100th Day of School

Contraction Surgery

We performed "contraction surgery" on our words today!

Week of January 20th - 24th

Important: We have had several students bring electronics to school and it ends up being a problem (playing with it in class, borrowing it to friends, losing it, etc.). Please do not let your child bring any type of electronic to school – no iPads, tablets, phones, iPods, etc. If you have any concerns, concerning this, please let me know. Thanks!

Here is what is happening this week:

Reading: Decodables and Baggie Books.  We will also be learning about contractions and performing “contraction surgery”. Please see DIBELS letter and score, enclosed.

Spelling: High Frequency List #4 enclosed.  They are starting to get harder.

Math: We will finish Topic 8 and test this week.

YPP: We have 100 green dots. Each student has made an individual goal and will be rewarded if he/she reaches it each week. YPP can be done at home as well. Email me for instructions if they have been misplaced. 

Science: We will be learning how to sort and classify items.

Social Studies: We will be learning about our community, school community and neighborhoods. We will keep learning about feelings and emotions to promote friendship and boost our self-esteem.

We will be celebrating the 100^th day of school on Friday. Please see YELLOW note for details.

Thank you, and have a good week!

Week of January 21st - 24th

Here is what is happening this week:

Reading: Please be sure to read these each night. They review the sound/blend that was taught that day. 

Spelling: High Frequency List #3 enclosed.  

Math: We have started Topic 8 – we are learning place value with tens and ones. Please be sure to work on the homework each night and return it the following day.

YPP: We have dropped to 92 green dots – our goal right now is to get back up to 100 before we make a new class goal.

Science: We will be learning how to sort and classify items over the next week or two.

Social Studies: We will be learning about our community, school community and neighborhoods. We will be starting our Prevention Dimensions lessons. It is state-wide, that helps children recognize their feelings and emotions. It promotes friendship and boosts self-esteem. A paper will come home to explain what we have learned each time we have a lesson on this.

Thank you, and have a good week!

Dates to Remember: 

01/31 100^th Day Celebration

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ART

Week of January 13th - 17th

Here is what is happening this week:

Reading:             The decodable books are going to start getting a bit more difficult. Please be sure to read these each night. They review the sound/blend that was taught that day.  

Book Orders: DUE tomorrow – students receive a free bracelet when you order online!

Spelling:            The words are quite easy. They are High Frequency words and most likely we will work on the High Frequency words the rest of the year, as research shows that if students can spell the 300 HF words correctly, they can read 65% of any text. We haven't found something (spelling wise) that we like yet and that we feel is giving the kids what they need. I apologize for all of the changes with spelling. It is pretty much a review for a couple weeks and then it should pick up a bit.

Math:                We will test on Topic 7 on Tuesday and start Topic 8 on Wednesday. We will be NWEA Testing as well.

YPP: We met our class goal of 100 green dots after receiving 102 green dots last Thursday. We celebrated on Friday.

Science:              We will be learning how to sort and classify items over the next week or two.

Social Studies:    We will be learning about our community, school community and neighborhoods. The school uses a program called “Prevention Dimensions”, it is state-wide, that helps children recognize their feelings and emotions. It promotes friendship and boosts self-esteem. A paper will come home to explain what we have learned each time we have a lesson on this.

Thank you, and have a good week!

Spelling Lists Update

I know the words are quite easy. They are High Frequency words and most likely we will work on the High Frequency words the rest of the year, as research shows that if students can spell the 300 HF words correctly, they can read 65% of any text. We haven't found something (spelling wise) that we like yet and that we feel is giving the kids what they need. I apologize for all of the changes with spelling. It's a nightmare lol. It is pretty much a review for a couple weeks. I think Mrs. Utley is going to do some things to challenge those higher readers and spellers in her reading group. We will talk more about it as a team when we go to collaboration meeting tomorrow so I will have a better idea. Again, I am so sorry for the inconsistency.