Weekly Update for 03/25/13

Spring Break begins on Friday, March 29.  School will begin again on Monday, April 8.  

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  Foal

Skill:  Sequencing

Strategy: Determining Importance

Language:  Adjectives

Phonics:  Long O ("oa" and "ow" spelling pattern); compound words

Math: Word Problems

Social Studies:  Maps

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, March 25             Art  
               

*Tuesday, March 26            P.E.

*Wednesday, March 27       No Library

Chorus Practice @ 9:10
Early Release @ 2:20

*Thursday, March 28          Guidance

Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Foal
Early Release @ 2:20 

*Friday, March 29               No School            

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 03/28.

think      new            grow

walk       old              throw

were       know          when      knew

her         could

Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

around                 wobbly

show                    beneath

baby                     field

months                 struggle

Weekly Update for 03/18/13

Mrs. Willard, our fantastic music teacher, will begin rehearsing with the first grade classes beginning this week.  Each week until the week of May 6, we will miss one resource class to attend chorus practice at 9:10.  The program will be Tuesday, May 14th.  Please check your child's homework folder for more information about the chorus program, and our weekly chorus practices.    

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  Lost!

Skill:  Compare and Contrast

Strategy: Summarizing

Language:  Adjectives

Phonics:  Long A ("ay" and "ai" spelling pattern); compound words

Math: Word Problems

Science:  Investigating Spring

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, March 18             Art  
Grand Lunch               

*Tuesday, March 19            No P.E.

Chorus Practice @ 9:10

*Wednesday, March 20       Library 

Early Release @ 1:00
Lunch Time is 11:15 due to Early Release

*Thursday, March 21          Guidance

Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Lost! 

*Friday, March 22             Music
We will be talking all about Spring today.  

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 03/21.

don’t        some           then         from         stop         

could          hear          take             again        live                

thank        once

when        them

        

Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

crowded      thought        across            hurt             

        

climbed        knew           opened           worried     

library           crying         noisy               buildings

disappears    found