play, say, may, day, way, rain, wait, mail, chain, train

Mon.

 Tues.: R-“Red…,” p. 192, W-Sheet, M-Home Link-163;

 Wed.: R-“Red…,” p. 192, W-sheet, M-Home Link-p.165;
Thurs.: R-“The Snake and The Toucan,” p. 218, W-Study for test

Welcome back; during Language Arts, we will be reading a story this week called, “Red Eyed Tree Frog.”  We will concentrate on the long –a vowel sound, including the –ay and -ai spellings.  We will review the long –e vowel sound with the CVCe spelling.  We will continue to work in our Guided Reading groups.  Our reading levels continue to move and change as a result of your continued support from home.  If you wish to discuss your child’s level, please feel free to call.  Ask your child what level he/she is reading on this week.  I have seen some nice progress lately.  In math, we will work on Addition and Subtraction using a Fact Table and coming up with Equivalent Names.  Thank you for all you do!

BIRTHDAYS: Peyton-March 2^nd; Matt-March 16^th; Ethan-March 29^th

Important Dates:  March 23^rd-Staff Development/Bad Weather Make-Up Day

please, eat, each, read, sleep, feet, feel, seem, she, the

Mon. R-“Seal Beach,” W-sheet, M-practice add

 Tues.: R-“Eek!…,” p.162, W-sheet, M-practice add

Wed. R-“Eek!...” p. 162, W-sheet, M-practice add

Thurs.: R-“Animals Big and Small,” p. 186, W-Study for test, M-No Homework!

This week we will read a story in our reading series called “Eek! There’s a Mouse in the House!” found on p. 162.  We will work on long –e with CV (consonant/vowel), CVCe (consonant/vowel/consonant/silent –e), the ee vowel pair, and the –ea vowel pair spellings.  We will review words ending in –ft, -lk, and –nt.  Please make sure you are listening to your child read his/her leveled reader nightly and are signing the reading log.  We have had many coming in unsigned and want to be sure your child is practicing nightly.  Our first grade goal is for your child to be reading on a level 16 or above and reading at least 53 words per minute by the end of this school year.  Your child’s leveled reader books will let you know what level he/she is reading on and I will be writing in the agendas each week to let you know how many words per minute he/she is reading.  We must encourage our boys and girls to buckle down and work hard.   In math, we will be working on addition/subtraction facts, math rules, and applying rules.  I will be attending a reading conference in Charlotte on Feb. 23^rd, so I will not be at school that day.  I hope to bring back many new ideas and incorporate them in your child’s learning process.  Thanks for all you do and have a great week!  

BIRTHDAYS: 

 Important Dates: Feb. 14^th-Valentine’s Day Party at 12:45; please send what you can; Feb. 20^th-Holiday/Bad Weather Make-Up Day.

Spelling Words:      

find, friend, thank, think, was, like, ride, time, fine, smile

 Mon.: Happy 100^th Day of School! W-sheet; M-count 100

Tues.: R-“PineLake,” W-sheet, M- p. 138,,

Wed.: R-“The Kite,” p. 86, W-sheet; M-p. 141.

 Thurs.: R-“The Kite,” p. 86, W-study for test; M- p. 143

Fri.: No homework!

It is very hard to believe that the school year is going by so quickly.  Your child’s “green reading books” will come home with the regularly assigned reading, as well as his/her Book Buddy Bag.  The Book Buddy Bag has your child’s leveled reader books in them and should be practiced daily.  This bag also contains a reading log that needs to be signed each day with the number of minutes that your child reads.  We want to encourage you to please listen to your child read for at least 15 minutes each day.  This practice is really paying off and your children look forward to receiving a prize for having their log signed.  We will read a story called, “The Kite,” and practice forming contractions and the long –i (CVCe spelling pattern). Please encourage your child to practice his/her spelling words each night.  The words are becoming more difficult and require a bit more effort.  In math, we will be working with weight, more than/less than, and comparison number stories.  We hope you have a wonderful week!  Thanks for your support!  Have a great weekend! BIRTHDAYS: none   Important Dates: Jan. 31^st-Art Fair (5:00-7:00), Spaghetti Supper (6:30-7:30), and Reading Night (6:00-6:30); Feb. 1^st- Early Release Day; Feb. 6^th-Book Fair Opens; Feb. 10^th-Jump Rope for Heart (2^nd grade only 2:30-4:30); Feb. 14^th-Valentine’s Day Party; Feb. 20-Holiday/Bad Weather make Up Day-No School.

M-R-Pets in a Tank; W-sheet; M-p.120

T-R-Me on the Map; W-sheet; M-p.122

W-R-Me on the Map; W-sheet; M-p.123

Th-R-Children of the World; W-study for test; M-p.130

F-No homework!

Please sign and return your child’s report card if you have not done so.  Thanks!  Also, please be sure you are having your child read his/her leveled reader daily and sign his/her reading log.  This week, we will be working on the CVCe (consonant-long vowel-consonant-silent –e) spelling pattern with long –a.  Our spelling words will reflect this pattern.  We will also work on words with the final endings: nd, ng, and nk.  In math, we will work on place value (tens & ones), relations (greater than-less than), and exploring area, weight, and counting.  Thanks so much for your help in making this school year a successful one!  Have a great week!

 BIRTHDAYS:  None

 Important Dates: Jan. 31^st-Last Day to Order Yearbooks; Jan. 31^st-Art Fair and Spaghetti Supper; Feb. 1^st-Early Release Day; Feb. 20^th-Holiday/Bad Weather Make-Up Day

stop ask know pretty
snap spin smell scat
swim skip  

Homework:

Mon.: R-“Knock, Knock,” W-sheet,

 Tues.: R-“Zack and His Friends,” p. 148, W-sheet,
 Wed.: R-“Two Best Friends,” W-sheet, M-p. 120,
Thurs.: R-“How Mail Gets to You,” p. 178, W-Study for test

I hope you are all enjoying our fall weather.  We have finally had some cool days!  Please make sure that your child completes his/her homework each day.  Homework is practice for what we are learning during instructional time at school.  Also, if you would look at your child’s work on Mondays and have him/her correct any mistakes that they made; that will be helpful when he/she is assessed.  We will concentrate on silent letters (gn, wr, and kn) in Language Arts.  We will review the short sound of –e.  Some students are confusing the short –i and short –e sounds.  Please help us stress the difference between the two. In math, we will introduce the inch as a standard unit of length, practice measuring to the nearest inch, and estimate and measure the lengths of objects in inches.  Thanks so much.   Have a great week! Important Dates:  Early Release Day-Dec. 7^th,  Christmas Break-Dec. 19^th-Jan. 2^nd; Students return to school-Jan. 3^rd; Parent Conferences-Jan. 12^th-13^th; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday-Jan. 16^th; Report Cards go Home-Jan. 17^th.  BIRTHDAYS:  Laci-Dec. 2^nd; Taylor-Dec. 3^rd; Ashley Dec. 21^st; JaeMarion-Dec. 25^th.

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Mon.:R-“Hot Dog,” W-sheet, M-p.8;

Tues.: R-“Fluff Is Missing,” p. 114, W-sheet, M-p. 87-90;

 Wed.: R-“Go Away, Otto!” p. 122, W-sheet, M-Home Link, p. 92-93,;

Thurs.: R-“Helping at Home,” p. 144, W-Study for test, M- p. 96.

During reading block this week, we will be working on words with short –o (on, got, etc.) and –l clusters (clean, blue, etc.).  Please be sure to have your child pack his/her guided reading bags each day.  We do not want to lose these precious books.  Your child should be reading the assigned story each day as well as his/her leveled reader story.  You may record both on the reading log in the bag with the leveled reader.  We will soon be completing our AIMS screening for the second Benchmark period.  When this period begins, I will send home leveled readers, but will not be able to meet with each group every day.  I will keep you posted on this.  In math, we will be working with domino addition, math messages, reading a thermometer, and nonstandard linear measurements.  Have a great week! Important Dates: Early Dismissal-Dec. 7^th; Christmas Break-Dec. 19^th-Jan. 2^nd; Students return to school-Jan. 3^rd;Parent Conferences-Jan. 12^th-13^th; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday-Jan. 16^th; Report Cards Go Home-Jan. 17^th: BIRTHDAYS: Laci-Dec. 2^nd; Taylor-Dec. 3^rd; Ashley-Dec. 21^st; Jae-Marion-Dec. 25^th.