Sunday, February 24, 2013

Weekly Update for 02/25/13


                 We are celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday All Week!

Feb.25th-March 1st is our silly time
To celebrate reading and Dr. Seuss so let’s rhyme!

We will celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America too,
It will one fantastic week of hullabaloo.

Monday Pajama Day
(featured book: I am Not Going to Get Up Today)

Tuesday Oppopsite Day
(featured book: The Foot Book)

Wednesday  
Wear all of the colors or go monochrome
(featured book: My Many Colored Days)

Thursday 
Dress as “your future self” 
(featured book Maybe You Should Fly a Jet)

Friday 
Wear a hat on your head
(featured book The Cat in the Hat )


What are we learning this week?  
Reading Story:  Slim, Luke, and the Mules
Skill:  Plot
Strategy: Drawing Conclusions
Language:  Verbs Past and Present Tense
Phonics:  Long u (vowel-consonant-magic "e" uCe pattern); final digraphs th, sh, ch
Math: Place Value (Tens and Ones)
Science:  American Symbols

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 25             Art               

*Tuesday, February 26             P.E.

*Wednesday, February 27          Library 

*Thursday, February 28            Guidance
Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Slim, Luke, and the Mules  

*Friday, March 1                    Music


Weekly Sight Words
These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 02/28.
long                his                   had    
him                 watch             hear
were               pull                 has
from               how                funny


             



Vocabulary Words
These words must be read, but not spelled.
angry               growled
comb                answer
another            shouted
hoof
tail
    

Monday, February 18, 2013

Weekly Update for 02/18/13





What are we learning this week?  
Reading Story:  The Rat and the Cat
Skill:  Author's Purpose
Strategy: Summarizing
Language:  Verbs Past and Present Tense
Phonics:  Long i (vowel-consonant-magic "e" VCe pattern); initial digraphs sh/wh
Math: Place Value (Tens and Ones)
Science:  Famous Americans and Holidays

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 18             No School               

*Tuesday, February 19              P.E.

*Wednesday, February 20          Library 

*Thursday, February 21            Computer Lab
  
*Friday, February 22                Music
Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on The Rat and the Cat

Weekly Sight Words
These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Friday, 02/22.
friend          your          could 
soon            be              saw
kind             find           give
from            fly             going
every          pretty


             



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


owner          shining      
alone            favorite
sure              lunch
hooray            
better