Week of 9/24-9/28

Spelling
We have a spelling test this week. Here are our words:
1. as
2. they
3. when
4. their
5. two
6. like
7. people
8. use
9. words
10. good
11. new
12. write
13. our
14. me

Reading
Our focus this week is telling and writing a story in sequential order: First, Next, Then, and Finally

Math
Our focus this week is Number Strings- adding 3 or more numbers together to get the sum. We have been asking ourselves this question before answering the problem. Do we see double number fact or a way to make ten?
Ex. 6+3+6=
2+6+8=
5+8+5=
First add the double numbers or the ways to make ten numbers and then add the third number.

Reminders
September 26th (Wednesday) is a half day. We will be dismissed at 11:30. Remember, there will be NO Boys and Girls Club so if your child goes to B & G Club then you will need to make other arrangements.

Week of 9/17-9/21

Spelling
We do not have a spelling test this week. Graded spelling tests from last week went home today. If you have any questions about their test, please let me know. All spelling words are posted on the Word Wall in the classroom, however I try to encourage them to learn how to spell the words and not rely on the Word Wall. It is there as a reference if they really need help spelling a word but after 2nd grade they will not have Word Walls posted in the classroom to refer back to and so I strongly encourage them to practice and memorize their words. The only part of their test that is not on the Word Wall is the Skill Test section.

Phonics
Our focus this week in Phonics are blends. Today we talked about “L” blends such as “bl”, “gl”, “pl”, “fl” and “sl”. Other blends we will be learning about this week are “R” blends “gr”, “fr”, “tr”, “pr”, “br” and “cr”. As well as “sp”, “st”, “sk” and “sw”.

Reading
Our focus this week is retelling a story in sequential order using only important details from beginning to end. The formula we will be using is SWBST– Somebody…Wanted…But…So…Then. Tomorrow we will be reading the story Cosmo Zooms and retelling the story using SWBST.

Math
We are continuing our counting a collection of coins up to $1.00. This week we are focusing on quarters and how to skip count starting with quarters, then dimes, nickels and pennies. If your child doesn’t know how to skip count by 5’s or 10’s please practice with them at home. They really need to learn how to go from a quarter to dimes or go from a quarter to nickels. This is where some really struggle when counting coins, it is tough sometimes to start with 25 and then start counting by 10’s (dimes) so I just encourage you to practice as much as you are able to. One thing I do tell my students is if they have one quarter and a nickel it is always 30 and then it is much easier to go to dimes because it is an even number.

Reminders
September 20- Picture Day
September 21- Scholastic Book Orders and Money are due if your child plans to order
September 26- Half Day-Early Release, due to teacher training

Week of 9/10-9/14

Spelling/Phonics– We have our first spelling test this week. Here are our words:
1. they
2. have
3. what
4. there
5. which
6. been
7. now
8. little
9. called
10. get
11. through
12. back
13. much
14. go

Reading– This week in reading we are learning about Inferencing and what it means to infer. We use what we know and clues from the story to make an inference. Our focus will be on inferring about character traits.

Math– We are continuing our unit on coins, their attributes and being able to count a collection of coins up to $1.00. Please practice with your child at home counting a collection of coins. We start with the highest value of coins to the lowest. (Quarter, Dimes, Nickels and then Pennies.)