April 30-May 4, 2012


Announcements:

• Our field day has been changed to Tuesday, May 22nd. Please change this on the calendar in your child's folder.
• May 24th is last the day of school :)
• Please do not allow your child to bring toys to school. They seem to have become an issue the past few weeks. I don't mind if they bring balls or jump ropes, but let's limit it to items like that. Thanks in advance, for your help with this.
• We will be doing a unit study on Cinderella around the world.

Spelling/Phonics: oy,oi

1. point
2. soil
3. oil
4. spoil
5. toy
6. joy
7. word
8. goes
9. about
10. use

Dictation Sentence: The boy put the plant in the soil.


Reading/Phonics:
I will be doing some end of the year testing this week. I will be letting the students choose a book on their level to read for homework this week. These books may be challenging for them, but encourage them to use their strategies.


Sight Words to review: why, which, done, also, want, friend, every, these, time, home, use, about


Writing: Elements of a fairytale.


Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Review Telling Time
Wednesday- Review Telling Time
Thursday- Review 2-digit addition
Friday- Weekly Test
*Please return homework on Friday :)

April 16-20, 2012

Announcements:

• April 27th will be an inclement weather day.
• The 1st grade specialty choir will perform on Tuesday, April 24th at 9:30 and 6:30, in the Primary Cafeteria.
• Our field day will be on Friday, May 18th.
• We will be studying butterflies this week.
• Progress reports will go home on Wednesday, April 25th.

Spelling/Sight Words:

1. shook
2. stood
3. wood
4. broom
5. spool
6. soon
7. last
8. seven
9. every
10. these

Dictation Sentence: She shook the broom at the cat.

Reading/Sight Words:
Sight words to review: after, why, which, done, also, want, over, under, seven, every, these

Please make sure to check your child's reading log each night to see if they have homework.

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Number Grid Puzzles
Wednesday- Adding/Subtracting 2-digit numbers
Thursday- Review Day
Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return math homework on Friday :)

Language/Writing:

• We will be reviewing nouns and verbs.
• Review writing plural forms of nouns.

Mollie Dykes came to tell us about pollination!

April 9-13, 2012

Announcements:

• Book orders will be due by Tuesday, April 10th.
• April 27th will be an inclement weather day.
• The 1st grade choir concert is Tuesday, April 24, at 9:30 and 6:00.
• We will be doing a unit study on the water cycle this week.

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 to talk with her.

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Counting by 10s and 1s on the # line.
Wednesday- Adding/Subtracting 10s.
Thursday- Adding/Subtracting 2-digit numbers
Friday- Weekly Test

*Return math homework on Friday.

Reading/Sight Words:
Please check your child's folder each night for reading assignments.

Sight Words to review:
after, why, many, any, which, done, also, want, over, under, away, next

Language/Writing:

• Using a story map to plan writing.
• Editing and Revising

April 2-6, 2012

Announcements:

• We will be having our ITBS test on April 3-5. Please make sure to have your child here on time on those days, if at all possible. Also, make sure they have had a good breakfast and a good night's sleep.
• Please return stuffed eggs by Monday, April 2nd.
• I will be sending book orders home this week. They will be due by Tuesday, April 10th. This will be the last book order of the year :)
• April 27th is an inclement weather day.

Spelling/Phonics:
We will be reviewing this week in spelling. We will be having a classroom spelling bee to review, and relax from the test.

Math:
We will be doing test practice on Monday. We won't be beginning any new skills this week. There will also be no tests or homework in math this week.

**Dr. Cox Came to Visit our Classrooms!**

March 26-29, 2012

Announcements:

• Springs pictures will be Wednesday, March 28th.
• No school for students on March 30th.
• Our ITBS test will be on April 3-5.
• Please remember to send your 24 stuffed eggs by April 2nd.
• We will be doing a unit study on Weather this week.

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:
Please check your child's folder each night for reading homework.

Sight Words to review: were, after, why, many, any, which, done, also, does, want, our

Writing/Language:
Begin using writer's checklist to edit work.
Continue working on short stories.

Math:
Monday- Dividing into equal groups.
Tuesday- Problem Solving
Wednesday- Review Fractions
Thursday- Test Prep
Friday- No School for students

**Please return all math homework on Thursday.

***Field Trip Pictures***

We loved petting all the dogs!

The boys were getting pumped up to beat the girls.

Coin toss! Boys won!

The boys were getting their game plan together.

The girls were planning their attack :)

Ready to throw some water balloons!

Water balloon fight!

Treehouse

Wobbly bridge

March 5-9, 2012

Annoucements:

• Parent teacher conferences will be on Monday and Tuesday, March 12th and 13th. They will be from 3:05-6:05.
• Please return field trip permission slip and $8.00 by Monday, March 12th.
• Our field trip to Camp Winnamocka will be on Wednesday, March 14th.
• March 16th is an inclement weather day.
• Spring break will be March 19-23.

Spelling/Phonics:

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

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

Reading/Sight Words:
Sight words: were, after, why, many, any, which, done, long, give, man

Please make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework.

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Extend place value to hundreds
Wednesday- Explore fractions
Thursday- TLI math Assessment
Friday- Test over lessons 8.3, 8.7

**Please return all math homework on Friday :)

February 27-March 2, 2012

Announcements:

• We will be doing a unit study on Dr. Seuss this week. Ask your child about our program on Friday.
• Parent/Teacher conferences will be on March 12th and 13th.
• Our field trip to Camp Winnamocka will be on March 14th. I will be sending home information on Monday.
• March 16th will be an inclement weather day.
• Spring Break will be March 19-23.

Spelling/Phonics:

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

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

Reading/Sight Words:
Sight Words to review: when, who, where, there, were, after, why, five, many, any, which

Language: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Examples: big, bigger, biggest; nice, nicer, nicest
Math:
 Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Identifying 3-dimensional Shapes
Wednesday- Continue with 3-dimensional shapes
Thursday- Symmetry
Friday- Unit 7 Test

*Please return all math homework on Friday.