Monday 3/31/14

Dear Parents,
I am sending home a Reading Comprehension and Word Work packet. This entire packet is due Friday, April 4th 2014. This packet is a review of the work we have done in class. I recommend completing the packet using the following schedule. 

Monday: pages 89-93 Tuesday: page 94-95
Wednesday: pages 96-99 Thursday: 100-102

Sincerely, 
Ms. Juarez 

Weekly Words:
Yellow: ad, ed, ab, ob (Yellow will now be accountable for spelling words entirely correct on test)
red, blob, led, pad, job, rob, fed, bad, shed, grab, mad, mob, sob, glob, sled, tab, had, lab, glad, cab 

Green: ill, ell, all
fell, will, fill, well, small, sell, bill, fall, call, tall, smell, hill, hall, mall, chill, shell, spill, tell

Pink: short o and long o
clock, job, joke, *come, spot, broke, pot, hope, hot, home, hole, chop, rope, those, hose, rock, *some, stove

Blue: ur, ure, ur-e
pure, surf, purse, hurl, burn, lure, burst, blur, hurt, nurse, churn, church, curl, cure, curse, curb

Sight Words: scream, when, them caught, didn't, bothers, instead, alone, even, laughs

Homework:
Math: workbook pages 219-220 on combined shapes 

Reading: practice sight words and reading (many students are failing to record their nightly reading on their logs, please make sure your child reads and records their reading nightly)

Reading Packet: due April 4th! 

Friday 03/28/14

Hi! Today we did a fun egg painting activity!!! The students really enjoyed getting creative with pattern and paint.We also took our Spelling and sight word test and our Math Quiz. 

Homework:
Reading: practice reading and complete book report

Math: workbook page 217-218

Test Folders: Please review, sign, and return folder with test. 

Have a great weekend!!!!!

Thursday 03/27/14

Hi! Tomorrow is test day! Make sure your child knows their Spelling Words and sight words!!!! (This will be the first test for Quarter 4, so you want them to start off strong!) 

Homework: 
Spelling: spelling practice test

Math: Workbook page 215-216

Writing: Letters are due tomorrow!!! Please make sure to have addresses on the envelopes please! Do not seal the envelopes! Keep everything stapled!

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading  

Wednesday 3/27/14

Hi!

Today in reading, we worked on identifying parts of the book where characters experience an emotion and students worked on reflecting what might the character be thinking at this point of the story.  In math we started our unit on geometry and making 3 dimensional shapes!

Homework:
Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: workbook page 213-214

Writing: keep working in your friendly letter! Due Friday 

Tuesday 03/26/14

Hi! Today we worked on character change throughout a story. We read Wemberly Worried and discussed how her character changed from the beginning of the story to the end. In Math we took our Chapter 10 test and we will start Chapter 11 Geometry tomorrow!

Homework:
Math: reading and discovering shapes packet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Writing: keep working packet due Friday

Monday 3/24/14

Dear Parents,

        In replacement of phonics practice pages, I am sending home a grammar/writing packet. This entire packet is due Friday, March 28^th 2014. In class, we have practice writing a friendly letter. Your child needs to decide who to write a letter to and share something interesting with that person.  In addition, your child will need to complete the attached envelope by completing both the mailing and return address. After I grade the letters, I will send them out!  I recommend completing a page a day, making a practice letter, and then having your child develop their final letter on Thursday. Remind your child to pay close attention to their spelling and end marks in their writing.

Sincerely,

Ms. Juarez 

Weekly Words:

Blue: or, ore, oar

store, wore, boar, fork, poor, more, for, storm, hoarse, oar, horse, roar, tore, worm, work, worse, floor, world, soar, four, corn

Pink: short i and lone i

stick, dice, gift, flip, thin, drive, give, kick, prize, hike, dish, swim, spill,  mice, pin, five, life, rich, nice, nine

Green: ag, eg, ig, og, ug

rag, wag, jog, slug, dig, hug, fig, Meg, plug, fog, bag, peg, flag, snag, twig, log, big,frog, beg, mug, rug, wig, drug, hog, jig

Yellow: an, in, en, un

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

Sight Words:

worry, what, untied, worse, through, share, rules, someone, learn, loose

Homework:

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading log

Math: practice test packet (test is tomorrow)

Writing: Letter writing due Friday!

Thursday 3/20/14

Hi!

Tomorrow is test day! Please make sure your child is ready to be assessed on their spelling and sight words! Also, don't forget that tomorrow the opinion writing homework from the Monday is due.

Homework: 
Spelling: practice test

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: Chapter 10 review workbook page

Writing: opinion writing packet 

Wednesday 03/19/14

Hi today in reading we worked on drawing conclusions as we read Chester's Way. The students are getting really strong in forming an opinion that is true to how they feel and supporting it with reasons. In Science we are working on seasons and we learned about Spring today. In math, we are working with taking tally chart data into bar graphs.

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: workbook page 207-208

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Grammar/Writing: keep working on opinion writing, due Friday March 21st

Tuesday 03/18/14

Hi!

Today the students worked on their 2nd body paragraph for their character essays! They are coming out great! I am so proud that my first graders our writing essays!!!!!!  They have grown so much from when they first walked into first grade. In math, we are working on tally charts and how to collect and show data. Tonight's homework requires students to collect data from 10 people. Encourage family members to get involved, and if there aren't ten members at home, I suggest calling family to get their input. 

Homework:
Spelling: 10 sentences

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words

Math: workbook page on tally charts pg 205-206

Grammar/Writing: keep working on opinion writing, due Friday March 21st

Monday 03/17/14

Hi! Today some students were place in new spelling groups! I assessed for their leveled by giving them a Spring spelling inventory. Please use the chart below to see what group your child is in. Spelling words are differentiated to meet the needs of each individual child.

Letter Name- Early	Letter Name- Middle	Within Word- Middle	Within Word- Late
Aden	Luis	Carlos	Bryan F.
Christian A.	Leslie	Natalia	Valeria L.
Brian A.	Jatsarah	Ania	Valeria H
Jose	Moises	Jasmine	Jerielys
Manuel	Estrella	Sebastian G.	Sebastion P.
Savanna	Heglae	Ximena
	Ociel	Leliani
	Lesley V.	Esteban A.
	Ashley

Spelling Words: 

Blue: ir, ire, ier

third, flier, hire, frier, fire, girl, shirt, pliers, fur, birth, fir, crier, tire, their, wire

Pink: long a and short a 

glass, bat, fast, hand, mad, what, snap, last, grass, ask, sack, whale, gate, make, page, came, face, base, rake, same, made

Green: ip, op, ap, up

flip, top, chop, pop, cup, clap, hip, up, drop, whip, hop, crop, dip, ship, snap, zap, tap, lap, trap

Yellow: at, ot, it

not, bat, got, hit, spot, rat, pit, fit, cot, fat, mat, kit, lit, chat, that, dot, bit, slot, flat, trot, quit

Sight Words: catch, clues, heard, keep, know, lucky, shoes, close, alarm, they’re


Homework:
Spelling: 5 times each

Math: 2 worksheets one on time and another on tally charts

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Grammar/Writing: In replacement of phonics practice pages, I am sending home a grammar/writing packet. This entire packet is due Friday, March 21^st 2014. In class, we have been practice writing our opinions and supporting it with reasons. With that said, this should be an easy review of writing their opinion. I recommend completing a page a day and having your child develop their opinion paragraph on Thursday. Remind your child to pay close attention to spelling and end marks in their writing.
 

Thursday 03/13/14

Hi!

Today we did some challenging work within our book clubs. The students did some great thinking as they worked to develop a supported opinion about their character. Don't forget tomorrow is Test Day! Please make sure your child knows their spelling and sight words for the week!

Homework: 
Spelling: practice test

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading


English: page 139-140

Math: 2 worksheets, one on graphing and one on time 

3/12/14

Hi! It's great to be back! This week we are working hard on our character essay in reading and writing. In science, we are learning a lot about amazing ants! In Math, we are learning about graphing data. 

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: 2 worksheets one on graphing and the other on telling time

English: practice workbook pg 133-134

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading 

Tuesday 03/11/14

Hi! I have been away from school and sick due to having Strep Throat! I apologize for the inconvenience of not having the blog updated these past couple of days. I was extremely sick. I do plan to get back to work tomorrow! Excited to get my life back to normal. 

Here are the words for the week:
Yellow: ip, op, up, ap word families 
 flip, top, chop, pop, trip, cup, clap, hip, up, drop, whip, hop, crop, dip, ship, snap, zap, tap, lap, trap

Green:Sort 43 short vowels with final digraphs

rich, math, such, pass, moth, much, cloth, guess, class, with, miss, fresh, boss, toss, rush, grass, kiss, which, bath, brush

Blue: Sort 25 r-influenced er, ear and ear (ur sound), eer

perch, herd, heard, near, fear, clear, peer, learn, steer, dear, fern, germ, earth, cheer, year, clerk

sight words: would, things, people, times, weight, charge, queen, hidden, slide, parade

Homework:

Spelling: 10 sentences

Math: worksheet 

Phonics: we finished the phonics workbook so you will be seeing extra practice from our Common Core coach book coming home for homework

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Tuesday 03/04/14

Hi!

Today we worked in our character reading clubs. Students are reading a book series and getting to really know their character's personality traits. Ask your child what character they are studying and what is their character like?

Homework:

Spelling: 10 sentences

Math: Chapter 9 Review workbook page

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Phonics: workbook page 327-330

Monday 03/03/14

Hi!

Yellow: assessing wh, ch, sh, th
shoe, ship, shirt, shelf, shell, chin, chick, chain, chair, cheese, wheelbarrow, wheel, whistle, whiskers, whale, thirteen, thick, thermos, thermometer, thorn 

Green: just, melt, gift, dust, nest, mask, list, cost, half, keft, lost, fast, desk, best, husk, soft, fist, tusk, milk, must, raft, past, lift

Blue: r-influenced ar, are, air
fare, start, sharp, stare, where, stair, square, lair, pair, shark, bear, bear, chair, bare, fair, hare, dark, heart, harm, pear, wear

Sight words: were, side, they, fought, live, others, taught, fight, race, hope

Spelling: 5 times each

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words

Math: 2 worksheets on time to the hour and half hour

Phonics: workbook page 325