4/30/14

Hi! Today we had guest speakers from 9:00-12:00 from World's Finest Chocolate! They taught students about businesses and the concept of needs and want. 

Homework:
Spelling: Rainbow Write and Day 3: Blind sort (we didn't get to Blind Sort in class due to guest speakers)

Math: workbook page 241-242

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words

Reading Packet: due Friday

Tuesday 04/29/14

Hi! Today we started our Science unit on butterflies! We will be learning all about caterpillars, metamorphosis, and the butterfly life cycle. In addition, tomorrow the children will come into a surprise and we will have several chrysalis and watch the change into caterpillars and then butterflies over the next 2 weeks! It will be amazing!!

In Writing, we started our unit on realistic fiction! Students will be working on writing fictional books by using mentor authors to understand what real writers do that make books so entertaining to read! 

Homework: 

Spelling: 10 sentences 

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Reading packet: due Friday

Writing: Students need to finish their mini-story about a time they experienced a strong emotion (a time they felt worried, lost, angry, or sad)

Math: workbook page 239-240

Monday 04/28/14

Dear Parents,

        I am sending home a Reading Comprehension and Word Work packet. This entire packet is due Friday, May 2^nd 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 20-23                        Tuesday: page 24-25

Wednesday: pages 26-28                   Thursday: 29-32

Weekly Words: 
Green: ang, ing, ong, ung words families
strong, bring, king, ding, sting, sung, gang, rang, rung, sing, ring, gong, clang, hang, song, sang, stung, long, lung, fang

Yellow: ack, ick, ock, uck
truck, tuck, rock, luck, rack, pack, back, kick, chick, tack, stuck, clock, pluck, flock, dock, trick, thick, black, lick, block

Blue: oo diagraph
fool, brook, hood, noon, should, stood, nook, hook, root, hoop, tool, wool, spoon, could, troop, wood, foot, soot, would, stool, crook, spool, groom

Pink: short a (cvc) and long a: CVCe, CVVC-ai, and AY open syllable
blame, shade, smash, clay, grass, gray, drain, stand, grain, play, brave, tray, taste, shape, brain, wade, trash, class, past, raise, stray, stay, gain, nail

Sight Words:
form, crawl, different, change, grow, place, enough, while, inside, from

Homework:
Math: workbook page 237-238 using pattern shapes

Spelling: 5 times each

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Reading Comprehension Packet: Due Friday

Friday 04/28/14

Hi! Today was a fun arts and craft day! We finished our essay and got to publish our book covers! We finished up our Earth Day craft "Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute" owl poems. Lastly we were inspire by Eric Carle, author and illustrator of  The Tiny Seed (story we read in class) and painted our own paper and then cut pieces to make pedals for our flower diagrams as an extension to our Science and Reading comprehension. It was a great and fun way to end the week! 

Also, on a sad note, today was Ms. Lonis last day of student teaching. It has been a true joy to have Ms. Lonis in the classroom. She worked well with the students and it really was a big help to have 2 teachers all day long. We will miss her so much! Next Friday, she will be at our Writers Celebration (invites to come on Monday) if you would like to personally say good-bye and thank her for all the hard work she has done. 

This weekend please make sure to complete book reports. I spoke to the children about the quality of writing they need to have when completing book reports. We want to make sure they write complete sentences and use their own words to express their ideas (NO COPYING FROM BOOK). Also, NO test folders were sent home today. 

Have a great weekend! 
Ms. Juarez 

Thursday 04/24/14

Hi! Today was an exciting day in Room 104! As an extension to Earth Day and our Science unit on plants we planted a Mother's Day Surprise! The students enjoyed getting hands-on with the dirt and seeds. We also made an Acrostic Earth Day poem activity! In Math we continued to work with recycled material and constructed a 3D Tower! Then the students used the tower to analyze and represent the shapes they used in data through a tally chart and bar graph!

Tomorrow is test day! Please make sure your child knows their words and his ready to be tested!

Spelling: Practice test

Math: Workbook page R93-96

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Reading Packet: DUE TOMORROW! 

Wednesday 04/23/14

Hi! Sorry for not posting Monday and Tuesday! We have been very busy getting back in the swing of things. This week I sent home a  Reading Comprehension and Word Work packet. This entire packet is due Friday, April 25th 2014. This packet is a review of the work we have done in class with reading and writing opinions. I recommend completing the packet using the following schedule. 

Monday: pages 118-121 Tuesday: page 122-125
Wednesday: pages 126-127 Thursday: 128-130
Sincerely, 
Ms. Juarez 

Weekly Words: 
Blue: oi, oy
join, spoil, joy, joint, soil, oil, coin, boil, broil, soy, coil, moist, toy

Pink: short and long vowel review
mule, rule, crab, capre, have, which, done, skin, wife, tide, drip, wipe, wax, safe, lots, gum, vote

Green: ash, ish, ush
rush, flash, fish, crash, hush, trash, dash, swish, mush, flush, rash, mash, wish, crush, blush, smash, dish, plush

Yellow:
fell, will, fill, well, small, sell, bill, fall, call, tall, smell, hill, hall, chill, shell, spill, tell

Sight Words:
litter, air, pollution, breathe, clean, recycle, share, Earth, care, keep

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: Workbook page R91-92

Reading: practice sight words and reading

Reading Packet: due Friday! 

Friday 04/21/2014

SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!

Dear Parents,

        Spring Break is finally here! Now all we need is warmer weather! I want to give a special THANKS to The Curtis family! They sent in a Spring goodie bag and a butterfly craft for each student! The students enjoyed making butterflies! It was perfect since after break we will be studying butterflies!

Over break I am asking that you continue to read with your child every night! Take trips to the library and checkout books! We are testing for reading levels at the end of May so practice makes progress! Your child will need to complete 3 Book Reports for Monday, April 21^st 2014!

        Also, when we return from break we will be working on creating a 3D Geometry Project by combining shapes! We NEED YOUR HELP! Please assist your child by looking for and reusing recyclable materials that are the shapes we learned in class. Such as a tissue box, cereal box, soup cans, pop cans, toilet/paper towel rolls, and anything else you find at home. Please make sure all material is clean and rinse if needed, so your child can work with these materials. We don’t want you to buy anything! We want to reuse and recycle in honor of Earth Day, April 22^nd! Please use the  checklist to ensure your child has found all the needed shapes! All shapes and checklist are due on Monday, April 21^st 2014.

Thanks for your help and have a wonderful Spring Break!

~Ms. Juarez 

Thursday 04/11/14

Hi! Tomorrow is test day! Please make sure your child is ready to be assessed and knows their spelling and sight words! Today's math lesson requires students to use 3D math shapes. I sent home math shapes for students to complete their math homework. PLEASE make sure all the shapes make it back to school, as we will need them for future lessons!

Homework: 
Spelling: Practice test

Math: workbook page 231-232

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

LAST DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK IS TOMORROW!!!!!!

Wednesday 04/09/14

Hi! Today we started our next character essay! It makes me so proud to see how much my students have grown as writers! We are working hard on these essays to share them with the world (you guys!) We are looking for another family celebration of writing the Friday after Spring Break. More details to come... 

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: workbook page 229-230

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words

Tuesday 04/08/14

Hi! THANK YOU to all of you who came to Report Card Pick Up! We had 100% parent attendance, which means we get a PIZZA PARTY!!!!!!!!!

Weekly Words:
Yellow: word families 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

Green: word families ack, ick, ock, uck
truck, tuck, rock, luck, rack, pack, back, kick, chick, tack, stuck, clock, pluck, flock, dock, trick, thick, black, lick, block

Pink: short u and long u (CVCe)
cube, plus, just, hunt, cute, club, flute, bus, mule, drum, shut, tune, June, use, cut, huge, jump, tube, such, rude, put

Blue: Schwa- ar, r, or
torn, earn, snort, bore, horse, chore, pearl, hard, snore, worth, yard, search, bar, march, score, nerve, card, spur, jar, sharp, worst

Sight Words: 
frown. wait, suggested, noise, bite, awe, heard, smiled, draw, behaved


Homework:
Spelling: 5 times each (from yesterday) and 10 sentences

Math: Workbook pages 227-228

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words 

Thursday04/02/14

Hi! Today was a great day! We were busy with reviewing Chapter 11 concepts to prepare for tomorrow's test. In Reading and Writing we took Quarter 3 CPS Benchmark Assessment. Tomorrow is also Test Day! Please make sure your child knows their spelling and sight words!

Homework:
Spelling: practice test (homework from the week will be graded tomorrow)

Math: math practice test

Reading Packet: entire packet is due tomorrow!

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading 

MARKED YOUR CALENDAR! Report Card Pick-Up is Monday April 7th! 11:00am-6:00pm. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you! 

Wednesday 04/02/2014

Hi! Today we had a wonderful day! In our reading clubs, we worked on identifying main and secondary characters. In reading, we reread Julius, the Baby of the World and we analysis the character Lilly, for her thoughts, actions, words, and feelings! (This is some deep thinking for 1st graders!!!)  In Math, we reviewed Chapter 11 concepts. In Science, we started our unit on outer space! 

Homework: 
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: workbook page 223-224

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Reading Packet: complete suggested pages, entire packet due Friday!

Tuesday 04/01/14

Happy April Fools Day!!!!!!!!!!!

Homework:

Spelling: 10 sentences

Math: workbook pg 221-222

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words

Reading Packet: complete suggested pages tonight, the entire packet is due Friday!