Friday, April 24, 2009

April 27-May 1;#7258

Spelling
Field Trip
1. owls 7. deer
2. spider 8. alligator
3. bison 9. bobcat
4. bear 10. porcupine
5. snake 11. zoo
6. wolf 12. chocolate

Monday-write a sentence for words numbered 7-12 and study
Tuesday-“Pre-Test”-write corrections 5x’s each and study
Thursday-“Final Test”

Phonics
We will work on digraph ei and ew, and the /o/ sound of “a” this week. There will be a Phonics Reader on Friday.

Reading
The new story for this week is “The Puddle.” The Key Word and Comprehension Tests will be given on Friday. Read the story and practice the Key Words nightly.



Math
We will work on Calendars and Time. We will also work on Adding to 20 this week!!

Science
We will have a Quiz on Animals on Tuesday. There will be packets sent home on Monday to review for the quiz.



Notes
-We will go to Hershey on our Field Trip on Wednesday!! Please make sure your child dresses for the weather and wears the NSE red t-shirt. Sneakers should be worn. All students must bring a bagged lunch, with all contents being disposable. We will be leaving after announcements, so please don’t be late to school.

Monday, April 20, 2009

April 20--24-#7258

Spelling
Field Trip
1. owls 7. deer
2. spider 8. alligator
3. bison 9. bobcat
4. bear 10. porcupine
5. snake 11. zoo
6. wolf 12. chocolate
We will do the “Field Trip” Spelling list this week and the beginning of next week! We won’t get a new list until May 4.
Monday-write the words 2x’s each and study
Tuesday-write the words in ABC order in your notebook
Wednesday-no homework
Thursday-write a sentence for words numbered 1-6 and study
Friday-no homework
Monday (4/27)-write a sentence for words numbered 7-12 and study
Tuesday (4/28)-“Pre-Test”-write corrections 5x’s each and study
Thursday (4/30)- “Final Test”

Phonics
We will work on digraph ie, combination wh and the /o/ sound of “a” this week. There will be a Phonics Reader on Tuesday.


Reading
The new story for this week is “Frog and Toad All Year.” The Key Word and Comprehension Tests will be given on Friday. Read the story and practice the Key Words nightly.


Math
We will continue to work on Time to the hour and half hour this week. Please practice at home! The test on “Time” will be given on Thursday. On Friday we will begin Chapter 25 “Time and Calendar.”

We will work on a unit about “Animals” to prepare for the Field Trip and we will also work on Earth Week activities!!


Notes
-Please return the Field Trip permission slip as soon as possible!-Send an empty 2-liter soda bottle to school by Wednesday, if possible

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Spelling
Lesson 23

1. boy 7. boil
2. toy 8. point
3. enjoy 9. avoid
4. coy 10. coin
5. spoil 11. September
6. oil 12. October

Tuesday- write the words 2x’s each in the notebook and study
Wednesday- complete the ABC order worksheet and study
Thursday-Pre-test corrections must be written 5x’s each on the back of the test paper.
Friday-Final Test

Phonics
We will work on spelling words with –tch or ch and dge or ge. We will also read and spell with digraph ie. There will be a Phonics Reader on Tuesday.

Reading
We got our new book today. It is the last book in our Reading Series! The first story is “The Story of a Bluebird.” The Key Word and Comprehension Tests will be given on Friday. Read the story and practice the Key Words nightly.


Math
We started learning about “Time” today! Please practice telling time to the hour and half hour at home!



We will work on Wind in FOSS science this week! We will make pinwheels and kites this week!!

Friday, April 3, 2009

April 6-8, #7258

NO Spelling this week!!

Phonics
We will work on spelling with –tch and –ch.

Reading
We will read a few little readers to work on comprehension this week. We will get our new textbook when we get back!

Math
We will work on counting quarters and “Using Money” this week. We will not start “Time” until next week!

We will work on Weather in FOSS science this week! We will make Pinwheels!!



Notes
-We will have our Book It Pizza Party on Tuesday afternoon! Everyone has completed all of the assignments!!


-We will have an Easter treat on Wednesday morning. Students will be dismissed 2 hours early that afternoon. School will not reopen until Tuesday, April 14!!

April 29

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