Weekly Update 05/18/15

Field Trip Money Due

Field Trip money is due by Friday, May 22.  The cost of our trip to the zoo is $13.00.  This includes transportation to and from the zoo, admission into the zoo, and a program that was presented to students from the Virginia Living Museum.

End of the Year PALS Testing

This week will continue the end of the year PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) testing window.  Students will be given a spelling test (not something they can study for), a series of sight word lists, and a running record in which they read to me individually.  With the information gathered from this testing, I will determine their reading level for the end of the year.  Once I have a chance to review the data from testing, I will send a letter home that shows your child's progress for the year.    

What are we learning this week?

Reading Story: Fox on Stage

Skill: Plot 

Strategy: Predicting

Phonics: /ow/ dipthongs (-ow and -ou); medial consonants (letter, supper)

Language:  Pronouns

Math: Word Problems (SOL 1.6)

Science: Animals (SOL 1.5)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday,  May 18             Guidance

*Tuesday, May 19             Library      

*Wednesday, May 20         Art

*Thursday, May 21           Computer
Volunteer Breakfast @ 8:30 in CAES Cafeteria
Sight Word Test

Reading test on Fox on Stage

*Friday, May 22               Music
Spelling Test

Weekly Sight  Words

Students must recognize there words for a test on Thursday.
along      great    goes     idea    pull     
does       don't     fast     five     first
  

 Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

appear     beautiful    charge    folks    group   moving
ruined     television     wrong