stories, years, young

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build fluency and vocabulary skills!!!!

Homework for week of Feb. 22-26

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week of Feb. 22-26

Spelling words - cow, now, down, house, found, out, pouch, crowded

High-frequency words - always, eight, seven, arms, ready, warm, body

Vocabulary words - butterfly, caterpillar, changing, chrysalis, danger, enemies, nectar, orange, suit

Please remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build your child's vocabulary and fluency skills!!!!!

Words for week of Feb. 15-19

Spelling words - cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, trees, gloves, birds

High-frequency words - about, happy, teacher, because, part, tiny, draw

Vocabulary words - acorns, beautiful, branches, careful, different, interesting, poisonous, types

These are the same words as last week. Keep practicing them to help build fluency and vocabulary skills!!!

Homework for Feb. 15-19

Monday - No School

Tuesday - No School

Wednesday - Read story in folder or library book with child. Complete math sheet.

Thursday - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - No Homework

Homework for week of Feb. 8-12

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week of Feb. 8-12

Spelling words - cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, trees, gloves, birds

High-frequency words - about, happy, teacher, because, part, tiny, draw

Vocabulary words - acorns, beautiful, branches, careful, different, interesting, poisonous, types

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build vocabulary and fluency skills!!!

Valentine's Day Party

We will have a Valentine's Day Party on Friday, Feb. 12. It will be from 12:00-12:40 pm. We will exchange valentines and watch a movie. Since we have lunch from 11:05-11:30, students will not be very hungry. If you would like to send some chips, cookies, candy, or drinks for the party please send it on the morning of Friday, Feb. 12.

We have 21 students in our classroom. Please have your child sign their name on the valentine card and leave the envelope or who it is to blank. This makes it easier for the students to pass out. They can just go around and drop a valentine in each of their classmates mailbags.

Words for Week of Feb. 1-5, 2010

Spelling Words - food, soon, moon, too, zoo, room, balloon, moose

High-frequency words - build, old, piece, shoe, start, under, very, wear

Vocabulary words - born, bubbles, closet, favorite, maple syrup, music, piano, probably, remind

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build fluency and vocabulary skills!!!!

Homework for Feb. 1-5, 2010

Monday - No School - Snow Day

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Thursday - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Homework for week of Jan. 25-29, 2010

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week of Jan. 25-29, 2010

Spelling words - book, good, cook, look, foot, took, crook, hoof

High-frequency words - afraid, any, bear, follow, idea, most, tall, water

Vocabulary words - building, buildings, city, disappears, elevator, friendly, library, park, scare, worry

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build your child's fluency and vocabulary skills!!!

BOOK ORDER

A new book order came home on Tuesday, January 19. If you would like to order any books for your child, please return book order form and check to pay for books to school by Friday, January 22. Thank you very much!!!!
Remember to make checks payable to SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS.

Homework for Week of Jan. 18-22, 2010

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Thursday - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week of Jan. 18-22, 2010

Spelling Words - boat, toad, coat, coast, slow, grow, show, know

High-frequency Words - again, both, gone, hard, or, turn, want

Vocabulary Words - agree, books, candy bars, crayons, fault, food, hoptoad, lemonade, share, toys

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build your child's fluency and vocabulary skills.

Homework for week of Jan. 11-15, 2010

Monday night - No School - Snow Day

Tuesday night - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Wednesday night - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Thursday night - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday night - No Homework

Homework for week of Jan. 4-8, 2010

Monday night - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday night - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday night - Read story in folder. Play CRASH with this week's words.

Thursday night - Read library book with child. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday night - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week of Jan. 4-8, 2010

Spelling words - day, say, may, stay, play, way, away, holiday

High-frequency words - been, goes, evening, far, hungry, near, forest, soon

Vocabulary words - boa, caterpillar, eyed, eyes, iguana, iguanas, katydid, macaw, moves, poisonous, tongue, toucan

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night to help build your child's vocabulary and fluency skills!!!!!