August 31-September 4, 2015

Announcements:

• Fall pictures will be on Thursday, September 3rd. Please send tennis shoes with your child, if they don't wear them to school.
• Parent/Teacher conferences will be on September 28. Students will not attend on this day.
• No School on Monday, September 7th.
• Please return book orders by Friday, September 4th.

Spelling/Phonics: L blends

1. slam
2. blot
3. flag
4. flap
5. sled
6. plug
7. clip
8. plot
9. slid
10. clap

Dictation Sentence: The flag will flap in the wind.

We will have our spelling test on Friday over these words.

Reading/Sight Words:

was, said, his, that, she, for, on, they, but, had

*They just need to be able to read these words.

Math:

Monday- Lesson 1.5-Use and understand the additive identity property. (6+0=6)

Tuesday- Lesson 1.6- Explore the commutative property. (Turn around facts 2+3 is the same as 3+2)

Wednesday- Breaking apart small numbers.

Thursday- Introduce rekenreks/ Teach addition game

Friday-Review addition properties/ Play addition game with partners.

November 3-7, 2014

Announcements:

• Our Thanksgiving holiday will be November 26-28.
• I will be sending home a few Thanksgiving songs to practice at home. We will be performing these on stage in the cafeteria either November 24th or 25th. I'm not exactly sure of the time and date yet, but I will let you know when I do. 
• Our class will be performing at the PTO meeting on November 18. Please try to attend. Your child will get to sing on stage!

Phonics/Spelling:

1. thin
2. thank
3. math
4. path
5. whale
6. when
7. old
8. some
9. her
10. has

Math:

Monday-Review for Chapter 3 test

Tuesday- Take Chapter 3 Test

Wednesday- Introduce Subtraction Strategies-Chapter 4

Thursday- Lesson 4.1- Use count back 1,2,3 as a strategy.

Friday- Lesson 4.2-Recall addition facts to help you subtract #'s within 20.

Please return homework on Friday :)

Reading/Sight Words:

very, an, over, out, its, ride, into, just, blue, red

*Please read at least once each night. 

I will be giving a unit 2 sight word test at the end of this week. 

Red Ribbon Week Pictures and Halloween!!!

Boo!

Mrs. Ramsey came to read a Halloween story to our class on Friday!

Making our Halloween Witches' brew!

Red Ribbon Week:

Don't let drugs steal your dreams!

50th day of School!

October 27-31, 2014     Red Ribbon Week!

Announcements:

• The 50th day of school will be October 28th. We will dress in 50's attire on this day to celebrate!
• Please check your Red Ribbon Week note for daily themes. 
• Please remember to try to do math homework on the day of or after I have taught the lesson. This will really help when doing math homework. 
• If you would like to send Halloween treats or candy on Friday that is fine with me. We won't be having a party, but I do have some fun things planned. Also, the students are NOT allowed to wear costumes on Friday.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. ship
2. rich
3. flash
4. much
5. chip
6. shop
7. she
8. chat
9. such
10. crash

Reading/Sight Words:

big, went, are, come, if, now, long, no, came, ask

Math:

Monday- Lesson 3.10- Use associative property to add 3 #'s.

Tuesday- Lesson 3.11- Apply associative and commutative property to add 3 #'s.

Wednesday- Lesson 3.12- Solving adding situations using pictures.

Thursday- Bat Graphing

Friday- Halloween Addition Game

*Please return math homework on Friday. :)

Zoo Field Trip!!!

September 22-26, 2014

Annoucements:

• We will completing our common core unit, "Alphabet Books and the Children who Read Them."
• We will also be doing some apple activities this week in class. If you could send an apple of your child's choice this week, that would be great!
• Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on Friday for P.E.
• Parent/Teacher conferences will be on Monday, September 29th from 12:00-8:00.
• Picture re-takes will be on October 8th.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. scrub
2. strap
3. sprig
4. squint
5. scrap
6. strut
7. split
8. strand
9. the
10. it

On Friday, I will have students use these words in a dictation sentence. I will be checking for correct spelling of the 3 letter s blend and correct sentence formation.

Math:

Monday- Lesson 2.4- Use model to solve taking from and taking apart problems.

Tuesday- Lesson 2.5- Compare pictorial groups to show meaning of subtraction.

Wednesday-Lesson 2.6- Model and compare groups to show meaning of subtraction.

Thursday- Comparing to understand the meaning of subtraction. Play the Different Game.

Friday- Take Mid-Chapter Quiz

*Please return homework on Friday.

Reading/Sight Words:

Be sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework. 

Sight Words:  out, be, as, have, go, we, am, then, little, down (They just need to be able to read these words to me.)

Students performing "Little Red Riding Hood"

( I had to cut the video short because there wasn't enough space for the whole thing...sorry)

September 8-12, 2014

Announcements:

• Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on Friday for P.E.
• Parent/teacher conferences will be on Monday, September 29th from 12:00-8:00. I will be sending home information in a few weeks.
• Please make sure to initial your child's calendar each night and check for reading homework.

Spelling/Phonics:

R-blend Words

1. crab
2. trip
3. brim
4. drip
5. prop
6. trim
7. frog
8. into
9. is
10. you

They will have a short test over these blends on Friday. They need to be able to identify the sound each blend makes. (cr, br, dr, pr, tr, fr)

Reading/Sight Word Phrases:

I will starting our DIBELS assessment this week. I plan to continue reading groups this week, so make sure to check for reading homework each night.

Fluency Phrases: Read at least once each night.

he had to

she said that

to the

you and I

but they said

on a

for his

of that

it was

Math:

Monday-Lesson 1.7- Model and record ways to make different #'s. Example: 3+3=6, 2+4=6, 5+1=6

Tuesday-Lesson 1.7 cont.-Model and record ways to make #'s. We will be working on ways to make 10.

Wednesday- Lesson 1.8- Build fluency for addition within 10

Thursday- Review for Chapter 1 Test

Friday- Take Chapter 1 Test

*Please return math homework on Friday.

Playing "Shake it"...