Week of February 11th - 15th

2nd Grade Math

This week we took our Math test on Solid Figures.  Next week we will begin our chapter on Plane Figures and Spatial Sense.  We have also been reviewing money, time and math facts. 

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we read a story called Bites and Stings.  Next week we will be reading Sea Turtles.  

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

We are currently working on Unit 3 of the Wilson Program.  In this unit we are working on the ff, ll, ss bonus letter rule.  At the end of a one syllable word, if the word has one vowel immediately followed by an f, l or s at the end, double that consonant. 

Examples: hill, miss, puff 

We have also been working with the glued sound -all.

2nd Grade Reading

This week we read numerous stories about Ants, Earthworms and Valentine's Day. 

 

1st Grade Math

This week we completed Chapter 12 of our Math book.  Next week we will be working on Chapter 13.  This chapter works with 3-D shapes. 

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 71, 72, 73 and 74 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 4 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily.  It is very important that your children are reading these books with you daily. 

Week of February 4th - 8th

2nd Grade Math

We completed our chapter on Time this week.   We began our chapter on solid and plane figures.   Keep working on Math facts and counting change at home!

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we read a story called Polar Regions.  Next week we will be reading Bites and Stings.  

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

We are currently working on Unit 3 of the Wilson Program.  In this unit we are working on the ff, ll, ss bonus letter rule.  At the end of a one syllable word, if the word has one vowel immediately followed by an f, l or s at the end, double that consonant.

Examples: hill, miss, puff 

2nd Grade Reading

This week we worked on a biographical time line.  The children in my groups worked on Blackbeard the Pirate.  Everyone had a great time learning more about Pirates and making interesting timelines!!

 

1st Grade Math

This week we worked on Chapter 12. Students explored higher numbers and generalized patterns. We spent a lot of time counting by 2's, 5's and 10's. 

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 67, 68, 69 and 70 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 4 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily.  It is very important that your children are reading these books with you daily.   

Week of January 22nd - 25th

2nd Grade Math

We completed our chapter on Money this week.    Next week we will begin our chapter on Time.   Keep working on Math facts and counting change at home!

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we continued to read a story called The Seven Modern Wonders of the World.  Next week we will be reading Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis.  

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

My intervention group has changed.  We are now working on the Wilson Fundations program.  We are currently working on Unit 2.  In this unit we are working on how to blend and read three sound short vowel words.  We are also working on Leveled Readers. 

2nd Grade Reading

We concentrated on Guided Reading this week. 

1st Grade Math

This week we worked on Chapter 11 which works on the order of numbers.  We compared and contrasted numbers while using words "greater than", "less than" and "equals to."

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 59, 60, 61 and 62 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 5 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily. 

Week of December 10th - 14th

2nd Grade Math

This week we completed Chapter 9 of our Math series.  This chapter worked on data and graphs.  Our next chapter covers Probability.   Keep working on Math facts at home!

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we continued to read a story called Our Solar System.  Next week we will be reading Volcanoes.  

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

We are now working on Step 2 of the Jolly Phonics program which deals with trick words and blending words.   We worked on lesson 34, 35, 36 and 37 of our LLI program.   We read 4 stories this week.  Please keep an eye out for the purple folder that comes home with your child daily. 

2nd Grade Reading

This week we worked on our persuasive essays.  The kids wrote about what they would like for Christmas. 

1st Grade Math

This week we completed chapter 10 of our Math series - this chapter works on Probability.  We have also been heavily focusing on number sense and computation. 

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 5 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily. 

Week of December 3rd - 7th

2nd Grade Math

This week we completed Chapter 8 of our Math series.  This chapter worked on 2-digit subtraction with regrouping.  Our next chapter covers data and graphs.   Keep working on Math facts at home!

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we continued to read a story called Ghosts in the House.  Next week we will be reading Our Solar System.  

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

We are now working on Step 2 of the Jolly Phonics program which deals with trick words and blending words.   We worked on lesson 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 of our LLI program.   We read 5 stories this week.  Please keep an eye out for the purple folder that comes home with your child daily. 

2nd Grade Reading

This week we read a book called Celia.  We also read several leveled books during guided reading. 

1st Grade Math

This week we completed Chapter 9 of our Math series - this chapter works on data and graphs.  We have also been heavily focusing on number sense and computation. 

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 5 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily. 

Week of November 13th - 16th

2nd Grade Math

This week we completed Chapter 7 of our Math series.  This chapter works on 2-digit subtraction with regrouping.   Keep working on Math facts at home!

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we continued to read a story called Speed .  

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

We are now working on Step 2 which deals with trick words and blending words.   We began new program called - Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 3 stories this week.  Please keep an eye out for the purple folder that comes home with your child daily. 

2nd Grade Reading

This week we read a book called The Dog and The Bone.  We also read several leveled books during guided reading. 

1st Grade Math

This week we completed Chapter 7 of our Math series - this chapter works on subtraction strategies to 12.  We have also been heavily focusing on number sense. 

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 26, 27, 28 and 29 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 4 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily. 

Week of November 6th - 9th

2nd Grade Math

This week we have been working on Chapter 7 of our Math series.  This chapter works on 2-digit subtraction with regrouping.   Keep working on Math facts at home!

1st Grade Reading - Enrichment

This week we read a story called Speed .  Ask your child what the fastest bird is.  Also ask them what fish swims the fastest.  

 

1st Grade Reading - Tier 3

We have completed step one of the Jolly Phonics program.  We are now working on Step 2 which deals with trick words and blending words.  We read At School - our Readers Theater story.  Next week we will be beginning a new program called - Leveled Literacy Intervention.

2nd Grade Reading

This week we read a book called Making Pizza.  We also read several leveled books during guided reading. 

1st Grade Math

This week we have been working with Chapter 7 of our Math series - this chapter works on subtraction strategies to 12.  We have also been heavily focusing on number sense. 

2nd Grade Reading - Tier 3

This week we worked on Lesson 23, 24 and 25 of our Leveled Literacy Intervention.  We read 3 stories.  Keep an eye out for the yellow folder that comes home with your child daily.