Wednesday 02/27/13

Hi! Today we had an awesome with Dr. Seuss activities and read alouds!  Tomorrow is Twin Day. Students had an opportunity to talk with a partner and discuss how they would come dress tomorrow for Twin Day!

Spelling: Rainbow write. Try using only 2 colors to switch when adding  an new sound, also I have been teaching the students to chunk sounds together as oppose to writing every single letter separately  (see picture)

Math: Workbook page on place value to 100

Reading: Practice Sight words and practice reading 

Tuesday 02/26/13

Hi! Tomorrow is a 1/2 day of school. Dismissal is at 11:30am.

Also some very sad news.... Our April 12^th field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the play of Junie B. Jones had to be cancelled. L There was a slight oversight when scheduling… We (1st Grade Team) realized that April 12^th is a half day of attendance for students. With the timing of the play there was a chance that we may have not arrived back to school in time for the usual 11:30 am dismissal.  For the safety and well-being of everyone, it was decided that the trip had to be cancelled. 

Please know that the first grade teachers are working diligently to get another field trip planned.  The money you paid for your child is being held in the school’s safe until we see what expenses come of the next trip we plan. Thank you for understanding!

Lastly, tomorrow is wear your favorite Chicago sports day shirt with jeans!!!

Homework:

Spelling: 5 sentences and pictures

Math: workbook page on place value

Phonics: worksheet

Reading: Practice sight words and practice reading

Monday 02/25/13

Hi! Today is an exciting day, because we started out Dr. Seuss unit in celebration for his birthday on March 2nd. Also, after analyzing students' spelling test I have decided to differentiate spelling words into 3 lists. Red list is for students who need more support, Green list is on level, and Blue list is for students who are ready to be challenged. Homework activities and routines will stay the same just the words will be different.

Red Students: Mikey, Rudy, Valeria, Gianna, Aidan
Blue Students: Camila, David, Eliza, Ruth, Charlotte
Green: Everyone else in class

Spelling: 3 times each 
Red: cat, bat, sat, fat, mat, rat, fan, ran, pan, can, man, hat, van, tan

Green: green, steam. we, creep, beach, he, sheet, mean, she, teeth, sneak, be, speed, treat, me

Blue: greed, these, scene, shriek, greet, chief, cheese, speech, theme, geese, creek, niece, fleet, grief, field, friend, vein, brief, thief, piece

Math: worksheet on place value

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words (tell, left, why, hot, seem, keep, need, full, cut, buy)

Thursday 02/21/13

Hi!

Tomorrow is our Test Day! Please make sure your child is ready by practicing their sight words and spelling words.

Thanks!
Mrs. Estrada

Homework: 
Spelling: practice test

Math: worksheet on numbers through 99

Phonics: worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading. 

Wednesday 02/20/13

Hi!

Today we had a GREAT day! We got through everything today and the we started our new unit on Opinion Writing. In this unit students will learn to have their own opinions and express themselves through letters and speeches!!!

Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write (as the words get more and more longer your child can start chunking the sounds in rainbow write. The photo will help explain what I mean. This strategy will help your child become a better speller and reader!

Math: worksheet on place value

Phonics: Worksheet

Reading: Practice sight-words and practice reading 

Tuesday 02/19/13

Hi!

Please don't forget to send in the Field Trip Permission Slip and $4 as soon as possible. I would like to have all the money collected by Thursday please.

Thanks!
~Mrs. Estrada


Homework:
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: Worksheet on Tens and Ones

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Monday 02/18/13

Hi! This week we will be reading about George Washington during reading workshop. We will also be learning about biographies and writing opinion pieces. In Math we started a new unit in counting and place value. I sent home extra resources (not homework) to reinforce skills that will be taught throughout the next 2 weeks.

Also, we are going on a filed trip!!!!!!!!! We have been reading Junie B. Jones in class and now we will be going on a trip to see her live on stage!!! April 12th please send permission slip and $4.00 to class as soon as possible.

Homework: 
Spelling: 3x times each (white, try, light, spine, fly, bright, lime, shy, night, wife, sky, tight, five, dry, eye, pie)

Math:  worksheet on place value and counting by tens

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words (before, both, below, cold, fast, hold, grow, most, shall, add)