Homework
- Reading Log: Read 20 min. a day (at least 5 times a week)
- Practice new word sort. Go over word patterns with your child. A reminder that test day may change due to extra time needed to review sort. Please take the time to go over the meaning of their spelling words.
- Fluency
- Math IXL: K.1 and K.2 Students need to turn in their homework math packet by today.
- Practice those sight words.
Sneak Peek To Our Academic Week
MATH: We are reviewing and working on math assessments this week. Next week, we will take our unit 5 math test on Tuesday so we can begin our new unit upon our return after Easter Break. Take a peek in their math books to review concepts they have learned in Unit 5.
What to review in math:
* identify value of coins (dime/nickel/penny/quarter) DDNP=26 cents QP=26 cents
*Telling time to the hour and half hour.
*greater/less than and equal to
*writing numbers to 120
*simple addition & subtraction to 20 (7+3/6+5/10-3/13-5/10+10/20-12)
READING/PHONICS: We have learned to look for vowel pairs/team in words such as ee, ea, oa, ou, oo, and ai. What sounds to these vowel pairs make?
Use Snap Words to Read:
- Read words you know in a snap! (sight words)
- Read the words you know and thhink “What would make sense here?”
- Does this remind me of another work I know?
- Turn new words into snap words (learn a new sight word)
- Scoop up words to make your reading smooth
Our phonics unit will focus on being word detectives even with isolated words (sight words) not just reading.
The CASE of the silent E:
- The e is at the end of the workd.
- The e doesn’t make a sound.
- It changes the a to a long sound: tap—–tape
- Watch out for works like have/love/come
Writing: Please continue to voice problems we may see in our community or world. This helps them write more during writing.
Persuasive Writing: We are thinking about ways to solve problems at school, at home, or in our world. We can make a poster/write a letter/write about it to make a change. We have identified problems so now we will begin writing reasons or ways to make the change (WHY?).
Here are a few topics we plan to write about:
*paper towels should be placed in the trash can/make your bed/clean your room/don’t litter/walk to the restroom
SPELLING/WORD SORT: Look in their planner for the spelling words. Spelling test usually on Monday. Don’t be surprised next week. Some students will keep their same sort due to the challenges the sort may bring to our group (review vocabulary at home or identifying different ways to sort). Next week, we will not have spelling words. We will return back to Words Sorts (spelling) upon our return from Easter Break.
RELIGION: Stations of the Cross/Palm Sunday
REMINDERS:
Please make sure you look at our school website for any school activities or assemblies.
*Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday for Fr. Al…Please take a look at our website for more information.
*Friday, March 26th: 11:45 dismissal. Please bring beach towel for Families on Friday. 8th Graders will be reading a book to their Families in our beautiful field.
If you have any questions, please send me an email.
Mrs. Vazquez