Saturday, November 24, 2012

Weekly Update for 11/26/12



The Fall Fundraiser Pick Up will be this Friday, November 30th from 3 to 7 pm in the CAES Lobby.  All Yankee Candle and Joe Corbi items must be picked up on Friday between 3 and 7 PM.  The items from Joe Corbi must be kept cold and we do not have the facilities to keep these items beyond the pickup time.  Any items that are not picked up on Friday by 7 PM will be discarded.

Thank you for your support of our fundraiser!
Carrollton PTA






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Congratulations to our class on the success of our first play, "The ABC's of Thanksgiving."  If you have pictures or video of the performance, please send them to me so that we can share them with the class.  Our next play will be "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas".  The performance will be on 12/19/12 at 10:30.  Your child will be bringing home their lines for the play this week.  Please help your child memorize his/her lines.





What are we learning this week?

Reading Story: Cat Traps
Skill:  Realism/Fantasy 
Strategy: Drawing Conclusions
Phonics Skill:  -et and -en word families; initial r and l blends (dr, br, fr, gr, bl, fl, cl, sl)
Language Skill:  adding -s to make plurals
Math: Fractions
Social Studies:  Past and Present






              Weekly Schedule
*Monday, November 26          Art      
*Tuesday, November 27         P.E.
*Wednesday, November 28     Library
*Thursday, November 29       Computer



Spelling/Sight Word Circle Test 
Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Cat Traps









*Friday, November 23          Music         





Reindeer Day- We will be focusing on reindeer today in our reading, writing, and math.

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                Weekly Sight Words



These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 11/29.






too        for
into       must
new       want
some      he
like       good
get       have

   Weekly Vocabulary Words
These words must be read, but not spelled.




meow        chow
luck          swish
ugh           please
gulls          hungry





           







Saturday, November 17, 2012

Weekly Update for 11/19/12



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“The ABC’s of Thanksgiving”
We will be performing our first play of the school year, “The ABC’s of Thanksgiving” on Wednesday, November 21 at 10:00.  We will present our play along with several seasonal songs.  Any family/friends are welcome to join us in this special celebration.  Following our performance you are more than welcome to take your child for an early dismissal.  

      


What are we learning this week?

Reading Story: Thanksgiving Story
Skill:  Main Idea 
Strategy: Summarizing
Phonics Skill:  -ess, -ell, iss, and -ill word families
Language Skill:  adding -s to make plurals
Math: Fractions
Social Studies:  Past and Present




              Weekly Schedule
*Monday, November 19          Art      
*Tuesday, November 20         P.E.
*Wednesday, November 21     Library
Performance of "The ABC's of Thanksgiving" @ 10:00
Early Release @ 2:20
*Thursday, November 22        Thanksgiving


No School    
*Friday, November 23             
No School
                Weekly Sight Words
These words are a review of words the students are still struggling with and/or words they are confusing in their writing.




they                  push
went                 want
eat                   says
ate                   was
away                 these

   Weekly Vocabulary Words
These words must be read, but not spelled.
Pilgrim              blessings
Indian               voyage
Indian               harvest
Squanto             share
thankful            crops
New World         Atlantic Ocean









                  

Friday, November 9, 2012

Weekly Update 11/12/12


*Visit our Donors Choose page for some exciting news!*


      
What are we learning about this week?
Reading Story: The Little Red Hen
Skill:  Compare and Contrast
Strategy: Summarizing
Phonics Skill:  -ess, -ell, iss, and -ill word families
Language Skill:  adding -s to make plurals
Math: Fractions
Social Studies:  Past and Present


              Weekly Schedule
*Monday, November 12          No School      
*Tuesday, November 13         P.E.
*Wednesday, November 14     Library
*Thursday, November 15        Computer Lab
Spelling/Sight Word Circle Test 
Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on The Little Red Hen    
*Friday, November 16           Music  

                Weekly Sight Words
These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 11/15.
help         came      
but          did     
now         do  
said         eat         
so           four
who         brown
   Weekly Vocabulary Words
These words must be read, but not spelled.
was                  made
again                want
cannot               herself
next                 myself
cleaned





                   “The ABC’s of Thanksgiving”
We will be performing our first play of the school year, “The ABC’s of Thanksgiving” on Wednesday, November 21 at 10:00.  Your child should have brought home a copy of his/her line(s) for the play in their homework folder.  Please help your child to memorize their line(s).  We will present our play along with several seasonal songs.  Any family/friends are welcome to join us in this special celebration.  

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Weekly Update for 11/05/12

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What are we learning about this week?
Reading Story: Tadpole to Frog?
Skill:  Author’s Purpose
Strategy: Determining Importance
Phonics Skill:  -og, -ot, and -ob word families
Language Skill:  adding -s to make plurals
Math: Patterns
Science:  Communities in Virginia

              Weekly Schedule
*Monday, November 5         Art      
*Tuesday, November 6        No School
*Wednesday, November 7     Library
*Thursday, November 8      Computer Lab
Spelling/Sight Word Circle Test 
Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Tadpole to Frog?     
*Friday, November 9         Field Trip  

                Weekly Sight Words
These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 11/08.
does         away      you
he            come     water
into          find  
this          here         
make         said
day           where
  Weekly Vocabulary Words
These words must be read, but not spelled.
 around           turn           
night              plump
tadpole           soon
body              some





                 Chippokes Field Trip


Our class field trip to Chippokes is on Friday, November 9.  Please make sure that your child wears comfortable shoes and brings a bag lunch with his/her name on it.  We will be spending the day outside, so please make sure your child has a jacket
                   “The ABC’s of Thanksgiving”
We will be performing our first play of the school year, “The ABC’s of Thanksgiving” on Wednesday, November 21 at 10:00.  Your child should have brought home a copy of his/her line(s) for the play in their homework folder.  Please help your child to memorize their line(s).  We will present our play along with several seasonal songs.  Any family/friends are welcome to join us in this special celebration.