This week in Room 11 -- February 2-6

This week we are learning the following skills:

Reading:  Research

Spelling:  r controlled a (ar words)

Math:  add 3 digit numbers

Language:  dictionary skills

Spelling Words:  smart, scar, shark, start, star, spark, market, garlic, party

High-Frequency Words:    away, idea, left, near, play, until

Homework:

Every night:  Study spelling words, read "The Park Club"

Monday:  Math

Tuesday:  Math, get test papers signed and return Wednesday

Wednesday:  Reading, math

Thursday:  Math, write spelling words 4 times each

This week in Room 11 -- January 19-23

Important Notes:

Scholastic book orders are due Friday, January 23.

Study math facts for timed test each week.


This week we are learning the following skills:

Reading:  Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic

Spelling:  -ed and -ing endings

Math:  Measurement, line plots

Language:  Use an apostrophe to form frequently occurring possessives

Spelling Words:  helped, helping, printed, printing, sliced, slicing, joked, joking, dropped, dropping, clapped clapping

High Frequency Words:  another, close, four, high, home, run

Homework:

Every Night:  Study spelling words, read "Kasey at Bat"

Tuesday:  Reading, get tests papers signed and return Wednesday

Wednesday:  Math, reading

Thursday:  Language, write spelling words 4 times each

This week in Room 11 - December 8-12

This week we will work on the following skills:

Reading:  Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters; describe how words an phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song

Math:  Identify real-life connections between words and their use

Spelling:  Variant vowel /oo/ syllable pattern

Math:  Add two-digit numbers

Spelling Words:  brook, push, pull, bush, look, full, bully, bookshop, seagull

High Frequency Words:  away, got, head, later, leave, read, saw

Homework

Every night:  study spelling words and read "Good Dog"

Monday:  math

Tuesday:  math, get test papers signed and return to school on Wednesday

Wednesday:  math, reading

Thursday:  math, write spelling words 4 times each

Place Value Activities

For several weeks we have worked on place value.  We did several activities to help us with this concept.  It takes a lot of practice to realize that a 1 in the ones column or the tens column mean different things.  First, we did a button activity.  We had a lot of buttons in a jar.   We estimated how many buttons we thought it was.  The class divided into small groups.  Each group had some buttons in a bowl to count.  Ten buttons went into a paper cup.  If a group had ten paper cups of buttons they were put into a plastic bag.  When the groups finished counting, we counted all the plastic bags (hundreds), paper cups (tens) and left over buttons to get the grand total.  We had over four hundred buttons!!

We also used base ten blocks to work on place value.  We compared the units, rods and flats.  Ask your child how many units make up a rod or how many rods make a flat.  

This week in Room 11 - December 1 - 5

Block test tomorrow --Tuesday, December 2
Scholastic book orders are due by Thursday, December 4

This week we are working on the following skills:

Reading:  Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song

Spelling:  variant vowel /oo/ syllable patterns

Math:  Add and subtract 2-digit numbers

Language:  Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related adjectives

Spelling Words:  brew, soup, blue, clue, blew, group, cashew, cartoon, pursue

High Frequency Words:  through, enough, off, soon, try, why

Homework:

Every night:  study spelling words, read "Blue Goose"

Monday:  Math

Tuesday:  reading, get test papers signed and return on Wednesday

Wednesday:  reading

Thursday:  Math, write spelling words 4 times each

Spelling Words for December 1-5

Well, I messed up.  I had the list of spelling words in my bag to bring home with me.  I took them out to copy so I would have them ready for Monday and left them at school.  I got in touch with Ms. Calloway and she left them at school as well.  I am trying to find out if Mrs. Boatman has them at home.  I checked on my computer to see if I had them from last year and apparently do not.  If I find the list I will post them as soon as I get them.  I am so sorry I left them at school.  I believe a few of the words were:  blew, blue and pursue.  I will keep looking.  Thanks for your understanding.

November 24-28 in Room 11

I apologize for not posting last week.  Some weeks just seem very hectic and it is hard to find the time.  This week we are reviewing our same skills in reading and language.  There are NO spelling words this week.   We are continuing with place value and numbers in math.  We are also reviewing for our next block test in reading.  We will review in math on Monday when we return from Thanksgiving break.  Our block tests will be December 2 for reading, writing, and math.

Several reminders:

You can bring box tops whenever you have any and I will turn them in to Nurse Jodie.

November book it forms are due by December 1.

Early dismissal on Tuesday, November 25 at 2:00.

Thanksgiving Break -- Wednesday - Friday (November 26-28).

Students brought home math homework today (Monday).

I plan to put spelling words for next week on here by Wednesday in case anyone wants a head start in studying them. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!!!