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