Weekly Theme: What can we do with our neighborhood friends?

*I can read high frequency sight words: Review last week’s: “a, see, green, I, like, the, one, we, do, yellow, look, you, was”This week’s: are, they, have, two, that, he two, is, with, three, for, me, go, where here”

*I can read words with ‘short I, short o, short u’ (is, pig, top, pop, mud, fun)

*I can I can identify and use nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

**I can identify and write simple sentences.

**I can identify initial, medial, and final phonemes.

*I can identify syllables in words.

*I can write numbers to 20 (up to 100).

**I can identify the parts in a number bond to 10.

*I can model the Stanford Harmony goals.

**I can identify the terms: venture, consumers, goods, and services.

Classroom News & EventsWeekly HW Practice

Mrs. Schmidt’s First Grade Minions August 21, 2017 Review/Wk#2

Words Their Way (spelling)Please see the new spelling words in

‘boxes’---we sort and work on our “SPELLING”/Words Their Way lists each

night and in class. The parent check sheet will guide you with fun activities.

Do the top side the 1st week and the reverse side the 2nd week. Our tests will be every 2-3 weeks. We have groups

working on 4 varing levels so far this year.

We took our ‘practice’ whole class test last week. Most students did well. NOW, we are breaking into our 4 leveled spelling groups. Your child needs to cut the sorts Monday night, sort them, follow the nightly activity choices----PARENTS SIGN---during week 1. THEN, turn the paper over and help them complete other nightly activities on the back (sign). **You should ‘study’/do activities every other night, at least.

TEST will be Friday, Sept. 1 st . Your home sheets are just for you.

Reading***I can read words with ‘short I, short o, short u’ (is, pig, top, pop, mud, fun)

**Initial, medial, and final phonemes:

*Identify syllables

Identify and write sentences

Monitor and adjust

High Frequency Word are, they, have, two, that, he two, is, with, three, for, me, go, where here

Amazing Words classmates, recess, success, education, library, cost

Social Studies

We continue studying our economic lessons to prepare for Micro Society. We will learn about ventures, goods, and services this week.

We also continue working on our Sanford Harmony ‘community’/classroom climate, along with rules and community.

Math

We are working on identifying the parts/ whole for a number bond. We continue to work on counting to 120. We have begun to identify the 2 parts to make a whole/number bond. See the worksheets in the red hw folder.This is challenging, so please support your child. Refer to the Engage New York website Module 1 for hints on strategies used.

*CLASS WEBSITE http://www.dvusd.org/Domain/2835

School picture day is coming up on September 6 th .

**We began our Cub of the Week last week. Each student will have a week to be our class ‘cub.’ **** REFER TO MY WEBSITE for details.

*We are starting our Words Their Way Spelling.**See the explanation below (a more detailed explanation is attached).

**We began our WEEKLY Tic-tac-Toe homework last week. It is due on Fridays, with parent signatures on 3 squares. (middle square required)

“Cub of the Week”

Scotty

Monday: *Read for 20 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

*Words Their Way sorting word drill/activities (test in 3 weeks)……optional home practice will help you pass.

Tuesday: *Read for 20 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

*Words Their Way sorting word drill/activities (test in 3 weeks)……optional home practice will help you pass.

Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

*Words Their Way sorting word drill/activities (test in 3 weeks)……optional home practice will help you pass.

Thursday: *Read for 20 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *St *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

*Words Their Way sorting word drill/activities (test in 3 weeks)……optional home practice will help you pass.

FRIDAY:

*Tic-tac-Toe Board DUE (3 squares signed).

*Reading—read 20 min. tonight/*SIGN Reading Log over weekend