Weekly Update for 01/07/13

PALS Testing

This week we will be completing our mid-year PALS testing.  Each student will be given a word recognition test, a running record to assess their reading skills, and a spelling test.  Once the testing is complete, you will receive a letter about your child's progress.

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  Fox and Bear Look at the Moon

Skill:  Summarizing 

Strategy: Context Clues

Language:  Pronouns

Phonics:  final blends 

Math: Time

Science:  Force and Motion

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, January 7              Art  

*Tuesday, January 8              P.E.

*Wednesday, January 9          Library 

*Thursday, January 10           Computer Lab

Test on Sight Words and Fox and Bear Look at the Moon

*Friday, January 11               Music

We will be talking all about penguins today.

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 01/10.

came              what

know              they

out                  this

she                  too

there               under

that                 want

Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

after            gave

house          maybe

chat             moved

gone            looked

asked