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.
