Hi Students and Parents,

Welcome to Mrs. Estrada's blog. This blog will help you keep up to date on homework, in-class work, and any school reminders. I will update this blog after school Monday through Friday. Please feel free to leave me a post if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Don't forget to check orange folders and reading log every night!

~Mrs. Estrada
National Board Certified Teacher

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Thursday 05/30/13

Hi!

Please make sure to send your child to school these next few days to practice for June 7th's assembly. We have exactly 30 students, so everyone has their partner and things get a bit more challenging when someone is missing. 

Here is the link for music to practice at home :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZR3ZfesIIw


Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write and spelling practice test

Math: worksheet

Phonics: Worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading! 

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

We started our practice for the International Night Assembly. Tonight the children learned the introduction so they were asked to practice and practice and practice. The assembly is June 7th (Friday evening) time has yet to be confirmed. 

You can you tube the song "Jump in the Line" to get the music for the show!


Also, please make sure that your child is completely their homework every night. We only have 15 more school days left and I would hate for some students' grades to drop because of incomplete homework (specifically spelling). 

Homework:
Spelling: 10 sentences

Red: just, mask, lost, soft, must, melt, list, fast, fist, raft, gift, cost, desk, tusk, past, dust, half, best, milk, lift, nest, left, husk

Green and Yellow: that is, that's, was not, wasn't, do not, don't, here is, here's, can not, can't, did not, didn't, does not, doesn't, who is, who's, what is, what's, he is, he's, 

Blue: watch, salt, wash, tall, bought, wand, almost, wasp, fought, swap, chalk, ought, swat, brought, cough, also

Math: workbook page on counting coins

Phonics: workbook page

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words (another, father, something, mother, together, eight, important, sometimes, sentence, though)

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Thursday 05/23/13

Hi!

Today we started on unit for International Night! We are studying the island country of Jamaica. In addition we will also be performing for International Night on June 7th! I would like the students to be dress in jeans/jean skirts and a Jamaican color top (red, yellow, and/or green ). I wanted to give you a heads up to look for outfits. If you have Rasta beanie this would be a great time to pull it out! We will be dancing to Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte!

Spelling: Practice Test

Math: worksheet

Phonics:workbook page

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tuesday 03/21/13

Hi!

Today we had a great day back into our normal routine!!! 

Spelling: 10 sentences

Math: workbook page

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Phonics: worksheet 

Monday, May 20, 2013

Monday 05/20/13

Hi! Sorry for the past days and not updating the blog. I was sick with Strep and had to miss Thursday and Friday.

So today was a lot catching up... but at the same time a day not in our normal routine. We started the day with a big celebration in honor of astronaut Jim Lovell. He visited the school along with the News Station and Mariachi Band, dancers, and balloons! The kids had a great Monday!

Today, I am sending home the permission slips for our field trip!!! Please sign and return ASAP.

Homework:

Spelling: 4 times each

Blue: long, blow, loaf, dome, coach, slow, roast, gloss, lose, roam, boat, know, grow, wrote, globe, throw, chop, drop, shop, note, close

Green: sigh, try, bright, fight, grill, high, grime, bliss, twice, white, cry, grim, shy, sky, night, quit, dry, whisk, quite, rise

Yellow: rich, math, such, pass, moth, much, cloth, class, with, miss, fresh, boss, toss, rush, grass, kiss, which, bath, brush

Red: slob, flag, dress, plot, crab, flop, fluff, slid, sled, truck, trot, gruff, drip, flat, slug, bled, gloss, clip, drill, spin, fret, glad, slap, plug, fled


Math: workbook page

Phonics: workbook page

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words: day, end, second, year, school, sing, because, eye, through, knew




Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Tuesday 05-14/13

Spelling: 10 sentences

Math: Worksheet

Phonics: Worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Monday, May 13, 2013

Monday 05/13/13

Hi!  Today students were given new Spelling groups. Groups are specifically design to review spelling patterns your child struggled with from the year. Please scroll down the blog to find your child's Spelling words.

Spelling: 4 times each

Math: workbook page

Reading: Practice reading and practice sight words

Monday Spelling 05/13/13






Spelling Words for the week!!!!

We NOW have 4 Spelling Groups... Please ask your child what group they are in. Students were given new groups today based on assessment.







Friday, May 10, 2013

Friday 05/10/13

Happy Mothers' Day!!!!!!!!!!

Today the students had a full day of visitors. For career day we had Dr. Senese come in ans talk to us about her being a vet. Then Myaor Rham Emanuel came to our classroom today!!! The students chatted with him and they all got to high-five him!

Reading: Book Reports are due Monday!

Have a Great Weekend!

~Mrs. Estrada

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Tuesday 05/07/13

Hi! Today we started adding with 2 digit numbers n Math! We also started are unit on Butterflies in Science.

Reminder, that tomorrow is 1/2 DAY of SCHOOL... dismissal is at 11:30


Homework:
Spelling: 10 sentences

Math: Worksheet on 2 digit adding

Phonics: worksheet 

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading 

Monday, May 6, 2013

Monday 05/06/13

Spelling: 4 times each

Red: rush, flash, fish, crash, hush, trash, dash, swish, mush, flush, rash, mash, wish, crush, blush, smash, dish, plush

Green: both, cone, know, throw, cold, blown, told, poll, those, coast, groan, glow, ghost, road, loan, throne, rode, slow, toe, owe

Blue: fool, nook, spoon, would, brook, hook, could, stool, hood, root, troop, crook, noon, hoop, wood, spool, should, tool, foot, groom, stood, wool, soot

Math: worksheet on mental math

Phonics: worksheet

Reading: practice reading and practice sight-words (while, time, talk, part, food, almost, study, often, last)

Friday, May 3, 2013

Friday 05/03/13

Hi! Today the students had a substitute. I was away at a workshop. The substitute should have passed out test folders. Please review, sign and return tests for Monday. (Note: students who miss Friday "assessment day" won't have anything in their folder.)

Like always... Book Reports are due Monday!

Enjoy your weekend~
~Mrs. Estrada

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Thursday 05/02/13

Hi!

I apologize for not updating the blog this week! It's been a busy week.

Homework:


Spelling: practice test

Math: worksheet on fractions

Phonics: worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading