Weekly Update for 05/26/14

We have gotten 4 new projects funded through Donors Choose: 12 elementary timers, a 1-year subscription to the online reading resource Speakaboos*, a classroom supply of crayons and glue sticks and pencils, and 3 Time Timers.  T Check out the link on our blog for more information. 
*More information about this will be coming home in the near future!

What are we learning this week?

Skill: Summarizing

Strategy: Theme

Phonics: "ow" sound spelled /ow/ and /ou/;

Language: Giving Directions and pronouns

Math: Word Problems (SOL 1.6)

Social Studies: Maps (SOL 1.4 and 1.5)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, May 26               No School            

*Tuesday, May 27              Art

*Wednesday, May 28          Guidance

*Thursday, May 29               Music

Sight Word Circle Test
Selection Test on The Snow Glory

*Friday, May 30                  P.E.
Spelling Test
  

                       Weekly Sight Words

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

almost           fall             took        draw

knew             hurt           done         far

picture          grow         got            about

thought         hold         eight         carry

clean              cut

      

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

shouldn't         eyes              yelled 

          

close                whispered    furry

     

listen               paws             lifted

puddle             stood            sneakers