Thursday 02/27/14

Hi!

Tomorrow is super hero day!!!! Please dress your child as a super hero. No costume? No worries... get creative and make a HOMEMADE costume!!!! 1st grade superhero!!!!!!!! 



Homework:
Spelling: Practice test

Phonics: 317-320

Reading: practice sight words and reading

Math: Telling time to the half past hour 

Wednesday 02/26/14

Hi! We have been studying our characters from our different charter clubs and we've been thinking about what words can we use to describe their personality. Tonight's reading homework, students will practice thinking about a "character" of their family and state a personality trait and 3 experiences/events that prove why they think that trait best describes the family member they chose. 

Spelling: Rainbow Write 

Math: workbook page on telling time

Phonics: 2 workbook pages 309-312

Reading: character trait worksheet, practice sight words, and practice reading

P.S. Tomorrow is Favorite Sports Team outfit

Tuesday 02/25/14

Hi! Today the 1st grade team sent home an invite for our writing celebration on Friday!

We would like to invite you to a publishing party! Our students have finished wonderful “All about” books and they would like to share them with their families.

Please come to our classroom at 2:30pm on Friday, February 28th, 2014 for light refreshments and a book share. 

Homework: 
Spelling: 10 sentences

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Phonics: 305-308

Math: workbook page on problem solving and measurement

P.S. Sweat Pants Day tomorrow! Come to school comfy!!! 

Monday 02/24/14

Hi!

Spelling Words:
Yellow: assessing th and wh, 
thirteen, thick,  thorn, thermos, thick, thermometer/ white, whiskers, whale, wheelbarrow, whistle, wheat

Green: short vowels and blends
slop, flag, dress, plot, crab, flop, fluff, slid, sled, truck, trot, gruff, drip, flat, slug, bled, gloss, drill, clip, spin, fret, glad, slap, plug, fled, 

Blue: ar, ir, or, ur
fork, dirt, sharp, burst, harp, shark, first, hurt, north, swirl, storm, curb, burn, harm, birth, dark, surf, girl, start, horn, curl, corn, stir, porch

Sight words:
didn't, you'd, never, just, might, worse, doesn't, isn't, true, lucky

Homework:
Spelling: 5 times each

Math: Worksheet on measurement using paper clip rulers (you can use similar objects at home if you don't have access to the objects on the worksheet)

Reading: sight word and practice reading 

Phonics: workbook pages 301-304

Thursday 02/21/14

Hi! Sorry I forgot to update the blog yesterday!

It was also brought to my attention that I forgot to post the Spelling words the week. ALL students get their words on Monday and make a master copy list in their notebook (just in-case they lose their words). All students should know by now the routine and how to save their words throughout the week. 

Tomorrow is test day! Make sure your child knows their spelling words and sight words.

Spelling Words: 
Yellow: hose, horse, house, hat, hay/ shop, sheep, shed, shoe, shark/ cheese, chain, chop, chimney, cherry

Green: that, them, shed, whip, chill, shell, chick, chat, that, then, shack, ship, check, whiz, think, chap, thin, wham, chest, when, shall

Blue: blind, sign, sight, right, mind, flight, fry, stripe, spy, child, spice, fly, might, write, nice, mice, guy, why, kind, my

Homework:
Spelling: practice test (spelling work from the week will be checked tomorrow)

Math: workbook page on measuring

Phonics: pages 291-296

Reading: Practice sight words and reading

Tuesday 02/18/14

Hi! I am back! I was away on a conference for educators. 

This week we are starting our literacy unit on character traits and working in Reading Clubs! In Writing, we just finished our all about books and they came out AWESOME! In Math, we will be starting our unit on Measurement tomorrow! 

Thank you to all the parents who dressed their child up for 101th day of school and completing the 100th poster. I know the communication was a little confusing with the sub and all. Lastly, THANK YOU for all the wonderful gifts for Valentine's Day! Was wonderful to come back to teaching and feeling appreciated. Thank again! 

Homework: 10 sentences

Math: math stories and addition

Phonics: pages 281-284

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading 

Thursday 01/06/14

Test day tomorrow!!!

Homework:

Spelling: practice test

Phonics: 2 workbook pages

Math: workbook page on adding 

Reading: practice sight words and reading

Wednesday 02/05/14

Hi! Today we worked on adding double digit numbers by drawing models to show how we moved a bundle of 10 ones to the Tens place value. This skill is going to be challenging. Please work with your child on understanding tonight's math homework.

Homework: 
Spelling: rainbow write

Phonics: pages 245-248

Reading: practice SIGHT WORDS and practice reading 

Math: workbook page on place value to add

Tuesday 02/04/14

Hi! Today, we learned about Abraham Lincoln and started our guided research about this interesting man. In math, we revisited yesterday's lesson on making ten to add. In writing, we worked on our all about book and identify special features of our animal. 

Homework:
Spelling: 10 sentences

Phonics: pages 241-244

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: worksheet on making ten to add

Monday 02/03/14

Hi! Today was a wonderful Monday! So happy to have a full week of school with no snow day interruptions! This week we will be working very hard on our nonfiction writing as students research and write about their animal of choice. Ask your child what animal they chose and what they have learned about this animal so far? (This will be a huge help, in activating their minds to think about all they have learned or how much more research they still need to do.) In Math today we learned about borrowing and making a ten to add numbers.  This was pretty challenging, and we will spend some extra days on it.

Weekly Words:
Yellow: saw, sock, soap, seal, six/ horse, house, hose, hat, hay/ shirt, ship, sheep, shark, shoe

Green: mad, had, bad, pad, glad/ red, fed, led, shed, sled/ tab, lab, grab, cab/ sob, rob, blob, glob, job

Blue: bait, grain, pail, tail, train, wait/ coast, coat, goat, road, throat, toast, beet, cheek, need, sheep, three, wheel/ beach, beast, cheat, cream, neat, seat

Sight words: alone, face, bossy, air, might, you're, surprise, stair, suppose, whizzing

Homework:
Spelling: 5 times each

Phonics: workbook page 241-244

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: workbook page on make 10 to add