Thursday 01/31/14

Hi! Tomorrow we will test Spelling words only. We are saving sight words for next week, since this words are really important and will help your child with testing. Also, today report cards went home! Please review, sign, and return report cards to class. 

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write and spelling practice test

Math: workbook on double digit adding (draw models or use a hundred chart)

Phonics: pages 227-230

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Wednesday 01/29/14

Hi! I am excited to introduce the newest member of our classroom, Ms. Lonis! Ms. Lonis attends the University of Phoenix and is completing her student-teaching in our classroom. Some of you may recognize Ms. Lonis, as she has been working as a teacher-aide at our school for the past 5 years. In working with her in previous years, she has a shown to have a true passion for teaching and works hard with students. Ms. Lonis will be student-teaching with us through the month of May. We are excited to have her in room 104!


Homework:
Spelling: Day 1 and 2 (5x each and 10 sentences)

Phonics: workbook page 223-226

Reading: practice sight words and practice poem (we will test NEXT Friday)

Math: workbook page on using a hundred chart to add double digit nubers

Weekly Words:
Blue: best, desk, next, sled, web, bread, breath, head, thread, threat, beach, bead, dream, reach, steam, greed, queen, sleep, street, sweet, *great

Green: fan, man, plan, ran, pan, than, thin, skin, win, chin, grin, fin, then, pen, hen, when, men, bun, run, fun

Yellow: hit, jet, sit, pot, dot, cat/ fox, ox, six, mix, box, wax (ending sounds of "t" and "x")

Thursday 01/27/14

Hi! I just realized I forgot to post yesterday! Sorry!

Today we had an exciting day in writing workshop! The students got to choose what animal they are going to research and learn all about to write their own teaching book!!! We also started our TRC testing for winter reading levels, these tests take about 20-30min per student so it will be awhile before all students are tested. Please keep practicing reading every night.

Homework:
Math: 2 workbook pages

Phonics: workbook pages 217-220

Reading: Practice reading and sight words test will be on Monday!

Book Report! 

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY!!!!!!!!! ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND! 

Tuesday 01/21/14

Hi! Today was a wonderful day in 1st grade! Everyone was on task and we completed everything on our schedule! We did a really cool Science lab with chocolate chip cookies to understand how rocks are formed. Ask your child what they learned about rocks! 

This week there will be NO spelling! Due to the short week.

Also, I will test sight words on Monday to allow for enough time to master the words. 

Homework: 
Reading: Practice sight words and practice reading 

Math: workbook page on addition and subtraction (students should use all and any strategy we learned from the beginning of the year)

Phonics: workbook pages 209-212

Friday 1/17/14

Hi! Today we finished our Penguin Unit! We took ALL of our test too. Please check your child's test folder and review, sign, and return test on Tuesday.

Reminder: NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!!

Homework: 
Sight words: practice words and revisit poems

Math: workbook pages for introduction to Chapter 8

Reading: practice reading and complete book report

Have a great long weekend!
~Ms. Juarez 

Thursday 01/16/14

Hi! Today we continued our research on penguins! We are learning how to use the table of contents to locate information from nonfiction books quickly. In Math we reviewed concepts for Chapter 7. Our test is tomorrow! Please review with your child how to compare numbers by doing tonight homework together! Also, please make sure your child is ready to test for sight words and spelling words.


Homework: 
Spelling: practice test

Phonics: workbook pages 199-204

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: workbook page on review of Chapter 7

Wednesday 01/15/14

Hi! Today was an exciting day! In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday we read Martin's Big Words and did a fun hand painting activity! We also have a new addition to our classroom. Our new students make 29 in room 104! The students were excited to see a new face and it was wonderful to seem them greet and be so helpful in helping Ociel get adjusted. Welcome Ociel!!!

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write 

Phonics: workbook pages 195-198

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: page on 10 less and 10 more

Tuesday 01/14/14

Hi! Today we learned about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the importance of his peaceful marches and protest to end segregation. In writing we add our fine details and checked for capitals and punctuation to our "How to" books. In science we are learning about rocks and students were able to examine different types of rocks looking for features to describe their sizes, shape, and color. 

Homework: 
Spelling: 10 sentences, make sure to add capitals at the beginning and end-marks at the end of each sentence

Phonics: workbook pg 191-194

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: 2 workbook pages on problem solving 

Monday 01/13/14

Hi!

Today we had perfect attendance!!!!! Things run so smoothly when everyone is here. We also started our research project as we learn how to read nonfiction text. The students really seemed to enjoy the new class books and reading all about animals! I also tested the students for their sight words from last week, and most of them did awesome!!! Thank you for helping your child! 

Homework:
Spelling: 5 times each

Phonics: workbook pages 187-190

Math: workbook page on using symbols to compare numbers

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Weekly Words:
Blue:(short e and long e -ee, -ea)  keep, next, leaf, sleep, west, clean, dress, sweep, jeep, when, week, wheat, web, vest, team, teeth, heat, weak, *been

Green: (-it, -ot, -at)  not, bat, hit, spot, rat, pit, fit, cot, fat, mat, kit, lit, chat, that, dot, nit, slot, flat, trot, quit

Yellow: (Y Z and V words) yell, yarn, yogurt, yo-yo, yard, zoo, zebra, zero, zigzag, zucchini, vest, van, vine, vase, violin

Sight Words: quite, twice, type, wasn't, layers, froze, perhaps, enough, pipe, hiccupped

Thursday 01/09/14

Hi! Tomorrow we will test spelling words (I will be assessing easier than normal looking for phonetic spelling as oppose to 100% correction. Due to the short school week). I will not assess sight words until Monday also due to the short week. I will be out of school all day, away at a network meeting, therefore the student will have a substitute. There will be no Math quiz tomorrow. 

Homework:
Spelling: Rainbow write (chuncking sounds to switch colors, see picture below) and spelling practice test 

Phonics: workbook page 177-180

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: workbook page on "less than"

01/08/14

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome back! In order to build rigor in curriculum, today the studenst received a new Spelling Routine for the rest of the year! Please take a look into your child's Spelling notebook for the new changes. In math we started our new unit on comparing numbers. In  reading and writing we will be working with reading and researching by using nonfiction text to eventually teach others what we learned by writing our own all about book!

Weekly Words:
Blue: plump, stew, sue, sew, few, trunk, chew, clue, true, blue, do, dump, drew, flue, brush, knew, glue, grew, truth, truck, junk

Green: kangaroo, kitten, kite, key, kick, wheelbarrow, whistle, wheat, whisker, whale, question, quack, quilt, queen, quiet, twenty, twine, twig, twelve, twins

Yellow: leash, leg, laugh, lap, kangaroo, kitten, kick, kite, jack, jump, jog, jump rope, well, wag, window

Sight words: wanted, your, which, heard, covered, his, she'll ocean wife

Homework:
Spelling: Day 1 and 2! 5 times each and 10 sentences (NO MORE PICTURES)

Phonics: pages 173-175

Math: workbook page

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading