Dictation Sentences - Sept. 29

Homework

Spelling Week 5

Dictation Sentence

Is it fun to run?

Spelling Week 3 – Spelling words in the –all and –and families

Dictation Sentences

1. Is his hand small?

2. Bob can call his mom and dad.

Weekly Update - Sept. 18

Classroom Update

Everyday Math

We are launching Unit – 2 Everyday Uses of Numbers

In Unit 2, the Scholars will learn all about uses of numbers in real world contexts.Unit 2 focuses on the introduction of the analog clock and telling time to the hour, practicing finding the value of various coin combinations (nickels and pennies), exchanging fewer coins (changing 5 pennies for a nickel), and comparing numbers.

DLI – Daily Language Instruction

The Scholars learned all sentences begin with a capital letter and have an end mark. They learned that the period is a signal just like the school bell that something has ended, and the period is a signal that a sentence has ended. Please help your Scholar practice this when writing their spelling dictation . . . practice, practice, practice.

**** In addition, the Scholars are practicing how to write their beautiful name using capital letters ONLY for the first letter of their first name and for the first letter of their last name. All other letters in their name should be lower case.

Spelling

Week 3 - Spelling words with /an/ and /at/ families

Dictation Sentence

A cat sat in a pan.

Week 1 - Spelling short vowel words

Dictation Sentences

Tom did not get a hot bun.

Kim had on a red hat.

September Snack Calendar

Homework - Thursdays

Homework

I have decided to send homework home on Thursdays instead of Mondays. I am hoping this will give the Scholars (and parents too) more time and flexibility in completing the homework packet. Homework is due on Thursday.

Homework

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Reading

Scholars are expected to read for 30 minutes each day. Please have your child log their books. Also try keeping a basket of books in the car for reading on the road and Environmental print counts too!

Spelling

This week’s focus is on spelling short /a/ words and recognizing /a/ as a special word. ** All of the spelling words are high frequency words that 1^st graders will be expected to know**

Dictation Sentence

I am on a bus.

EDM

1.9 Calendars

1.10 Tally Marks - Please remind your child to “close the gate” with the 5^th tally mark

1.11 Explorations

Explorations will give the Scholars the opportunity to become “Math Explorers.” They will try to find the answer to something they did not know before, while working in cooperative groups and using questioning – wonderings, and the sharing of ideas.

1.12 Thermometer