October 31- November 4, 2011

Announcements:

• We will be making spooky Halloween punch on Monday.
• Our class will be performing at the PTO meeting on November 29th, so mark your calendars.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. smoke
2. stole
3. home
4. hope
5. rope
6. stove
7. here
8. they
9. was
10. ask

Dictation Sentence: The rope was long.
*Our test will be Friday over these words. The dictation sentence will be for a grade as well.

Reading/Sight Words:

Here are a few activities you can do along with your child's book they bring home. Have them do a writing assignment that goes along with the book. Ask them comprehension questions about the book. Have them tell you what the story was about after reading.

Sight Words: was, day, they, one, came, good, home, off, now, boy, into, who, here, yes, some

Math:

Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Introduce line plots
Wednesday- Domino Addition
Thursday- Unit 3 Review Day
Friday- Unit 3 Test

* Please return all math homework on Friday.

"Follow Your Dreams" don't do drugs!

"Go Green" don't pollute your life with drugs!

October 24-28, 2011


Announcements:

• This week is red ribbon week.
• Monday- "Pawsitively Drug-Free"- Kick-off day
• Tuesday- "Follow Your Dreams"- Wear pajamas, robes, or slippers.
• Wednesday- "Go Green"- Wear green
• Thursday- "Staying drug free is no sweat"- Wear sweats or comfy clothes.
• Friday- "Team up against drugs"- Wear your favorite team colors or shirt.
• Please make sure to buy a yearbook, if you would like one. The cost is $20.00.
• This week we will be doing a unit study on Halloween.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. make
2. take
3. rage
4. stage
5. place
6. scale
7. she
8. all
9. look
10. said

Dictation Sentence: She makes a cake.

*This sentence will be for a grade on the test.

Reading/Sight Words:

Here are a few activities you can do along with your child's book they bring home. Have them do a writing assignment that goes along with the book. Ask them comprehension questions about the book. Have them tell you what the story was about after reading. 

Sight Words: all, look, was, take, little, that, day, they, one, came, up, good, home, off, now, boy, into, who

*I will be giving the sight word test on Thursday this week.

Math:

Monday- Problem Solving Day

Tuesday- Introducing half-hour time

Wednesday- Introduce frames and arrows

Thursday- More frames and arrows

Friday- Take test over lessons 3.6-3.9 and problem solving

October 17-20, 2011


Announcements:

• This week we will be learning about pumpkins!
• Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:05-6:15. Hope to see you there!
• No School on Friday, October 21. :)
• Ask your child about leader of the pack. It is our new school wide reward system for good behavior. It will begin this week.
• Have a great three day weekend!

Spelling/Phonics:  spl-, squ-, str-, spr-, scr

1. split
2. squint
3. strap
4. strand
5. spring
6. scrub
7. by
8. come
9. but
10. not

Dictation Sentence: I come by the street. 

*I will be taking a grade on the dictation sentence starting this week.

Reading/Sight Words:

Make sure to make your child use their reading strategies when they come to a word they don't know. Here is a list of the strategies we use: look at the picture, check the beginning sound, think about what would make sense, stretch through the word (not sound it out), look for parts of the word you know

Sight Words: come, was, take, but, here, little, that, day, they, got, back, not, came, up, good, home, off, now

Math:

Monday- Exploration Centers, Problem Solving

Tuesday- Counting on the # line

Wednesday- Adding/Subtracting on the # line

Thursday- Math Test over lessons 3.4-3.6

Friday- No School

* Please return all math homework on Thursday this week.

Spider Fun!!!