Weekly Update for 02/24/14

Jump Rope for Heart Jump Night

Information about the Jump for Heart fundraiser went home in your child's graded paper folder last week.  CAES will be hosting our Jump Rope for Heart Jump Night on Thursday, February 27 5:30-7:00.  Come out and support this important cause!

What are we learning this week?

Skill:  Fantasy versus Reality

Strategy: Drawing Conclusions
Phonics: long e words spelled with /ee/ and /ea/ 
Language: compound words and verbs in the past tense

Math: Magnitude (SOL 1.4) and Measurement (SOL 1.9 and 1.10)

Social Studies:  Famous Americans/Holidays (SOL 1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 24              Library  

*Tuesday, February 25             Art

*Wednesday, February 26          Guidance

*Thursday, February 27            Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on The Riddles

*Friday, February 28                P.E.
Spelling Test

  

                       Weekly Sight Words

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

about         over            live     where       any     just

may            must           ask     know        of        kind

let              were           give

      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

shouted          answer             hoof        comb  

angry              another            tail          growled

      

Weekly Update for 02/10/14

Thanks to one final donation to our project, we will have 2 iPod Nanos donated to our classroom through Donors Choose.  See the link on the side of our page to see how this was made possible.  

What are we learning this week?

Skill:  Author's Purpose

Strategy: Predicting
Phonics:  inflected endings -ed; long I words spelled with vowel-consonant-magic e (oCe)
Language:  Verbs in the Past Tense

Math: Place Value (SOL 1.1b)

Social Studies:  Famous Americans (SOL 1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 10              Library  

*Tuesday, February 11             Art
6:30 Reading Fest

*Wednesday, February 12          Guidance

*Thursday, February 13            Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on The Rat and the Cat
Report Cards Issued

*Friday, February 14                P.E.
Spelling Test
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day by passing out cards and having juice and crackers.  If your child did not bring home a class list, please let me know.
  

                       Weekly Sight Words

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

friend          your          could     every

soon            be              saw      pretty

kind             find           give

      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

owner          shining             hooray  

alone            favorite           better

sure              lunch