Weekly Update for 02/03/14

Thanks to another donation to our project, we are $69.00 away from having 2 iPod Nanos being donated to our classroom through Donors Choose.  See the link on the side of our page to help make this possible.  

What are we learning this week?

Skill:  Main Idea and Details

Strategy: Questioning
Phonics:  inflected endings -ed; long O words spelled with vowel-consonant-magic e (oCe)
Language:  Verbs

Math: Place Value (SOL 1.1b)

Social Studies:  Maps (SOL 1.3 and 1.4)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 3              Library  
Spelling Test
Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on Cherry Pies and Lullabies
These are from the last 2 weeks of instruction.

*Tuesday, February 4             Art

*Wednesday, February 5          Guidance

*Thursday, February 6            Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on Our Family Get Together

*Friday, February 7                P.E.
Spelling Test

  

                       Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Thursday.

father     again      after      thank     be       going       

many      very      an          be         ask      as
has        any
      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 
aunts    uncles    together    ranch   cousins   from
idea      showed   

Weekly Update for 01/27/14

We are $92.00 away from having 2 iPod Nanos being donated to our classroom through Donors Choose.  See the link on the side of our page to help make this possible.  

What are we learning this week?

Skill:  Main Idea and Details

Strategy: Summarizing
Phonics:  inflected endings -ed; long A words spelled with vowel-consonant-magic e (vCe)
Language:  Verbs

Math: Equality (SOL 1.18)

Social Studies:  Maps (SOL 1.3 and 1.4)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, January 27              Library  

*Tuesday, January 28             Art

*Wednesday, January 29          Guidance

*Thursday, January 30            Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on Cherry Pies and Lullabies

*Friday, January 31                P.E.
Spelling Test

  

                       Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Thursday.

who       what      when        where     how       there         

three     here      said          also        many     friend
put        why
      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 
directions    problem    first    setting   end   between
circle   solution   next   before    after    contrast
underline   beginning   then   middle   compare   summarize

Weekly Update for 01/13/14

Reminder:  Monday, January 20th there is no school due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

PALS Testing:  This week we will be completing our PALS testing for the mid-year.

What are we learning this week?

Skill:  Realism versus Fantasy

Strategy: Summarizing
Phonics:  inflected endings -ed; long A words spelled with vowel-consonant-magic e (vCe)
Language:  Verbs

Math: Time and Calendar (SOL 1.8 and 1.11)

Science:  Motion (SOL 1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, January 13              Library  

*Tuesday, January 14             Art

*Wednesday, January 15          Guidance

*Thursday, January 16            Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on The Gingerbread Man

*Friday, January 17                No P.E.
Spelling Test

  

                       Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Thursday.

will       want      with        laugh      as        yes          

call       who       well        after      what     something
was
      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 
ride     head     catch     sand     heard       lived        

Weekly Update for 01/06/14

What are we learning this week?

Skill:  Characters

Strategy: Making Connections
Phonics:  contractions; review of short vowels
Language:  Pronouns

Math: Time and Calendar (SOL 1.8 and 1.11)

Science:  Motion (SOL 1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, January 6              Library  

*Tuesday, January 7             Art

*Wednesday, January 8          Guidance

*Thursday, January 9            Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on Lilly Reads

*Friday, January 10                No P.E.
Spelling Test

  

                       Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Thursday.

again       please      read        say      word     what       

want       went        well        was      who      white
      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 
faster         page     try     loud     hard       sound         from           give      night   every   people