First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. The children had two journal assignments and on Thursday they made Holiday cards for the Soldiers in Iraq. On Friday they will be enjoying Pajama Day in their classrooms and watching Polar Express
Math
This week we continued to work on both addition and subtraction. We also worked on relating addition and subtraction.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week the kids worked on reading and spelling two syllable words with V-E syllables. They also worked hard on writing in their journals. On Thursday they made Holiday cards for the Soldiers in Iraq. On Friday they will be enjoying Pajama Day in their classrooms and watching Polar Express.
Math
This week the students took their test on two digit subtraction. They did very well. We also started Chapter 8 which works on more two digit subtraction with and without subtraction.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Week of December 1st - 4th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in reading we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. On Monday we worked on a writing assignment about Snow. Lastly we continued to review our vowel sounds. Many of the children are struggling with this.
Math
This week we have been working on Chapter 6. This chapter focuses on using subtraction strategies to 12. In this chapter, the students use the strategy of counting back to find the difference. My students have also been using the number line to count back.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we have been working on daily journaling. The children are making great progress with this. In our Wilson Reading program we have been working on: vowel-consonant-e syllable words, long vowel sounds, and reading V-E words with suffixes.
Math
We have been working on Chapter 7 with double digit subtraction. The children are now able to subtract double digits and regroup when necessary. We will also use our skill of subtracting double digit numbers to problem solve. Please continue to practice subtraction facts with your child.
Reading and Language Arts
This week in reading we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. On Monday we worked on a writing assignment about Snow. Lastly we continued to review our vowel sounds. Many of the children are struggling with this.
Math
This week we have been working on Chapter 6. This chapter focuses on using subtraction strategies to 12. In this chapter, the students use the strategy of counting back to find the difference. My students have also been using the number line to count back.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we have been working on daily journaling. The children are making great progress with this. In our Wilson Reading program we have been working on: vowel-consonant-e syllable words, long vowel sounds, and reading V-E words with suffixes.
Math
We have been working on Chapter 7 with double digit subtraction. The children are now able to subtract double digits and regroup when necessary. We will also use our skill of subtracting double digit numbers to problem solve. Please continue to practice subtraction facts with your child.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Week of November 17th - 21st
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading I went into Mrs. Cornfield's, Mrs. Micetich's and Mrs. Sis's classrooms. We worked on a Character Counts project and learned about Respect. The children made a class quilt. Each child made a square to represent themselves. We also made a turkey project for Thanksgiving.
Math
This week we completed our chapter on addition strategies and we moved on to the next chapter on subtraction strategies. We are now working with using a number line to subtract. We will learn other strategies next week.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we worked on a Reading/Writing workshop. The children wrote a persuasive letter asking their parents for a pet. They worked on writing an opening, middle and closing paragraph. They worked very hard and they were very persuasive.
Math
We continued to work on addition with and without regrouping. We solved problems by using a table and also by using mental math. We will be having our chapter test next week.
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading I went into Mrs. Cornfield's, Mrs. Micetich's and Mrs. Sis's classrooms. We worked on a Character Counts project and learned about Respect. The children made a class quilt. Each child made a square to represent themselves. We also made a turkey project for Thanksgiving.
Math
This week we completed our chapter on addition strategies and we moved on to the next chapter on subtraction strategies. We are now working with using a number line to subtract. We will learn other strategies next week.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we worked on a Reading/Writing workshop. The children wrote a persuasive letter asking their parents for a pet. They worked on writing an opening, middle and closing paragraph. They worked very hard and they were very persuasive.
Math
We continued to work on addition with and without regrouping. We solved problems by using a table and also by using mental math. We will be having our chapter test next week.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Week of November 10th - 15th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in reading we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. On Friday we worked on a writing assignment about Thanksgiving. We also worked on glued sounds such as: am, an, all. Lastly we continue to review our vowel sounds. Many of the children are struggling with this.
Math
This week we worked on adding numbers to 12 while using various addition strategies. We used strategies such as: counting on, touch math, number lines and adding doubles.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in reading we worked on vowel teams: aw, au. We also worked on syllable divison. Lastly we worked on suffixes: -ful, -less, -ment, -ness, -ish, -en, -able. The kids worked very hard this week. They are making great progress.
Math
We continued to practice addition with and without regrouping. We solved problems by using a table and also by estimating. Next week we will have a chapter test.
Reading and Language Arts
This week in reading we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. On Friday we worked on a writing assignment about Thanksgiving. We also worked on glued sounds such as: am, an, all. Lastly we continue to review our vowel sounds. Many of the children are struggling with this.
Math
This week we worked on adding numbers to 12 while using various addition strategies. We used strategies such as: counting on, touch math, number lines and adding doubles.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in reading we worked on vowel teams: aw, au. We also worked on syllable divison. Lastly we worked on suffixes: -ful, -less, -ment, -ness, -ish, -en, -able. The kids worked very hard this week. They are making great progress.
Math
We continued to practice addition with and without regrouping. We solved problems by using a table and also by estimating. Next week we will have a chapter test.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Week of November 3rd - 7th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. We also worked on our spelling words and sight words. On Friday we worked on a journal assignment and read a Fall book.
Math
This week we took our Chapter 4 Math test. The children did well on this. We also started Chapter 5 which works with adding numbers to 12 while working with various addition strategies. We used counting on, touch math and working with manipulatives.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We worked with the suffixes -s, -es, -ed and -ing. I also introduced the suffixes -est and -er, as well as two additional sounds of -ed, /d/ and /t/. We worked on vowels teams including: oa, ow, ou, ue, oe, ow, ou, ue, oo and ew. The children also used their journals this week and on Friday we played Bingo with vowel team words.
Math
This week we continued to practice adding 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping.
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we worked on rhyming, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. We also worked on our spelling words and sight words. On Friday we worked on a journal assignment and read a Fall book.
Math
This week we took our Chapter 4 Math test. The children did well on this. We also started Chapter 5 which works with adding numbers to 12 while working with various addition strategies. We used counting on, touch math and working with manipulatives.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We worked with the suffixes -s, -es, -ed and -ing. I also introduced the suffixes -est and -er, as well as two additional sounds of -ed, /d/ and /t/. We worked on vowels teams including: oa, ow, ou, ue, oe, ow, ou, ue, oo and ew. The children also used their journals this week and on Friday we played Bingo with vowel team words.
Math
This week we continued to practice adding 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Week of October 27th - 31st
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on rhyming words, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. We also read Halloween books and made a special Frankenstein project.
Math
We continue to work with Chapter 4 in Math. We are focusing on addition and subtraction operations. We are also seeing how addition and subtraction are related.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We worked on basewords and suffixes such as: -s, -es, -ing, -ed, - er, -est. We also worked on the oa, oe, ow vowel teams. The children journaled this week and wrote about their Halloween costumes.
Math
This week in Math we worked with regrouping. Next week we will be working on two digit addition. We will learn to add two digit problems with and without regrouping.
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on rhyming words, onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds. We also read Halloween books and made a special Frankenstein project.
Math
We continue to work with Chapter 4 in Math. We are focusing on addition and subtraction operations. We are also seeing how addition and subtraction are related.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We worked on basewords and suffixes such as: -s, -es, -ing, -ed, - er, -est. We also worked on the oa, oe, ow vowel teams. The children journaled this week and wrote about their Halloween costumes.
Math
This week in Math we worked with regrouping. Next week we will be working on two digit addition. We will learn to add two digit problems with and without regrouping.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Halloween Projects
Pumpkin Projects
Last Friday our class joined Mrs. Spizzirri's classroom to make Witches Brew and Pumpkin cakes. The kids had a great time decorating their cakes and eating them too! On Monday we decorated gourds that were grown in Mrs. Micetich's garden. The children were very creative and had a lot of fun!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Week of October 20th - 24th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we worked on reading as a group and individually. We worked on rhyming words, inital and ending sounds, blends, sight words.
Math
This week in math we worked with both addition and subtraction. We explored how addition and subtraction are related, identify and write related facts, write number sentences to represent addition and subtraction situations and learn how to choose when to add or subtract.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This was another busy week in Reading and Language Arts. We worked on our journals this week. The children made sure they always started with a capital letter, used finger spacing, their best handwriting and ended with a punctuation mark. We read and spelled letters using glued sounds such as: onk, ong, ing, ink, all, am, an, ive, olt, old. We also worked with phonics.
Math
This week we worked on reviewing concepts that we have learned in this chapter: rounding, skip counting and greater than less than. We had our chapter test on Friday. Next week we will start on addition of two digit numbers.
Reading and Language Arts
This week in Reading we worked on reading as a group and individually. We worked on rhyming words, inital and ending sounds, blends, sight words.
Math
This week in math we worked with both addition and subtraction. We explored how addition and subtraction are related, identify and write related facts, write number sentences to represent addition and subtraction situations and learn how to choose when to add or subtract.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This was another busy week in Reading and Language Arts. We worked on our journals this week. The children made sure they always started with a capital letter, used finger spacing, their best handwriting and ended with a punctuation mark. We read and spelled letters using glued sounds such as: onk, ong, ing, ink, all, am, an, ive, olt, old. We also worked with phonics.
Math
This week we worked on reviewing concepts that we have learned in this chapter: rounding, skip counting and greater than less than. We had our chapter test on Friday. Next week we will start on addition of two digit numbers.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Week of October 14th - 17th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We were busy this week in Reading. We worked on segmenting words, substituting words, adding and deleting phonemes and reading with expression.
We also reviewed the formations of the letters a - z and worked on sight words.
Math
This week we continued to work on subtraction. The students used counters, pictures, and symbols to explore the concept of subtraction. Please keep working on addition and subtraction with your children at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
The second graders worked on segmenting words, substituting words, adding and deleting phonemes and reading with expression.
The also worked on vowel teams such as: ay, ai, ee, ea, ey.
Lastly we started on our journals. We will be writing in them three times a week.
Math
This week we worked on rounding numbers to the nearest ten. We also worked on skip counting and identifying patterns on a hundreds chart. They have been doing a great job on their homework assignments. Thank you for working with them at home!
Reading and Language Arts
We were busy this week in Reading. We worked on segmenting words, substituting words, adding and deleting phonemes and reading with expression.
We also reviewed the formations of the letters a - z and worked on sight words.
Math
This week we continued to work on subtraction. The students used counters, pictures, and symbols to explore the concept of subtraction. Please keep working on addition and subtraction with your children at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
The second graders worked on segmenting words, substituting words, adding and deleting phonemes and reading with expression.
The also worked on vowel teams such as: ay, ai, ee, ea, ey.
Lastly we started on our journals. We will be writing in them three times a week.
Math
This week we worked on rounding numbers to the nearest ten. We also worked on skip counting and identifying patterns on a hundreds chart. They have been doing a great job on their homework assignments. Thank you for working with them at home!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Character Counts Gym Night
Character Counts Gym Night took place last Friday. It was a huge success! We had 121 students in attendance and many helpful parent volunteers. We were able to raise close to $800 to use throughout the year for the Character Counts pro
gram. These funds will be put towards books, assemblies, and projects. Here are some pictures from the evening.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts - This week we worked on rhyming with nonsense words. We also worked with onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds.
Math - We continued to work with subtraction concepts this week. Please practice addition and subtraction concepts with your children at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts - This week we worked on the bonus letters: ff, ll, and ss. We also worked with glued sounds such as: all, ang, ank, ing, ink, ong, onk, ung, unk, am, and an. The children worked very hard this week and I am very proud of them. Next week I will be introducing vowel teams to the children.
Math - This week we took our chapter test on place value to 100. We also started a new chapter on number patterns and concepts.
Don't forget to wear green on Fridays for Character Counts!
Reading and Language Arts - This week we worked on rhyming with nonsense words. We also worked with onset fluency, blending and identifying final and medial sounds.
Math - We continued to work with subtraction concepts this week. Please practice addition and subtraction concepts with your children at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts - This week we worked on the bonus letters: ff, ll, and ss. We also worked with glued sounds such as: all, ang, ank, ing, ink, ong, onk, ung, unk, am, and an. The children worked very hard this week and I am very proud of them. Next week I will be introducing vowel teams to the children.
Math - This week we took our chapter test on place value to 100. We also started a new chapter on number patterns and concepts.
Don't forget to wear green on Fridays for Character Counts!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Week of September 29th - October 3rd
First Grade
Reading: We worked on segmenting words, adding phonemes, deleting phonemes and reading with expression. The children also worked hard on their sight words. Keep reading at home!
Math: This week we spent a lot of time working with number stories. The children used counters and pictures to explore the meaning of addition. We have also been working on different ways to use subtraction.
Second Grade
Reading: We were busy this week in Reading! We worked on closed syllables, diagraphs, blends, sight words, and reading with expression. The children did a great job this week.
Math: We are currently working on place value. We are also working on reading and writing numbers up to 100 and showing numbers in different ways.
Don't forget to wear green on Fridays this month for Character Counts!
Reading: We worked on segmenting words, adding phonemes, deleting phonemes and reading with expression. The children also worked hard on their sight words. Keep reading at home!
Math: This week we spent a lot of time working with number stories. The children used counters and pictures to explore the meaning of addition. We have also been working on different ways to use subtraction.
Second Grade
Reading: We were busy this week in Reading! We worked on closed syllables, diagraphs, blends, sight words, and reading with expression. The children did a great job this week.
Math: We are currently working on place value. We are also working on reading and writing numbers up to 100 and showing numbers in different ways.
Don't forget to wear green on Fridays this month for Character Counts!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
RTI Begins
Our first two days of the new RTI program went very well! I will be working in Mrs. Micetich's, 1st grade classroom and Mrs. Beseth's, 2nd grade classroom. I am so happy that I can work with so many new students this year. I will be focusing mainly on the Wilson Fundations Reading program. The Wilson Fundations program is a phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling program for the general education classroom.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Week of September 15th - 19th
This week in Math we continued to work with addition strategies. We also started looking at subtraction strategies. The children have been doing a great job with their school work and they continue to do well with bringing their homework back daily.
This week in Reading we read books about Scarecrows and made an art project. We had another great week!
This week in Reading we read books about Scarecrows and made an art project. We had another great week!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Week of September 8th - 12th
We had another great week together! In Math we focused on addition strategies. The children have done very well with their work this week. In Reading we worked on sight words, guided reading, spelling, and phonics games.
Next week in Math we will continue to work with addtion strategies. In Reading the 2nd graders worked hard on writing short stories with illustrations. They are very proud of their work and they were able to share their stories with each other. Next week we will be reading the story Julius. This is a funny story about a pig that acts like a person.
Next week in Math we will continue to work with addtion strategies. In Reading the 2nd graders worked hard on writing short stories with illustrations. They are very proud of their work and they were able to share their stories with each other. Next week we will be reading the story Julius. This is a funny story about a pig that acts like a person.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Welcome Back!
It has been a wonderful week! It was great to meet many of you at our Open House on Monday. I know this will be an exciting school year. Mark your calendars for our 1st and 2nd grade Curriculum Night on Wednesday, September 10th. I hope to see many of you there.
This week I started my 1st and 2nd grade Math groups. I will be starting my Reading and Language Arts groups on September 22nd. I am looking forward to helping your children this year.
This week I started my 1st and 2nd grade Math groups. I will be starting my Reading and Language Arts groups on September 22nd. I am looking forward to helping your children this year.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Week of May 27th - 30th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the last story in our anthology, The Hat. It is about a friend named Frog who gives his friend Toad a hat that is the wrong size.
Please return any leveled readers that you might have at home. Thanks!
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
We continued to review addition and subtraction facts. Please keep working on this at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We worked on a theme review this week. We read two stories, Raymond's Best Summer and Join the Circus. We compared and contrasted the stories and looked at literature.
Please return any leveled readers that you might have at home. Thanks!
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
We started our new chapter on multiplication. The children are just learning the basic concepts and they will learn more about it in third grade.
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the last story in our anthology, The Hat. It is about a friend named Frog who gives his friend Toad a hat that is the wrong size.
Please return any leveled readers that you might have at home. Thanks!
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
We continued to review addition and subtraction facts. Please keep working on this at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We worked on a theme review this week. We read two stories, Raymond's Best Summer and Join the Circus. We compared and contrasted the stories and looked at literature.
Please return any leveled readers that you might have at home. Thanks!
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
We started our new chapter on multiplication. The children are just learning the basic concepts and they will learn more about it in third grade.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Week of May 19th - 23rd
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read Fireflies for Nathan. This is a story about a boy who spends some time with his Grandparents. They catch fireflies in a jar just like his father used to do when he was six years old.
The library has requested that I return all the books so I will no longer be sending home books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: deepest, newer, faster, richer, highest, warmest
Math
We continued to review addition and subtraction facts. Please keep working on this at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the story The School Mural. This is a story about a group of children who work together to paint a mural for their school.
We took a trip to Prairieview and met our pen pals. We also went on a tour of the school.
The library has requested that I return all the books so I will no longer be sending home books in the children's folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: took, fly, good, riding, high, room, night, find, chased, hoping, hook, mind, using, liked, making, zoo, light, named, sky, moon
Math
We completed our chapter on adding and subtracting three digit numbers. This has been a difficult task for many of the children so keep practicing this over the summer.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read Fireflies for Nathan. This is a story about a boy who spends some time with his Grandparents. They catch fireflies in a jar just like his father used to do when he was six years old.
The library has requested that I return all the books so I will no longer be sending home books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: deepest, newer, faster, richer, highest, warmest
Math
We continued to review addition and subtraction facts. Please keep working on this at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the story The School Mural. This is a story about a group of children who work together to paint a mural for their school.
We took a trip to Prairieview and met our pen pals. We also went on a tour of the school.
The library has requested that I return all the books so I will no longer be sending home books in the children's folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: took, fly, good, riding, high, room, night, find, chased, hoping, hook, mind, using, liked, making, zoo, light, named, sky, moon
Math
We completed our chapter on adding and subtracting three digit numbers. This has been a difficult task for many of the children so keep practicing this over the summer.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Week of May 12th - 16th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called Two Greedy Bears. This story is about two bear cubs who cannot agree about how to divide a piece of cheese. We also spent a lot of time reading our leveled readers.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: arm, far, car, start, dark, yard, large, jar
Math
We continued to review addition and subtraction facts. Please keep working on this at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the story Moses Goes to a Concert. This is a story about a deaf boy and his classmates who attend a concert. We learned how to sign the alphabet. The children also wrote letters to their 3rd grade pen pals at Prairieview.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: liked, hoping, baked, using, chased, making, closed, hiding, named, riding, time, sleep
Math
We continued working on our chapter on adding and subtracting three digit numbers. This has been a difficult task for many of the children so keep practicing at home.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called Two Greedy Bears. This story is about two bear cubs who cannot agree about how to divide a piece of cheese. We also spent a lot of time reading our leveled readers.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: arm, far, car, start, dark, yard, large, jar
Math
We continued to review addition and subtraction facts. Please keep working on this at home.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the story Moses Goes to a Concert. This is a story about a deaf boy and his classmates who attend a concert. We learned how to sign the alphabet. The children also wrote letters to their 3rd grade pen pals at Prairieview.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: liked, hoping, baked, using, chased, making, closed, hiding, named, riding, time, sleep
Math
We continued working on our chapter on adding and subtracting three digit numbers. This has been a difficult task for many of the children so keep practicing at home.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Week of May 5th - 9th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
Next week we will be reading a story called Two Greedy Bears. This story is about two bear cubs who cannot agree about how to divide a piece of cheese. We also spent a lot of time reading our leveled readers.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: store, more, corn, of, for, morning, before
Math
We explored weight this week in Math. We also worked on capacity and temperature.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the story The Art Lesson. This story uses words and pictures to tell a story. Next week we will be reading Moses Goes to a Concert. This is a story about a deaf boy and his classmates who attend a concert.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: sky, find, night, high, fly, try, light, dry, right, mind, eye, buy, why, my
Math
We started our new chapter on adding and subtraction three digit numbers. Keep practicing your facts at home.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
Next week we will be reading a story called Two Greedy Bears. This story is about two bear cubs who cannot agree about how to divide a piece of cheese. We also spent a lot of time reading our leveled readers.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: store, more, corn, of, for, morning, before
Math
We explored weight this week in Math. We also worked on capacity and temperature.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read the story The Art Lesson. This story uses words and pictures to tell a story. Next week we will be reading Moses Goes to a Concert. This is a story about a deaf boy and his classmates who attend a concert.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: sky, find, night, high, fly, try, light, dry, right, mind, eye, buy, why, my
Math
We started our new chapter on adding and subtraction three digit numbers. Keep practicing your facts at home.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Week of April 28th - May 2nd
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called The New Friend. This is story about a little boy from Japan who makes friends with the children in his new neighborhood.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: coin, oil, boy, soil, toy, point, moist, destroy
Math
We explored weight this week in Math. We also worked on capacity and temperature.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We had a theme review this week and read two stories, A Curve in the River and Slippery Siblings. We made connections with other theme literature we read. We wrote letters to characters in the stories and messages in a bottle.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: better, isn't, happy, clapped, sister, I'll, lady, stopped, sitting, brother, I'm, baby, mother, puppy
Math
The children did very well on their chapter test. We started our new chapter on adding and subtraction three digit numbers. Keep practicing your facts at home.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called The New Friend. This is story about a little boy from Japan who makes friends with the children in his new neighborhood.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: coin, oil, boy, soil, toy, point, moist, destroy
Math
We explored weight this week in Math. We also worked on capacity and temperature.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We had a theme review this week and read two stories, A Curve in the River and Slippery Siblings. We made connections with other theme literature we read. We wrote letters to characters in the stories and messages in a bottle.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: better, isn't, happy, clapped, sister, I'll, lady, stopped, sitting, brother, I'm, baby, mother, puppy
Math
The children did very well on their chapter test. We started our new chapter on adding and subtraction three digit numbers. Keep practicing your facts at home.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Week of April 21st - 25th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called When I Grow Old With You. This is a story about the special bond between a grandfather and grandchild.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: dishes, dresses, boxes, beaches, wishes, kisses
Math
This week the children started our chapter on measurement. They are doing very well. We measured with inches and centimeters. We have also been exploring weight.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We did not read a regular story from our Reading Anthology this week. Instead we focused on Earth Day projects and completed our expository paper about Rain forest animals. The children did a great job on their papers! I am very proud of them.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: zoo, tooth, hook, moon, book, soon, took, good, room, foot, you, who, school
Math
We continued our work with fractions this week. The children have a very good understanding of the concept. Next week we will have our chapter test and we will start on adding and subtraction three digit numbers.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called When I Grow Old With You. This is a story about the special bond between a grandfather and grandchild.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: dishes, dresses, boxes, beaches, wishes, kisses
Math
This week the children started our chapter on measurement. They are doing very well. We measured with inches and centimeters. We have also been exploring weight.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
We did not read a regular story from our Reading Anthology this week. Instead we focused on Earth Day projects and completed our expository paper about Rain forest animals. The children did a great job on their papers! I am very proud of them.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: zoo, tooth, hook, moon, book, soon, took, good, room, foot, you, who, school
Math
We continued our work with fractions this week. The children have a very good understanding of the concept. Next week we will have our chapter test and we will start on adding and subtraction three digit numbers.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Week of April 14th - 18th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We did not introduce a new reading theme this week due to our unit of study on chicks. Next week we will be reading a story called When I Grow Old With You. This is a story about the special bond between a grandfather and grandchild.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: by, my, cry, try, fly, why, pry, multiply
Math
This week we learned about probability. We also started on our next chapter and worked with measurement.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read a story called Thundercake. This is a story about a little girl who is afraid of thunderstorms. We focused on sequence of events, base words, and the verbs is, was and were.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: rainforest and review words
Math
We continued our work with fractions this week. We will explore fractions that name more than one part and work to identify fractions that are part of a group.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We did not introduce a new reading theme this week due to our unit of study on chicks. Next week we will be reading a story called When I Grow Old With You. This is a story about the special bond between a grandfather and grandchild.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: by, my, cry, try, fly, why, pry, multiply
Math
This week we learned about probability. We also started on our next chapter and worked with measurement.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read a story called Thundercake. This is a story about a little girl who is afraid of thunderstorms. We focused on sequence of events, base words, and the verbs is, was and were.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: rainforest and review words
Math
We continued our work with fractions this week. We will explore fractions that name more than one part and work to identify fractions that are part of a group.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Week of April 7th - 11th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a biography about Johnny Appleseed. We also learned about the life cycle of an apple tree. We reviewed strategies for making predictions and inferences and learned how to read a time line.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Next week we will be working on chick words.
Math
This week we continued our chapter on telling time. We worked on telling time to the hour and half an hour. We also worked with using calendars.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read a story called Carousel. This is a story about a girl who is disappointed when her birthday party turns into a bad day. We made inferences as we read and we talked about verbs, past and present.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: batted, running, clapped, stopped, getting, shopping, stepped, hugging, pinned, sitting, that, shop
Math
This week we will started our new chapter on geometry. We identified shapes, learned about space shapes, and used pattern blocks to make new shapes.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a biography about Johnny Appleseed. We also learned about the life cycle of an apple tree. We reviewed strategies for making predictions and inferences and learned how to read a time line.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Next week we will be working on chick words.
Math
This week we continued our chapter on telling time. We worked on telling time to the hour and half an hour. We also worked with using calendars.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read a story called Carousel. This is a story about a girl who is disappointed when her birthday party turns into a bad day. We made inferences as we read and we talked about verbs, past and present.
Please continue to read the books that I have been sending home with the children.
Spelling
Words for next week include: batted, running, clapped, stopped, getting, shopping, stepped, hugging, pinned, sitting, that, shop
Math
This week we will started our new chapter on geometry. We identified shapes, learned about space shapes, and used pattern blocks to make new shapes.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Week of March 31st - April 4th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We read a several stories about butterflies this week. We focused on a non-fiction story called See How They Grow: Butterfly. This true story uses real photographs to help show us a butterflies development from an egg to adulthood.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: checking, missed, filled, sleeping, landed, telling, bluffing, planted
Math
This week we started our new chapter on telling time. Our class focused on the difference between a second, minute and an hour. We also looked at the difference between the hour and minute hands.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read a story called Jalapeño Bagels. This story is about a boy and his family and how they get ready for an important event at school. We also worked on contractions and verbs this week.
We also tried a recipe from the story. Please look for the Chango bar recipe that I will be sending home.
Spelling
Words for next week include: puppy, baby, lucky, happy, very, lady, funny, silly, many, only, cookie, me, bee
Math
This week we finished up our chapter on patterns and numbers to 1,000. Next week we will be starting our new chapter on geometry. We will identify shapes, learn about space shapes, and use pattern blocks to make new shapes.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We read a several stories about butterflies this week. We focused on a non-fiction story called See How They Grow: Butterfly. This true story uses real photographs to help show us a butterflies development from an egg to adulthood.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: checking, missed, filled, sleeping, landed, telling, bluffing, planted
Math
This week we started our new chapter on telling time. Our class focused on the difference between a second, minute and an hour. We also looked at the difference between the hour and minute hands.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we read a story called Jalapeño Bagels. This story is about a boy and his family and how they get ready for an important event at school. We also worked on contractions and verbs this week.
We also tried a recipe from the story. Please look for the Chango bar recipe that I will be sending home.
Spelling
Words for next week include: puppy, baby, lucky, happy, very, lady, funny, silly, many, only, cookie, me, bee
Math
This week we finished up our chapter on patterns and numbers to 1,000. Next week we will be starting our new chapter on geometry. We will identify shapes, learn about space shapes, and use pattern blocks to make new shapes.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Week of March 17th - 20th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called, The Forest. This is a non-fiction story about the different plants and animals that we may encounter in the woods. As we read we practiced predicting to guess what else we may find in the forest.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: cow, house, down, now, found, out, pouch, crowded
Math
We are still working on addition and subtraction and how they relate to each other. When we get back from spring break we will be focusing on telling time.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on a reading/writing workshop. Our focus was on writing a narrative essay about a personal experience. We talked about the elements of a good story. We also worked on abbreviations and proofreading our work.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include: I'll, we've, I'm, you're, isn't, didn't, you'll, I've, it's, we'll, can't, it, us
Math
This week we compared and ordered numbers to 1,000 and we did problem solving with 3 digit numbers.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
This week we read a story called, The Forest. This is a non-fiction story about the different plants and animals that we may encounter in the woods. As we read we practiced predicting to guess what else we may find in the forest.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: cow, house, down, now, found, out, pouch, crowded
Math
We are still working on addition and subtraction and how they relate to each other. When we get back from spring break we will be focusing on telling time.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on a reading/writing workshop. Our focus was on writing a narrative essay about a personal experience. We talked about the elements of a good story. We also worked on abbreviations and proofreading our work.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include: I'll, we've, I'm, you're, isn't, didn't, you'll, I've, it's, we'll, can't, it, us
Math
This week we compared and ordered numbers to 1,000 and we did problem solving with 3 digit numbers.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Week of March 10th - 13th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We read a very popular story called If You Give A Pig A Pancake. The story is about a very demanding pig who visits a little girl one day. We reviewed strategies such as recognizing fantasy and reality as well as questioning, viewing categories, and how to read a recipe.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: cup, frog, tree, cups, frogs, trees, gloves, birds
Math
We started our new chapter on
exploring the relationships between addition and subtraction through the use of concrete materials.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we started a new theme called, Family Time. Our story this week was Brothers and Sisters. It is a photo essay about the many variations of sibling relationships. We discussed verbs, vowel pairs, and making generalizations as we read.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include: who, many, a lot, our, cannot, here, were, friend, first, would, today, could
Math
We took our chapter test this week. We also started our new chapter on patterns and numbers to 1,000.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We read a very popular story called If You Give A Pig A Pancake. The story is about a very demanding pig who visits a little girl one day. We reviewed strategies such as recognizing fantasy and reality as well as questioning, viewing categories, and how to read a recipe.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: cup, frog, tree, cups, frogs, trees, gloves, birds
Math
We started our new chapter on
exploring the relationships between addition and subtraction through the use of concrete materials.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we started a new theme called, Family Time. Our story this week was Brothers and Sisters. It is a photo essay about the many variations of sibling relationships. We discussed verbs, vowel pairs, and making generalizations as we read.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include: who, many, a lot, our, cannot, here, were, friend, first, would, today, could
Math
We took our chapter test this week. We also started our new chapter on patterns and numbers to 1,000.
Friday, March 7, 2008
March 4th - 7th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We read the story Lost. This is a story about a bear who gets lost in the city and he finds a boy to help him.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: food, moon, room, soon, too, zoo, balloon
Math
We will be completing our chapter on money next week. In our next chapter we will explore the relationship between addition and subtraction through the use of concrete materials.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on a theme review. We read two selections about dinosaurs and then we compared the literature.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include:flower, water, under, over, better, sister, brother, mother, father, after, that, shop, other, center
Math
We worked on choosing the appropriate tool to measure height, length, capacity, and weight. We will be taking our chapter test next week. Our next chapter will focus on patterns and numbers to 1,000.
Reading and Language Arts
Please continue to study sight words at home.
We read the story Lost. This is a story about a bear who gets lost in the city and he finds a boy to help him.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: food, moon, room, soon, too, zoo, balloon
Math
We will be completing our chapter on money next week. In our next chapter we will explore the relationship between addition and subtraction through the use of concrete materials.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts
This week we worked on a theme review. We read two selections about dinosaurs and then we compared the literature.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include:flower, water, under, over, better, sister, brother, mother, father, after, that, shop, other, center
Math
We worked on choosing the appropriate tool to measure height, length, capacity, and weight. We will be taking our chapter test next week. Our next chapter will focus on patterns and numbers to 1,000.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Week of February 25th - 29th
The kids worked very hard on their IOWA testing this week. I am very proud of them! We celebrated today with a pizza party.
Spelling words for next week include:
First grade: book, cook, foot, good, look, took, crook, hoof
Second grade: farm, bring, hold, park, thing, boat, smart, sing, snow, yard, thank, blow, load, party, hand, most, cold, think, send, road
Friday, February 22, 2008
Week of February 19th - 22nd
First Grade
Reading
Sight words to study at home include:
well , must, fly, will, went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read a story called That Toad is Mine.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
We continued our chapter on money this week. Please work with your child at home with counting dimes, nickels and pennies.
Second Grade
Reading
This week we read a story called The Great Ball Game. This is a fable about how the birds and animals play ball to decide who is better. The birds don't allow the bat on their team, but he ends up winning the game for the animals.
We will not have a regular reading story next week due to IOWA testing.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
This week we worked on measuring in inches, yards and feet.
Next week we will be estimating and measuring weight using pounds, kilograms.
Reading
Sight words to study at home include:
well , must, fly, will, went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read a story called That Toad is Mine.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
We continued our chapter on money this week. Please work with your child at home with counting dimes, nickels and pennies.
Second Grade
Reading
This week we read a story called The Great Ball Game. This is a fable about how the birds and animals play ball to decide who is better. The birds don't allow the bat on their team, but he ends up winning the game for the animals.
We will not have a regular reading story next week due to IOWA testing.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
There will not be a spelling test next week.
Math
This week we worked on measuring in inches, yards and feet.
Next week we will be estimating and measuring weight using pounds, kilograms.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Week of February 11th - 15th
First Grade
Reading
Sight words to study at home include:
well , must, fly, will, went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read a story called the Red-Eyed Tree Frog. This is a factual story about a tree frog and his life in the rain forest.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: boat, toad, coat, slow, grow, show, coast, know
Math
We continued our chapter on money this week. Please work with your child at home with counting dimes, nickels and pennies.
Second Grade
Reading
This week we will be read a story called Ant. This is a photographic non-fiction book that examines the physical characteristics, life cycle and natural habitat of various types of ants.
We also discussed singular possessive nouns, main ideas and using “I” and “me” in sentences.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include: boat, cold, road, blow, gold, old, load, snow, hold, most, toe, do, so, show, goal, rainbow
Math
We completed our chapter on time this week. Next week we will start the next chapter on measurement.
Reading
Sight words to study at home include:
well , must, fly, will, went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read a story called the Red-Eyed Tree Frog. This is a factual story about a tree frog and his life in the rain forest.
Please keep reading the books in the children's purple folders.
Spelling
Words for next week include: boat, toad, coat, slow, grow, show, coast, know
Math
We continued our chapter on money this week. Please work with your child at home with counting dimes, nickels and pennies.
Second Grade
Reading
This week we will be read a story called Ant. This is a photographic non-fiction book that examines the physical characteristics, life cycle and natural habitat of various types of ants.
We also discussed singular possessive nouns, main ideas and using “I” and “me” in sentences.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling
Words for next week include: boat, cold, road, blow, gold, old, load, snow, hold, most, toe, do, so, show, goal, rainbow
Math
We completed our chapter on time this week. Next week we will start the next chapter on measurement.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Week of February 4th - 8th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
Sight words to study at home include:
well , must, fly, will, went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read about a girl who has trouble with some animals who get into her house. We will find out how each animal adds to the mess and confusion, and what the girl does to get rid of them.
Spelling:
The children did a great job on their spelling tests this week! Words for next week include: day, may, play, say, stay, way, away, holiday
Math:
We started our chapter on money this week. The children will explore understanding money through the use of concrete materials.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
This week we focused on learning about African-American History and Chinese New Year.
Next week we will be reading a story called Ant. This is a photographic non-fiction book that examines the physical characteristics, life cycle and natural habitat of various types of ants.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling:
Words for next week include: king, thank, hand, sing, send, think, bring, bang, end, thing, and, long, grand, young
Math:
We continue to work on our chapter on time. This week the children worked on topics such as elapsed time, telling time to the quarter hour and reading and using information in a schedule.
Reading and Language Arts:
Sight words to study at home include:
well , must, fly, will, went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read about a girl who has trouble with some animals who get into her house. We will find out how each animal adds to the mess and confusion, and what the girl does to get rid of them.
Spelling:
The children did a great job on their spelling tests this week! Words for next week include: day, may, play, say, stay, way, away, holiday
Math:
We started our chapter on money this week. The children will explore understanding money through the use of concrete materials.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
This week we focused on learning about African-American History and Chinese New Year.
Next week we will be reading a story called Ant. This is a photographic non-fiction book that examines the physical characteristics, life cycle and natural habitat of various types of ants.
Please continue to have your child read the leveled books that I am sending home with them.
Spelling:
Words for next week include: king, thank, hand, sing, send, think, bring, bang, end, thing, and, long, grand, young
Math:
We continue to work on our chapter on time. This week the children worked on topics such as elapsed time, telling time to the quarter hour and reading and using information in a schedule.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Week of January 25th - February 1st
First Grade
Reading
New words this week include: must, fly, will
Review words include: went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read about a girl who finds a pig in her watermelon patch and she can't get rid of her. We also worked on summarizing and story structure. Please continue to work on sight words at home and read leveled readers.
Spelling
The children did a great job on their spelling tests this week! Words for next week include: eat,feet, he, me, mean, see, maybe, sheep
Math
This week we continued our chapter on number patterns and place value.
Second Grade
Reading
This week we began our new theme this week, Amazing Animals. Our first story is a fantasy called Officer Buckle and Gloria. We will focus on drawing conclusions and monitoring our reading. We will also talk about nouns and pronouns.
I will also be sending home leveled readers with your child. Please read these together at home.
Spelling
The children did very well on their spelling tests this week. We will not be having a spelling test next week due to the short week.
Math
We completed our chapter on double digit subtraction. On Tuesday we started the next chapter on telling time. Please practice this at home.
Reading
New words this week include: must, fly, will
Review words include: went, could, there, any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read about a girl who finds a pig in her watermelon patch and she can't get rid of her. We also worked on summarizing and story structure. Please continue to work on sight words at home and read leveled readers.
Spelling
The children did a great job on their spelling tests this week! Words for next week include: eat,feet, he, me, mean, see, maybe, sheep
Math
This week we continued our chapter on number patterns and place value.
Second Grade
Reading
This week we began our new theme this week, Amazing Animals. Our first story is a fantasy called Officer Buckle and Gloria. We will focus on drawing conclusions and monitoring our reading. We will also talk about nouns and pronouns.
I will also be sending home leveled readers with your child. Please read these together at home.
Spelling
The children did very well on their spelling tests this week. We will not be having a spelling test next week due to the short week.
Math
We completed our chapter on double digit subtraction. On Tuesday we started the next chapter on telling time. Please practice this at home.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Week of January 22nd - 25th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: went, could, there
Review words include: any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read The Kite. This is a story about a mother who makes a kite for her children. Unfortunately, the kite gets lost. We also read a story about how to make kites.
Spelling:Words for next week include: go, bone, so, nose, home, no, also, woke
Math: This week we explored the strategy of grouping tens as a way to understand and use numbers greater than 10. We also focused on skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
This week we wrapped up Theme 3 with an overview of what we have learned. We read a realistic fiction book titled Grandpa's Corner Store and a non-fiction story titled Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood.
We worked on comprehension strategies including: summarizing, making judgments, problem solving and making inferences.
I will also be sending home leveled readers with your child. Please read these together at home.
Spelling: Words for next week include: car, smart, arm, park, yard, part, barn, hard, party, farm, are, warm, start, far
Math: We continued to work on double digit subtraction. We will also learn how to check subtraction with addition.
Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: went, could, there
Review words include: any, was, where, four, she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read The Kite. This is a story about a mother who makes a kite for her children. Unfortunately, the kite gets lost. We also read a story about how to make kites.
Spelling:Words for next week include: go, bone, so, nose, home, no, also, woke
Math: This week we explored the strategy of grouping tens as a way to understand and use numbers greater than 10. We also focused on skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
This week we wrapped up Theme 3 with an overview of what we have learned. We read a realistic fiction book titled Grandpa's Corner Store and a non-fiction story titled Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood.
We worked on comprehension strategies including: summarizing, making judgments, problem solving and making inferences.
I will also be sending home leveled readers with your child. Please read these together at home.
Spelling: Words for next week include: car, smart, arm, park, yard, part, barn, hard, party, farm, are, warm, start, far
Math: We continued to work on double digit subtraction. We will also learn how to check subtraction with addition.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Week of January 14th - 18th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: any, was, where, four
Review words include: she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read about a girl who looks at lots of maps to find out just where in the world she lives. In our reading, we will learn to generalize about what maps show us and why they are useful.
Spelling: Words for next week include: five, nine, kite, ride, like, time, prize, smile
Math: This week we started on new chapter on complex patterns and numbers to 100.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
We read a story called Jamaica Louise James. It is a story about a girl who has an idea that brightens her grandmother's birthday as well as a city subway station.
We also looked at spelling changes that nouns make when they are plural.
Spelling: Words for next week include: which, teach, wash, tray, frown, we, eat, when, teeth, sharp, sail, found, be, tree, chase, than, play, train, mouse, please
Math: We continue to work on double digit subtraction. We will also learn how to check subtraction with addition.
Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: any, was, where, four
Review words include: she, again, yellow, where, so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read about a girl who looks at lots of maps to find out just where in the world she lives. In our reading, we will learn to generalize about what maps show us and why they are useful.
Spelling: Words for next week include: five, nine, kite, ride, like, time, prize, smile
Math: This week we started on new chapter on complex patterns and numbers to 100.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
We read a story called Jamaica Louise James. It is a story about a girl who has an idea that brightens her grandmother's birthday as well as a city subway station.
We also looked at spelling changes that nouns make when they are plural.
Spelling: Words for next week include: which, teach, wash, tray, frown, we, eat, when, teeth, sharp, sail, found, be, tree, chase, than, play, train, mouse, please
Math: We continue to work on double digit subtraction. We will also learn how to check subtraction with addition.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Week of January 7th - 11th
First Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: she, again, yellow, where
Review words include: so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read a story about a hermit crab that examines a variety of seashells before finding just the right one to call home. We also read many non-fiction books about hermit crabs. This week we also worked with digraphs. We worked with “sh, th, wh, and ch” blends.
Spelling: The boys worked really hard on their spelling words this week. Words for next week include: make, came, take, name, gave, game, place, skate
Math:
This week we continued our chapter on fair share, fractions and equal parts. We will begin our next chapter on complex patterns and numbers to 100 next week.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
This week in reading we read a story called The Big Bushy Mustache. In order to look more like his father, Ricky borrows part of a costume from school. After he loses it on his way home, Ricky learns a lesson about responsibility.
Vocabulary words included: bushy, disguise, mirror, mustache, handsome, costume
Spelling: Everyone did really well on their tests this week. Words for next week include: clean, keep, please, feel, we, be, eat, tree, mean, read, the, people, he, see
Math:
This week we worked on subtracting two-digit numbers with and without regrouping. This is very challenging for many of the students.
Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: she, again, yellow, where
Review words include: so, out, soon, under, want, red, ride, white, find, here, jump, look, new, eat, please, up, big, this, two, red, play, help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at.
This week we read a story about a hermit crab that examines a variety of seashells before finding just the right one to call home. We also read many non-fiction books about hermit crabs. This week we also worked with digraphs. We worked with “sh, th, wh, and ch” blends.
Spelling: The boys worked really hard on their spelling words this week. Words for next week include: make, came, take, name, gave, game, place, skate
Math:
This week we continued our chapter on fair share, fractions and equal parts. We will begin our next chapter on complex patterns and numbers to 100 next week.
Second Grade
Reading and Language Arts:
This week in reading we read a story called The Big Bushy Mustache. In order to look more like his father, Ricky borrows part of a costume from school. After he loses it on his way home, Ricky learns a lesson about responsibility.
Vocabulary words included: bushy, disguise, mirror, mustache, handsome, costume
Spelling: Everyone did really well on their tests this week. Words for next week include: clean, keep, please, feel, we, be, eat, tree, mean, read, the, people, he, see
Math:
This week we worked on subtracting two-digit numbers with and without regrouping. This is very challenging for many of the students.
Welcome Back!
We have had another busy week. I was glad to see all my students again and hear about their winter break. Lizzy and Cutie Pie grew a lot over the break. Here are some new pictures of them.
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