Important Dates:
Monday, September 21 - CRAZY SOCK and CRAZY HAIR DAY!!
Thursday, September 24 - FUN RUN 9:15 on the SOCCER FIELD
Friday, September 25 - Non-Uniform Day - Bring a Quarter
Math: This week will continue chapter 2. It is all about addition and subtraction!
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. The students are doing a great job. Start practicing the fact listed below. Our +6 test will be this Tuesday and our +5 and +6 test will be on Thursday. 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
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. We are will begin learning about seasons and how the earth rotates.
Reading: We will continue reading groups this week. We will take a comprehension test on Friday. Students will read a story in class and we will discuss it. On Thursday, the students will bring home their reading books. They should read the story (pages will be on a sticky note on the front of the book) and then ask an adult to ask them questions about what they read. Books should be returned to school on Friday.
Spelling: Beginning this week we will have 12 spelling words and 5 bonus words. We will have a spelling test every Friday. Students will write these words when I call them out. This week five bonus words will be added to the list. Students should learn the 12 spelling words first. For a challenge, they can also learn the five bonus words. 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
Bible: We will continue our unit on Creation this week. We will continue making our Creation Book. We will have a Bible verse each week. Students will say the verse to me.
Bible Verse: "That it may go well with you and that you may enjoy a long life on Earth." Ephesians 6:3
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters. This week we will learn M, N, O, P
Creative Writing: Students will continue to practice writing complete sentences using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end. I will introduce question marks this week. 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.
They will write sentences with their spelling words, and write in their journals daily.
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.
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.
Monday, September 21 - CRAZY SOCK and CRAZY HAIR DAY!!
Thursday, September 24 - FUN RUN 9:15 on the SOCCER FIELD
Friday, September 25 - Non-Uniform Day - Bring a Quarter
Math: This week will continue chapter 2. It is all about addition and subtraction!
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. The students are doing a great job. Start practicing the fact listed below. Our +6 test will be this Tuesday and our +5 and +6 test will be on Thursday. 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
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. We are will begin learning about seasons and how the earth rotates.
Reading: We will continue reading groups this week. We will take a comprehension test on Friday. Students will read a story in class and we will discuss it. On Thursday, the students will bring home their reading books. They should read the story (pages will be on a sticky note on the front of the book) and then ask an adult to ask them questions about what they read. Books should be returned to school on Friday.
Spelling: Beginning this week we will have 12 spelling words and 5 bonus words. We will have a spelling test every Friday. Students will write these words when I call them out. This week five bonus words will be added to the list. Students should learn the 12 spelling words first. For a challenge, they can also learn the five bonus words. 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
Bible: We will continue our unit on Creation this week. We will continue making our Creation Book. We will have a Bible verse each week. Students will say the verse to me.
Bible Verse: "That it may go well with you and that you may enjoy a long life on Earth." Ephesians 6:3
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters. This week we will learn M, N, O, P
Creative Writing: Students will continue to practice writing complete sentences using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end. I will introduce question marks this week. 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.
They will write sentences with their spelling words, and write in their journals daily.
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.
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.