Sunday, February 15, 2009

Make up Snow Days

We will make up our first snow day, Monday, February 16. The last two have been added to the end of the school calendar year. They will be made up on Thursday, May 28, and Friday, May 29.

Book Order

Please return the scholastic book order by Friday, February 20. Remember to pick up to $4.00 in free books for your child. If you want to order any more, please mark and return order form and check made to Scholastic Book Club by Friday, February 20.

Homework for Week of Feb. 16-20; Words for Week

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Tuesday - Read story in folder. Complete math sheet.

Wednesday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.

Thursday - Read story in folder. Write spelling words two times each.

Friday - NO HOMEWORK

Words for Week:
Spelling - book, good, cook, look, foot, took, crook, hoof
High-frequency - afraid, any, bear, follow, idea, most, tall, water
Vocabulary - buildings, city disappears, elevator, friendly, library, park, scare, worry

Remember to practice these words a few minutes each night.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Words for Week

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, katydid, macaw, moves, poisonous, tongue, toucan

Homework for Week of Jan.26-30

Monday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.
Tuesday - Read story or library book in folder. Complete math sheet.
Wednesday - Read story in folder. Complete reading sheet.
Thursday - Read story in folder. Write spelling words two times each.
Friday - No Homework

NOTE: Practice spelling, high-frequency, and vocabulary words a few minutes each night.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Beginning the Second Semester of the School Year

I hope everyone had a terrific Christmas break!!!! I know I did!!!! Now we need to be ready to get back to work and study very hard at home and at school to ensure your child is performing at grade level by the end of this school year. I am excited about having a very rewarding remainder of this year and seeing each of my students excel in their work!!!!

Words for Week of Jan. 5, 2009

Since we missed two days before Christmas break and then the last day we did not do reading, the words for this week are the same as the words we were studying the last week before Christmas break!!!!

Spelling Words: five, ride, nine, like, kite, time, prize, smile

High-frequency words: give. little, fly, good, try, our, her, was

Vocabulary words: anywhere, beautiful, convinced, easy, news, perfect, raining, weather

Please take 5-10 minutes each night to read and practice these words with your child.