Important Dates:
Wednesday, September 28 - See You At The Pole 8:45 (Feel free to join us!!)
Oct. 3-Oct. 7 : HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
Monday, Oct. 3 - PJ DAY!! Wear your comfy pjs to school
Tuesday, Oct. 4 - Decade Day!!! Dress in any attire for the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s!
Wednesday, Oct. 5 - Safari Day! Wear your favorite safari attire
Thursday, Oct. 6 - Movie Day!!! Dress as your favorite movie character!
Friday, Oct. 7 - Raider Pride! Wear your Homecoming T-Shirt!!
Friday, Oct. 7 - Homecoming Game @ 7:30
If your child chooses not to dress for the spirit days during homecoming week, they should wear their uniforms. Please remember that NON UNIFORM guidelines should be used during homecoming week. :)
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 3: Strategies for Addition through 12
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. Start practicing the facts listed below. We will have a +4 and 5 test on Tuesday and a +5 test will be on Thursday. We will add +6 next week. Continue practicing all of the facts. Students will have four minutes to complete 20 problems.
Review these facts!
1+0=1; 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 1+3=4; 1+4=5; 1+5=6; 1+6=7; 1+7=8; 1+8=9; 1+9=10
2+0=2; 2+1=3; 2+2=4; 2+3=5; 2+4=6; 2+5=7; 2+6=8; 2+7=9; 2+8=10; 2+9=11
3+0=3; 3+1=4; 3+2=5; 3+3=6; 3+4=7; 3+5=8; 3+6=9; 3+7=10; 3+8=11; 3+9=12
4+0=4; 4+1=5; 4+2=6; 4+3=7; 4+4=8; 4+5=9; 4+6=10; 4+7=11; 4+8=12; 4+9=13
5+0=5; 5+1=6; 5+2=7; 5+3=8; 5+4=9; 5+5=10; 5+6=11; 5+7=12; 5+8=13; 5+9=14
Begin studying these for next week: 6+1=7, 6+2=8, 6+3=9, 6+4=10, 6+5=11, 6+6=12, 6+7=13, 6+8=14, 6+9=15
Phonics: We will have a Phonics test each Friday. Students will be expected to write the following:
short vowel blends: ro, squi, ba, stru
long vowel blends: sle, pli
special sounds: no new special sounds
spell these words: glad, spin, that
We will practice these in class every day!
Social Sciences: We will continue our unit on weather.
Reading: We will continue reading groups this week. We will take a comprehension test on Thursday. Students will read a story in class and we will discuss it. On Wednesday, the students will bring home their reading books. They should read the story (pages will be on the bookmark) and then ask an adult to ask them questions about what they read. Books should be returned to school the next day.
Spelling: Beginning this week we will have 12 spelling words and 6 bonus words. We will have a trial spelling test every Thursday and a final test on Friday. Students will write the words when I call them out. Students should learn the 12 spelling words first, All students will take the bonus portion of the test. For each bonus word spelled correctly, the student will get 1 extra point on the test. There is no penalty for spelling a bonus word incorrectly.
back, lick, snack, brick, clock, like, bake, snake, shake, broke, come, to
Bonus Words: quack, flick, flake, one, two, Mrs. Bel
Bible Verse: Genesis 9:11c “…never again will there be a flood to destroy the Earth.”
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters.
Creative Writing: Students will continue to practice writing complete sentences using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end. We will continue learning the parts of a sentence. We will be writing super sentences. All sentences should have these four parts:
Begin with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
Make sense.
Be written neatly.
Homework
Monday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math Page
Tuesday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math page.
Wednesday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math Page.
Thursday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math Page.
Wednesday, September 28 - See You At The Pole 8:45 (Feel free to join us!!)
Oct. 3-Oct. 7 : HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
Monday, Oct. 3 - PJ DAY!! Wear your comfy pjs to school
Tuesday, Oct. 4 - Decade Day!!! Dress in any attire for the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s!
Wednesday, Oct. 5 - Safari Day! Wear your favorite safari attire
Thursday, Oct. 6 - Movie Day!!! Dress as your favorite movie character!
Friday, Oct. 7 - Raider Pride! Wear your Homecoming T-Shirt!!
Friday, Oct. 7 - Homecoming Game @ 7:30
If your child chooses not to dress for the spirit days during homecoming week, they should wear their uniforms. Please remember that NON UNIFORM guidelines should be used during homecoming week. :)
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 3: Strategies for Addition through 12
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. Start practicing the facts listed below. We will have a +4 and 5 test on Tuesday and a +5 test will be on Thursday. We will add +6 next week. Continue practicing all of the facts. Students will have four minutes to complete 20 problems.
Review these facts!
1+0=1; 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 1+3=4; 1+4=5; 1+5=6; 1+6=7; 1+7=8; 1+8=9; 1+9=10
2+0=2; 2+1=3; 2+2=4; 2+3=5; 2+4=6; 2+5=7; 2+6=8; 2+7=9; 2+8=10; 2+9=11
3+0=3; 3+1=4; 3+2=5; 3+3=6; 3+4=7; 3+5=8; 3+6=9; 3+7=10; 3+8=11; 3+9=12
4+0=4; 4+1=5; 4+2=6; 4+3=7; 4+4=8; 4+5=9; 4+6=10; 4+7=11; 4+8=12; 4+9=13
5+0=5; 5+1=6; 5+2=7; 5+3=8; 5+4=9; 5+5=10; 5+6=11; 5+7=12; 5+8=13; 5+9=14
Begin studying these for next week: 6+1=7, 6+2=8, 6+3=9, 6+4=10, 6+5=11, 6+6=12, 6+7=13, 6+8=14, 6+9=15
Phonics: We will have a Phonics test each Friday. Students will be expected to write the following:
short vowel blends: ro, squi, ba, stru
long vowel blends: sle, pli
special sounds: no new special sounds
spell these words: glad, spin, that
We will practice these in class every day!
Social Sciences: We will continue our unit on weather.
Reading: We will continue reading groups this week. We will take a comprehension test on Thursday. Students will read a story in class and we will discuss it. On Wednesday, the students will bring home their reading books. They should read the story (pages will be on the bookmark) and then ask an adult to ask them questions about what they read. Books should be returned to school the next day.
Spelling: Beginning this week we will have 12 spelling words and 6 bonus words. We will have a trial spelling test every Thursday and a final test on Friday. Students will write the words when I call them out. Students should learn the 12 spelling words first, All students will take the bonus portion of the test. For each bonus word spelled correctly, the student will get 1 extra point on the test. There is no penalty for spelling a bonus word incorrectly.
back, lick, snack, brick, clock, like, bake, snake, shake, broke, come, to
Bonus Words: quack, flick, flake, one, two, Mrs. Bel
Bible Verse: Genesis 9:11c “…never again will there be a flood to destroy the Earth.”
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters.
Creative Writing: Students will continue to practice writing complete sentences using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end. We will continue learning the parts of a sentence. We will be writing super sentences. All sentences should have these four parts:
Begin with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
Make sense.
Be written neatly.
Homework
Monday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math Page
Tuesday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math page.
Wednesday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math Page.
Thursday: Study spelling words, Bible verse, phonics sounds, and math facts. Complete math Page.