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.

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

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!!

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!!

March 30-April 3, #7258

Spelling
Easter Words
1. basket 7. bonnet
2. rabbit 8. flower
3. egg 9. spring
4. hunt 10. chick
5. grass
6. Easter

Monday- write the words 2x’s each in the notebook and study
Tuesday- write a sentence for each of the words numbered 1-5
Wednesday- write a sentence for each of the words numbered 6-10
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 the Dropping Rule and Ghost Letter Digraphs this week. We will have a Phonics Reader on Wednesday and Friday this week.

Reading
We will work on the story “Little Bear’s Friend” this week. The Key Word and Comprehension Tests will be given on Friday. Read the story and practice the Key Words nightly.

Math
We will take the test on counting pennies, nickels and dimes on Tuesday. We will review on Monday. We will work on counting quarters and “Using Money” for the rest of the week. The following week, we will start “Time.”

We will work on Weather in FOSS science this week! We will use bubbles on Thursday!!

March 23-27;#7258

Spelling
Lesson 22
1. chain 7. those
2. chase 8. that
3. chop 9. this
4. chin 10. then
5. chat 11. July
6. these 12. August

Monday- write the words 2x’s each in the notebook and study
Tuesday- write a sentence for each of the words numbered 1-6
Wednesday- write a sentence for each of the words numbered 7-12
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 the digraph ph and the soft sound of g this week. We will have a Phonics Reader on Monday and Wednesday this week.

Reading
We will work on the story “Tumbleweed Stew” this week. The Key Word and Comprehension Tests will be given on Friday. Read the story and practice the Key Words nightly. We will make Tumbleweed Snack on Friday. If you would like to send something to add to our snack, we need pretzels, popcorn, goldfish, M&Ms, raisins, cheerios or chex cereal.

Math
We will continue to work on counting pennies, nickels and dimes to $1.00 this week.


We will work on FOSS science this week!



Notes
-We will have a Virtual Field Trip to the Bronx Zoo on Thursday morning at 10:00. It is a Long Distance Learning program that Mrs. Groody has set up for us!!

March 16-20, #7258

No Spelling this week!! We will have a review Spelling Bee on Thursday!!


Phonics
We will work on digraphs oa and ey, and the vc’/v pattern this week. We will have a Phonics Reader on Thursday.


Reading
We will work on the story “The Absent-Minded Toad” this week. The Key Word and Comprehension Tests will be given on Friday. Read the story and practice the Key Words nightly.


Math
We will review “Fractions” on Tuesday. And we will take the Chapter 21 Test on Wednesday. We will begin Chapter 22 “Counting Pennies, Nickels and Dimes” on Thursday. Please practice counting the coins at home!!




We will work on FOSS science this week! We will discuss weather.



Notes
-We worked on St. Patrick’s Day activities and had a green snack today!!