April 25-29, 2011

Announcements:

• I will not be at school on Thursday, so I won't be marking in folders on that day.
• Please make sure to send your yellow folder every  day. This is my only way to get tests and homework home, so it is very important.
• Lakyn, Bryce, and Arber will be performing in the choir concert on Tuesday. There will be a show at 9:30 and 6:30.
• We will be doing a unit on plants and flowers this week.
• Our TLI writing assessment will be on Wednesday.
• We will be going on a tour of the Elementary building on Wednesday.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. talk
2. walk
3. chalk
4. draw
5. straw
6. law
7. over
8. under
9. away
10. next

Dictation Sentence: I walk over there to talk to her.

Reading/Sight words:
this, made, cannot, talk, with, draw, here, she, my, he, but, get

Math:
Monday- Exploration Centers, No HW
Tuesday- None, Choir Concert
Wednesday- None, TLI writing assessment and 2nd grade tours
Thursday- Substitute- Math practice sheet, No HW
Friday- Take Review Quiz, No HW

April 18-22, 2011

Announcements:

• We will be doing a unit on Easter this week.
• Remember our P.E. day is on Thursday. Make sure your child is wearing tennis shoes.
• Please make sure your child brings their yellow folder every day.
• Please send your 12 candy filled eggs as soon as possible :)
• We have a Veterinarian coming to visit us on Thursday!

Spelling/Phonics:

1. few
2. stew
3. flew
4. new
5. chew
6. grew
7. also
8. our
9. does
10. want

Dictation Sentence: The bird flew into our new house.

Reading/ Sight words:
from, give, tall, as, chair, what, some, into, anyone, because

Math:
Monday- Counting by 10s and 1s on the # grid, HW 9.1
Tuesday- Adding/Subtracting 10s on the # grid, HW 9.2
Wednesday- Number grid puzzles, HW 9.3
Thursday- Adding/Subtracting two-digit numbers HW 9.4
Friday- Test over lessons 9.1-9.4

HAPPY EASTER!!!

April 11-15, 2011

Announcements:

• We will continue our unit on clouds and the begin a new unit on weather this week.
• Due to such a long 9 weeks, we will be sending interims home on Tuesday, April 19.
• Please make sure you bring your folder everyday :)

Spelling/Phonics:

1. air
2. fair
3. chair
4. pair
5. hair
6. stairs
7. done
8. long
9. give
10. man

Dictation Sentence: I sat in the chair to get my hair done.

Reading/Sight Words:
we, he, she, I, it, for, what, which, has, come, came, they, anyone

Math:
Monday- Exploration Centers, HW 8.9
Tuesday- Review and take test over Unit 8
Wednesday- Review, No HW
Thursday- Review, No HW
Friday- Review, No HW

April 4-8, 2011

Announcements:

• We will be doing a unit on clouds and the water cycle this week and next week.
• Our IOWA test is on Wednesday and Thursday, so please make sure your child is here on time :)

Spelling/Phonics:

1. hear
2. fear
3. clear
4. dear
5. near
6. year
7. five
8. many
9. any
10. which

Dictation Sentence: I can't hear anyone coming near.

Reading/Sight Words:
what, now, looking, black, green, see, something, up, this,  into, the, will, very, that

Math:
Monday- Counting up to make change, HW 8.5
Tuesday- Dividing regions into equal parts, HW 8.6
Wednesday- Exploring fractions, HW 8.7
Thursday- Finding fractional parts, HW 8.8
Friday- Test over lessons 8.5-8.8

Please return all homework on Friday.