Saturday, October 25, 2014

Weekly Update for 10/27/14

Pumpkin Day
We will be celebrating Pumpkin Day on Friday, October 31 instead of Book Character Day this year.  I will be contacting volunteers about helping with activities in the morning morning because it is an early dismissal day at 2:20 that day.  Children are encouraged to wear orange be prepared to have a great day learning all about pumpkins.



What are we learning this week?

Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain =P.I.E.)
Strategy:  Determining Importance
Phonics: short o families -ob and -og
Language: Singular and Plural Nouns
Math:  Addition/Subtraction (SOL 1.5)
Science:  Sun and the Moon (SOL 1.7)
Social Studies: Seasons (SOL 1.6)



           Weekly Schedule
*Monday, October 27                   Music 

*Tuesday, October 28                  P.E.         

*Wednesday, October 29              Guidance

*Thursday, October 30                 Library
Sight Word Circle Test
Test on Tadpole to Frog

*Friday, October 31                   Art  
Early Release @ 2: 20
Pumpkin Day- Be sure to wear orange!
Spelling Test on words at the bottom of your child's homework sheet
End of the 1st Nine Weeks

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

does       into       this            water               two


up          we          where        you                  he  

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

around       turn      body         some 
    

night          plump   tadpole    soon

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Weekly Update for 10/20/14

Pumpkin Day
We will be celebrating Pumpkin Day on Friday, October 31 instead of Book Character Day this year.  I will be contacting volunteers about helping with activities in the morning morning because it is an early dismissal day at 2:20 that day.  Children are encouraged to wear orange be prepared to have a great day learning all about pumpkins.



What are we learning this week?

Skill: Setting
Strategy:  Drawing Conclusions
Phonics: final consonants x; short i families -ix, -im, -in, -id
Language: Nouns, Verbs, Antonyms
Math:  Addition/Subtraction (SOL 1.5)
Science:  Sun and the Moon (SOL 1.7)
Social Studies: Seasons (SOL 1.6)



           Weekly Schedule
*Monday, October 20                   P.E. 
PTA Fall Fundraiser Packets are Due
*Tuesday, October 21                  Guidance         

*Wednesday, October 22              Library
Read for the Record Day-Dress up like a bunny or a chef to celebrate the book Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells.

*Thursday, October 23                 Art
Sight Word Circle Test
Test on How Many Fish?

*Friday, October 24                   Computer Lab  
Spelling Test on words at the bottom of your child's homework sheet
Pizza Bingo (Pizza is delivered at 6:30 and Bingo begins at 7:00)


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

how        many      said     to


on           they        the



why        run        three

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

about    top     bay     poor       where’s



stop      lost    their    happy     dash

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Weekly Update for 10/13/14

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AR:  Accelerated Reader
We have started AR this week.  AR stands for Accelerated Reader.  Students are reading books on their level and taking tests on them.  A letter outlining how you can connect view your child's AR data will be coming home in their graded paper folder on Tuesday.


What are we learning this week?

Skill: Predicting
Strategy:  Retelling and Sequencing 
Phonics: final consonants /ck/; short i families -ick, -it
Language: Nouns and Verbs
Math: Patterns (SOL 1.17) and Addition/Subtraction (SOL 1.5)
Science:  Sun and the Moon (SOL 1.7)
Social Studies: Seasons (SOL 1.6)



           Weekly Schedule
*Monday, October 13                   Guidance 

*Tuesday, October 14                  Library         

*Wednesday, October 15              Art
Early Release @ 1:00

*Thursday, October 16                 Computer
Sight Word Circle Test
Test on I Went Walking

*Friday, October 17                   Music  
Spelling Test on words at the bottom of your child's homework sheet
We will be talking all about bats today.

  
                       Weekly Sight Words
These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Thursday.
did        my   me        one     saw

walk    play   red      went   one

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

lucky        following     animals


looking     brown         walking