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.
Friday, February 15, 2008
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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