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.

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.

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.

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.