Tuesday 11/25/14

Hi! Our field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry is next week on Wednesday, December 3rd! Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to chaperone. I sent notes home confirming if your name was chosen or not to chaperone our trip.

I am still missing lots of permission slips. Please send your child's signed permission slip on Monday if you have not yet done so.

Enjoy the long weekend and I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving filled with yummy food and loved ones! I am very thankful to be a teacher and have a professional that I enjoy doing so much!

Happy Thanksgiving,
Ms. Juarez 

Homework:
Math: 2 math worksheets that review ways to add

Phonics: page 103

Reading: read every night and complete book reports!

Monday 11/24/14

Hi! This week due to the Thanksgiving holiday we won't be having NO SCHOOL on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! Which means there will be NO SPELLING OR SIGHT-WORDS this week. 

Also, please make sure that Book Reports are completed over the weekend and completed for Monday. Today, we had 6 students return to school without their book reports. I can't stress the importance of reading and the practice of reading every night. 

Homework:
Math: workbook page 57-58 on using a ten-frame to add

Phonics: pg 101

Reading: reading log 

Friday 11-24-14

Hi! Please make sure to return Report Cards if you still have them. This weekend we are sending home Second Step Family Link activity. Second Step in a social and emotional program that teaches children about great behavior in school and home. It also teaches them to recognize and how to deal with different emotions. Also, please make sure to view, sign and return Test Folders.  Lastly, book reports are due Monday!

Have a great Weekend!!
Ms. Juarez 

Thursday 11-20-14

Hi! Today all the students were tested for hearing. I will let you know if there are any concerns the technician found. 

Also, per the office's request we are sending home the animal projects today. Unfortunately, they need the displays table for an event tomorrow. I just wanted to express again how AMAZING these projects came out and THANK YOU for your support. 

Don't forget that tomorrow is test day!  Please make sure that your child is ready to be assessed on their sight words and spelling words. 

Homework: 
Spelling: practice test

Math: 2 worksheets on doubles to add

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading 

Phonics: workbook page 99-100

Wednesday 11-19-14

Hi! Today was an exciting Science lab day! The students had the chance to conduct their 1st Science experiment!!! 

In Math, things are getting a little challenging... Students need to be able to look at a problem and decide if they can use 1) count on 1,2,3 or 2) Doubles or 3) Doubles 1... I have include some pics to help you with tonight's homework. 

Homework:
Spelling: Rainbow Write

Math: Workbook pg 55-56

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Phonics: workbook page 95-96

Tuesday 11/18/14

Hi! Today we started our Science Fair project! As a class we will be conducting an experiment that test "Which Toothpaste is the Most Effective?" Students are learning about the Scientific method and how to conduct experiments! Also, in reading we are reading informational books on teeth. Students are learning how to read information books and use text features that are found in nonfiction books. 


Homework:
Spelling: 5 sentences

Math: worksheet on adding doubles plus one

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading, record reading on reading log

Phonics: workbook page 93

Monday 11/17/14

Hi! Thank you for your support in the Animal Habitat projects!!!! They turned out great and the students were knowledgeable on their animal and were able to give great class presentations!

This week, we started a new unit in writing workshop. For the next 5 weeks, we will be reading and writing informative pieces "How-to-Books."  Students will be working on the Common Core Standard;  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

Weekly Words:

Orange: beginning b, m, r, and s words

bowl, beetle, band, boat, map, mitt, mop, mad, rag, rake, road, rock, sack, sun, seal, sand

Yellow: ip, ig, ill

zip, Jill, lip, pig, rip, mill,, wig, sill, dig

Green: sc, sn, sw

scale, school. scooter, scarf, scout, snake, snow, snowman, snail, snap, sweater, swan, swing, swim, switch

Blue: short and long o

clock, job, rode, joke, come, spot, broke, pot, hope, hot, home, hole, chop, rope, those, hose, rock, some, stove

Homework:

Spelling: 3 times each

Reading: Practice sight words and read every night, record reading on Reading Log

Phonics: page 91

Math: workbook page on doubles plus +1 or doubles -1 (see pictures to help) Students can decide if they want to use the bigger double and minus 1, or use the smaller double and add 1 to help them find the sum. 

Thursday 11/13/14

Thank you to all the parents that came to Report Card Pick Up!!!!!! Unfortunately, we were 2 parents short of a free pizza party. Hopefully, next time we can get 100% parent attendance. 

SCIENCE PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW, ALONG WITH RESEARCH SHEET! 

Tomorrow is Friday! Make sure your child studies their weekly words.

Homework:
Spelling: practice test

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Math: worksheet on adding by counting on and adding with doubles plus one

Phonics: workbook page 89

Monday-Wednesday 11/10/14

Hi! Tuesday is NO SCHOOL! 

Wednesday is REPORT CARD PICK UP! Please make sure to come and speak with me about your child's progress and grades. The school will buy our class PIZZA, only if we get 100% parent attendance. I will be available for conferences between 11:00am to 2:00pm and then 2:45 to 6:00pm. I am looking forward to speaking with each of you!


Spelling Words:
Orange: beginning R and S
rope, ring, road, roof, rug, rain, six, sink, sun, seal, sock, soup

Yellow: op, ot, and og
pot, log, mop, hog, frog, dot, cot, top, hot, hop, jog, pop

Green: sp, sk, sm
spider, ski, smell, spill, skate, smock, sponge, skunk, smock, spear, skirt, small, spout, sky, smile

Blue: short i and long i
stick, dice, gift, flip, thin, drive, give, kick, prize, hike, dish, swim, spill, mice, pin, five, life, rich, nice, nine

Homework:
Spelling: 3 days of homework (all the students know the routine by now)
Monday: 3 times each
Tuesday: 5 sentences
Wednesday: Rainbow Write

Reading: reading log and practice sight words

Math: workbook page R17-18

Phonics: page 87

Thursday 11/06/14

Hi!

We are learning about different types of animals and their physical features. As well as, discussing the different habits animals live in. I sent home with your child a sheet with detailed directions for project, animal book, and research note worksheet.

Your child will need to complete a shoe-box projects. In this project, students will create a shoe-box 3D diorama about an animal, as well as a written report.  

The diorama will need to include the animal in its habitat, also the type of food the animal eats (plants, other animals, or both). This will be shared in class. ---Written report will be done in class ONLY!---

Due: Friday, November 14, 2014

Please feel free to help your child create the diorama- if you work on it together, be sure to engage in discussion about what your child has been learning in class about the particular animal they are assigned to.

Homework:

Math: workbook page on adding doubles 49-50

Reading: Book Report and practice reading

Science: Get started on animal research 

Leaves: collect 5 leaves and bring them in on Monday!

ID Program: FREE program that will give you and your child and ID to have in-case for emergencies. Please send back permission slips. 

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the long weekend!

Ms. Juarez 

Wednesday 11-06-14

Hi! Today we took the CPS Reading Benchmark for Quarter 1. We also worked on our narrative stories during writing workshop. 

We need your help for a Fall activity! Please help your child collect 6 beautiful leaves. Try to find leaves of different colors if possible and in good condition.  Leaves should be place in a zip-lock bag and brought to school as soon as possible, no later than Monday, November 10^th 2014.

Thanks in advance!

Ms. Juarez 

Homework:

Spelling: both rainbow write and practice test (No school on Friday)

Math: workbook R17-18

Reading: Practice sight words and practice reading

Phonics: page 85

Tuesday 11/05/14

In writing workshop, we are working on a narrative story about a person we are thankful to have in our lives. Our story will be told across 3 pages... a beginning, middle, and end. The students are writing about a time they felt scared, worried, or nervous, and how this important person help them work through a difficult time. Students have been working on including sentences in their stories that describe their or other characters feelings, thinking, action, and dialogue that was said within the story. We will work on these stories all week and display them on our bulletin board to share with the rest of the school!. 

Homework:
Spelling: 5 sentences

Math: Workbook page 47-48 on counting on

Phonics: page 83

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Monday 11-3-14

Our Spelling workbooks are in!!!!! This means your child will be taught words at their instructional level. This will help your child grow into a better reader and writer, as well enrich the students who are working above grade level. Below are the spelling words for individual groups and the skill each group is working on. 

Spelling Words:
Blue: (long a (cvce) and short a)
glass, gate, hand, snap, came, base, same, whale, make, what, last, grass, rake, made, bat, fast, mad, page, face, ask, sack

Green: (digraphs ch, sh)
chick, cheese, chair, check, chimney, shirt, shell, shelf, ship, shoe, shadow

Yellow: (word families ad, ap, ag)
sad, cap, wag, nap, lap, pad, rag, dad, bag

Orange: (inital sounds b and m)
ball, abrn, bone, bat, bed, baby, map, mop, moon, milk, man

Homework: 
Spelling: Students are in differentiated groups to meet their individual needs. Homework stays the same, so tonight is 3 times each, BUT make sure your child is doing the words from their spelling group.

Math: workbook page on adding addends in different order

Phonics: workbook page 81-82

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading