Homework

NO reading log this week

Study spelling words for test on Thursday

There are 3 pages for math homework this week (we need to practice coins)

Spelling/Phonics

We do not have a spelling pattern/rule this week.  All our words are Word Wall/High Frequency Words:

1. again
2. into
3. said
4. get
5. was
6. after
7. what
8. would 
9. going
10. which

Reading

We are reading a chapter book called The Magic Tree House: Pilgrims, a nonfiction book about the Pilgrims voyage on the Mayflower and how the Native Americans taught them to grow and plant crops in the new land.  

Math

We are continuing our lesson on counting a collection of coins using quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.

Reminders

November 23rd- 27th: Thanksgiving Break

Homework:

Practice Spelling words daily

Read for 20 minutes each day and sign reading log

Complete math homework sheet by Friday

Spelling/Phonics:

This week our focus is learning about how ‘r’ can change the sound of the vowel.  We call it “Bossy R” and we are only learning about “or” and “ar” this week.  

1. arm
2. born
3. marble
4. north
5. shark
6. short
7. smart
8. sport
9. star
10. store
11. ride*
12. don’t*
13. said*

*Word Wall/High Frequency Words

Reading/Writing:

This week in reading we are learning about Author’s Purpose: (P)ersuade, (I)nform, (E)ntertain 

In writing we are creating books about “How to Catch a Turkey”.  We are brainstorming lots of creative ways to catch a turkey and then writing our own stories using one of those ideas.

Math:

We are continuing to learn how to count a collection of coins.  Last week we introduced the coins and learned how to count pennies, nickels and dimes.  This week we added quarters and so it’s getting a little more challenging.  Please practice counting a collection of coins, especially using quarters.  We always start with the coin of highest value to the coin of least value.  Practice skip counting by 5’s and 10’s, starting at a number higher than 5 or 10.  Ex. 20, 30, 40  or  35, 40, 45, 50

Reminders:

Nov. 23rd- 27th:  Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 18th:  Christmas Parties (More info to come)

Dec. 21st- Jan. 4th:  Christmas Break

Homework

*Read 20 minutes each night and sign reading log

*Study spelling words for test on Friday

*Complete math homework sheet and return by Friday

Spelling/Phonics

Our spelling pattern this week is Long “o” words with “oa” and “ow”.  Here are our words this week:

1. coat
2. snow
3. soap
4. grow
5. road
6. blow
7. goal
8. row
9. toast
10. know
11. four*
12. mother*
13. where*

*Word Wall/High Frequency Words

Reading

We are continuing our lesson on finding the Main Idea and 3 Supporting Details in a story or passage.

Math

We are starting our unit on identifying and counting a collection of coins.  Please practice counting coins at home with your child.  One of the strategies we are learning this week is called Hairy Money, each coin gets a hair or hairs that are worth 5 each and a penny gets a dot.  See example picture below.

Reminders

November 3rd: Picture Retake Day

November 23rd- 27th: Thanksgiving Break

Homework

Read 20 minutes each day and sign reading log

Practice Spelling Words

Do Math homework sheet

Spelling/Phonics

Our words this week are only Word Wall/High Frequency Words:

1. seen
2. this
3. would
4. become
5. very
6. when
7. little
8. happy
9. almost
10. everything

Reading

This week we are learning about the Main Idea of a passage/topic or story and the key Supporting Details.

Math

We are reviewing double digit addition and subtraction problems without regrouping.

Reminders

Red Ribbon Week is this week.

October 28th: Early Release at 11:30 for Teacher Training

October 30th: Student-Led Parent/Teacher Conferences

Homework

Read 20 minutes each night, answer questions and sign Reading Log

Study spelling words for test on Friday

Math homework sheet

Spelling/Phonics

Our phonics lesson this week is 4 different ways to spell words with the long i sound. (-y, -igh, -ie, i_e) Our words this week are:

1. light
2. flight
3. sigh
4. pie
5. tie
6. fly
7. spy
8. time
9. dime
10. bite
11. what*
12. was*
13. very*

*Word Wall/High Frequency words

Reading

We are continuing our focus on Dialogue and knowing when a character is talking by locating quotation marks as well as speech bubbles.  We will also be focusing on reading with expression and confidence.  

Math

This week we are learning how to subtraction 2 digit numbers without regrouping.

Reminders

October 28th: Early Release at 11:30 for teacher training

October 30th:  Student-Led Parent/Teacher Conferences (We will Zoom at your designated time. If you have not already signed up, please click the link and sign up for a time on Sign Up Genius.)

Red Ribbon Week: October 26th-30th

Monday: Wear Red

Tuesday: Wear Red, White & Blue

Wednesday: Wear Your Favorite Team Jersey or T-Shirt

Thursday: Wear a Hat

Friday: Wear a Costume of Your Favorite Book Character

Read-A-Thon

The White Oak Primary Read-A-Thon fundraiser began Monday, October 19th, and will continue through Sunday, October 25th. An instruction sheet was sent home last week with each student for this fundraiser. Please take time to read over this sheet, set up your child’s personal Read-A-Thon page online, and start asking for donations from family and close friends. Thank you for your help in making this fundraiser a success for your child and our school!

Homework

Reading: Read 20 minutes each night, answer a question from the back and have it signed

Spelling:  Practice spelling words every night

Math:  Work on Math Homework page

Spelling/Phonics

This week we are focusing on the oo making 2 different sounds.  Our words this week are:

1. boot
2. school
3. food
4. cook
5. bloom
6. look
7. soon
8. shook
9. scoot
10. good
11. have*
12. there*
13. any*

*High Frequency/Word Wall Words

Reading

This week we are focusing on Dialogue and knowing when a character is talking by locating quotation marks.  We will also be focusing on reading with expression and confidence.  

Math

In math we are learning how to add double digit numbers without regrouping and how to line the numbers on top of each other, making sure that the ones are in the ones place and the tens are in the tens place.  We are also working on our addition facts to help us add our double digit problems quicker.

Reminders

October 19th: School Holiday- No School

October 28th: Early Release- Teacher Work Day

October 26th- 30th: Red Ribbon Week

NEW WATER BOTTLE REFILL STATION!!!

*Starting this week your child will need to bring a refillable water bottle to school.  The school will no longer be providing water bottles to those students who do not bring one.  We have a new touchless water bottle refill station for students to be able to refill their water bottles.  Due to COVID restrictions, students are not allowed to use water fountains.

Homework

Reading: Read 20 minutes each night, answer a question from the back and have it signed

Spelling:  Practice spelling words every night

Math:  Work on Math Homework page

Spelling/Phonics

This week we are focusing on the Long a vowel sound when the word has (ai) or (ay).  Our words this week are:

1. play
2. main
3. say
4. chain
5. may
6. wait
7. gray
8. trail
9. tray
10. rain
11. into*
12. just*
13. could*

*High Frequency/Word Wall Words

Reading/Writing

We are continuing our study about Bats by reading nonfiction books and writing about Bats based on information we have learned.  We will also read Stellaluna, a fiction book about a bat named Stellaluna.  We will then compare Stellaluna and our nonfiction books about Bats to see how they are the same and how they are different.

Math

This week we are learning how to solve word problems with a missing addend.  We are also reviewing all the math concepts that we have been working on this first 9 weeks of school.

Reminders

October 19th: School Holiday- No School

October 28th: Early Release- Teacher Work Day

Homework

Read 20 minutes every night and fill in Reading Log 

Study Spelling words for test on Friday

Complete math homework sheet

Phonics/Spelling

This week we are learning about Homophones.  Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelling differently and have differently meanings.  Ex. to, two & too; their, there & they’re.  Our spelling words this week are High Frequency/Word Wall Words.  Here is our list of words for this week:

1. maybe
2. they
3. were
4. said
5. with
6. their
7. too
8. before
9. now
10. then

Reading/Writing

We are still learning about the differences between Fiction & Nonfiction books.  We are also learning about and researching information about Bats.  They might come home this week talking about Bats and some of the interesting information we have learned about them.  After we are done doing our Bat research we will then write a paper about what we have learned.

Math

This week our focus will be learning how to find the missing addend.  There are 3 strategies we will learn this week to help find the missing addend.

Reminders

October 9th: Last Day of the 1st 9 weeks

October 19th: School Holiday- No school

October 28th: Early Release- Teacher Training

Homework:

They need to practice their spelling words daily

Read for 20 minutes every night and sign their reading log (It is very important that they read every night!)

Math Homework Sheet due Friday

Phonics/Spelling:

Our focus this week is Blends.  Our words are:

1. sky
2. skip
3. spot
4. trash
5. clap
6. swim
7. flip
8. grill
9. slide
10. string
11. them*
12. because*
13. from*

*High Frequency/Word Wall Words

Reading:

We will be learning about the Text Features of a Non-fiction book and compare Fiction vs. Non-ficiton.

Math:

Our focus this week will be Even/Odd numbers and knowing which numbers are odd and which numbers are even. We will also be reviewing for our Math Benchmark test that is coming up toward the end of the 9 weeks.

Reminders:

September 23rd– Early Release at 11:30 for teacher training (Buses will run their normal route at 11:30 as well as car pick up, if your child will be going home a different way that day, please send a note in your child’s planner.)