Week of November 12th - 16th

First Grade

Reading and Language Arts:
New words this week include: new, eat, please
Review words include: 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. The boys are continuing to read level 3 readers. This week we read three stories from our reading anthologies: The Trip, At The Aquarium, Why The Sun and Moon Live In The Sky.

Spelling:
The boys did great on their tests this week. We will not having spelling next week due to Thanksgiving. Words for the last week of November include: on, box, not, hot, got, top

Math:
We are still working on addition and subtraction. The children have also been working with touch math.

Second Grade

Reading and Language Arts:
This week we read two stories Owls and Owl Moon. We talked about owls and where they live. We also discussed how they are alike and different. We have completed our Nature Walk theme. The boys really enjoyed the stories we read together.

Spelling:

The boys worked hard on their review words this week. We will not have a spelling test next week due to Thanksgiving.

Math:
This week we worked on making change. Please have your child work on counting change at home. We will be finishing up our chapter on money next week.