Weekly Update for 02/29/16

 Read Across America Week

February 29th - March 4th we will be celebrating "Read Across America" week.  We highlight the wonderful contributions Dr. Seuss made to children's literature and reading instruction.  We try to bring out the fun side of reading!  CAES is doing a spirit week to celebrate and would love for everyone in class to participate.  We will also do special AR drawings this weeks so please encourage your child to READ, READ, READ!

Monday, February 29   Featured Book:  What Pet Should I Get?

Bring in a stuffed animal or a picture of a pet YOU would get if you could have any kind of pet.

Tuesday, March 1         Featured Book:  Fox in Socks

Wear your silliest socks to school.

Wednesday, March 2   Featured Book:  Green Eggs and Ham

Today is Dr. Seuss' actual birthday.  Dress in as much green as you can or wear a ham shirt.  The cafeteria will serve green eggs and ham for breakfast if your child is interested.
Thursday, March 3      Featured Book:  Horton Hears a Who
Come to school with your best "who hair."
Friday, March 4           Book Character Day
Dress as your favorite storybook character and bring the book to school.  

What are we learning this week?

Language Arts: 
Reading Book Story:  The Riddles
Strategy: Determining Importance
Skill:  Realism versus Fantasy
Phonics:  Short E and Long E words  (/ee/ and /ea/ spellings); compound words; contractions (wasn't, hasn't, weren't)
Language:  Present Tense and Past Tense Verbs

Math: Addition/ Subtraction (SOL 1.5)

Social Studies: American Symbols (SOL 1.11)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 29              Blue Resource Day

*Tuesday, March 1            Red Resource Day                   

*Wednesday, March 2        Orange Resource Day

*Thursday, March 3          Yellow Resource Day

*Friday, March 4               Green Resource Day

Spelling Test

Sight Word Test

The Riddles Comprehension Test 

             Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Friday, March 4.

kind   about   any   ask   over    as   by
fly     could   every

      

 Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

shouted     answer    hoof    comb   angry
another     tail        growled

                             Looking Ahead
03/07 PTA Spring Book Fair Begins
03/08 Interim Reports Issued    

 PTA Board Meeting – 5:30 pm

 Kindergarten Music Concert – 7:00 pm 

Weekly Update for 02/22/16

 Read Across America Week

February 29th - March 4th we will be celebrating "Read Across America" week.  More details about this special celebration will be coming home this week.  Our week will be concluded on Friday with a Book Character Day.  Everyone is encouraged to dress up as their favorite character from a book and bring the book to share with the class.  I'm thinking about my costume...are you?

What are we learning this week?

Language Arts: 
Reading Book Story:  Slim, Luke, and the Mules
Strategy: Determining Importance
Skill:  Plot
Phonics:  Short U and Long U words (magic e); final digraphs /th/, /sh/, and /ch/
Language:  Contractions and Verbs

Math: Place Value (SOL 1.1b) and Addition/ Subtraction (SOL 1.5)

Social Studies: Famous Americans (SOL 1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 22              Blue Resource Day

*Tuesday, February 23       Red Resource Day                   

*Wednesday, February 24    Orange Resource Day
Early Release @ 1:00

*Thursday, February 25      Yellow Resource Day

Donuts for Dad 8:00-9:00 in CAES Cafeteria

*Friday, February 26           Green Resource Day

Spelling Test

Sight Word Test

Slim, Luke, and the Mules Comprehension Test 

             Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Friday, February 26.

ask   any   an    again   after   were 
watch   long   funny   four

      

 Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

thunder   pull   lightening   been  count  
cowboys    food    pointed   town  whole

                             Looking Ahead
02/29 Read Across America Week Begin
03/07 PTA Spring Book Fair Begins
03/08 Interim Reports Issued    

 PTA Board Meeting – 5:30 pm

 Kindergarten Music Concert – 7:00 pm 

02/15/16 Weekly Update

  

What are we learning this week?

Language Arts: 
Reading Book Story:  The Rat and the Cat
Strategy: Summarizing
Skill:  Author's Purpose
Phonics:  Short I and Long I words (magic e)
Language:  Contractions and Verbs

Math: Place Value (SOL 1.1b)

Social Studies: Famous Americans (SOL 1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 15              No School

*Tuesday, February 16       Red Resource Day                   

*Wednesday, February 17    Orange Resource Day

*Thursday, February 18      Yellow Resource Day

*Friday, February 19           Green Resource Day

Spelling Test

Sight Word Test

The Rat and the Cat Comprehension Test 

             Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Friday, February 19.

friend     pretty    soon    your   yes
with       will       who     white  be

      

 Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

favorite     better    shining   lunch    sure
alone        owner    hooray   cousins

                             Looking Ahead
02/24 Elementary Schools Dismiss @ 1:00 pm
02/25 Donuts for Dads (8-9:00 am) Cafeteria (All dad’s are welcome!)
02/29 Read Across America Week Begin
03/07 PTA Spring Book Fair Begins
03/08 Interim Reports Issued    

 PTA Board Meeting – 5:30 pm

 Kindergarten Music Concert – 7:00 pm 

Weekly Update for 02/01/16

Due to the snow and teacher workdays we will be working on the same story and spelling words from last week.  

What are we learning this week?

Language Arts: 
Reading Book Story:  Cherry Pies and Lullabies
Strategy: 
Skill:  Realism and Fantasy; Fiction and Non-fiction
Phonics:  Short A and Long A words (magic e spelling & ai)
Language:  Contractions and Verbs

Math: Time to the Hour/Half Hour and Using a Calendar (SOL 1.11 and 1.12)

Science: Force and Motion (SOL 1.1.2)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 1        No School for Students

Teacher Workday

*Tuesday, February 2       No School for Students

Staff Development for Teachers                   

*Wednesday, February 3    Yellow Resource Day
Reading Fest 6:30-8:00

*Thursday, February 4      Green Resource Day

*Friday, February 5           Blue Resource Day

Spelling Test

Sight Word Test

Cherry Pies and Lullabies Comprehension Test 

PTA Decades Dance 7:00-9:00

             Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Friday, February 5.

mother   was      of   there   they this
too        under   every   made

      

 Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

cherry    crown   different    proud   lullaby    quilt     your         grandpa
great-grandmother

                             Looking Ahead
02/08 McDonalds’ Spirit Night (5-7 pm)
02/09 PTA Board Meeting – time TBD
02/11 Report Cards Go Home
02/15 Presidents’ Day – Schools/Offices Closed
02/17 School Board Meeting 6:00 pm       
02/24 Elementary Schools Dismiss @ 1:00 pm