Important Dates:
Tuesday, September 16 - Open House - 6:30 - Cafeteria
Monday, September 22 - All About Me Due
Friday, September 26 - Non-Uniform Day - Bring a Quarter
Math: This week will continue chapter 2. It is all about addition!
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. The students are doing a great job. Start practicing the fact listed below. Our six's test will be this Tuesday, September 16th and our mixed 4-6 test will be on Thursday, September 18th. Continue practicing all of the facts. Students will have four minutes to complete 20 problems.
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
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
Phonics: We will have a Phonics test each Friday. Students will be expected to write the following:
short vowel blends: gri, pre, cra
long vowel blends: thi, smo
special sounds: no new special sounds
spell these words: fat, this, swim
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 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: 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 10 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.
cone, kite, cute, came, kick, keep, cake, cat, come, I
Bonus Words: kind, candle, copy, gray, green
Bible: We will continue our unit on Creation this week. We will have a Bible verse each week. Students will say the verse to me.
Bible Verse: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother' - which is the first commandment with a promise. " Ephesians 6:1-2
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters. This week we will learn K,L,M,N.
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. No Written Homework
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.
Tuesday, September 16 - Open House - 6:30 - Cafeteria
Monday, September 22 - All About Me Due
Friday, September 26 - Non-Uniform Day - Bring a Quarter
Math: This week will continue chapter 2. It is all about addition!
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. The students are doing a great job. Start practicing the fact listed below. Our six's test will be this Tuesday, September 16th and our mixed 4-6 test will be on Thursday, September 18th. Continue practicing all of the facts. Students will have four minutes to complete 20 problems.
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
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
Phonics: We will have a Phonics test each Friday. Students will be expected to write the following:
short vowel blends: gri, pre, cra
long vowel blends: thi, smo
special sounds: no new special sounds
spell these words: fat, this, swim
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 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: 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 10 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.
cone, kite, cute, came, kick, keep, cake, cat, come, I
Bonus Words: kind, candle, copy, gray, green
Bible: We will continue our unit on Creation this week. We will have a Bible verse each week. Students will say the verse to me.
Bible Verse: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother' - which is the first commandment with a promise. " Ephesians 6:1-2
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters. This week we will learn K,L,M,N.
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. No Written Homework
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.