Friday!!!! 03/22/13

03/18/13

Dear Parents,

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!!!! Some parents have address concerns on how they can further help their child at home. Over Spring Break I am sending 2 workbooks that you can use to help guide your child. These workbooks are 2 more out of the 6 that I will continue to send home as we cover material in class. These workbooks should be used like a NWEA coach book. NWEA is the test that will assess how much growth your child has made this year. Please keep in mind that these workbooks should be completed with an adult and not alone. These workbooks don’t have to be completed by the time we return from break. You can decide the pacing that works best for you and your child.

Also, please continue to use Odyssey and Raz Kids if internet access is available. You can locate both these links on our class blog at www.mrsestrada.com.

Odyssey: www.thelearningodyssey.com

Username: first initial and last name

Password: initials

School: explorer

Raz Kids: www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

Teacher Username: mrsestrada1

Password: initials and class #

Enjoy your Spring Break!

~Mrs. Estrada

P.S. Keep practicing those sight words!!!!

Thursday 03/21/13

Hi! Tomorrow is school spirit day!!! Jeans and school shirt!!!

Spelling: practice test

Math: workbook

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading 

Wednesday 03/20/13

Hi! Our school is having an NWEA Boot Camp after school program. This program will run through the month of April. Please complete the permission slips and return to school as soon as possible.


Spelling: Rainbow Write

Math: 2 worksheets on comparing numbers (Alligator always wants to eat the bigger meal!)

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words

NWEA Boot Camp: sign and return permission slips

Tuesday 03/19/13

Hi! Today we worked on Math and Reading Extended Response. Students will be asked on benchmark assessment to respond to questions both in reading and math that require them to respond in writing. We are practicing reading the question and responding within the allowed time limit. Most students are doing well this, some students still struggle with getting started and then run out of time. We will keep practicing these strategies.

Spelling: 5 sentences and 5 pictures

Math: workbook page on make ten, estimate, and then cross and count

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading.  

Monday 03/18/13

Hi!

Today we started our unit on Kevin Henkes. We will be reading many books by this author for our mentor author study. We will examine how this author creates humor and makes a story interesting as we attempt to make our own stories great!

Spelling: 3 times each

Red and Green: spy, sky, cry, fly, sly, try, my, puppy, windy, candy, baby, penny, party, lady, pony, funny

Blue: puppy, pretty, penny, pony, windy, funny, lady, worry, candy, baby, party, marry, bunny, sunny, cloudy, silly

Math: Worksheet on oder and ordinal numbers

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words (boy, wish, upon, us, own, soon, should, book, place, clean)

Friday 03/15/13

Hi! Over the weekend students will need to complete a book report. Hopefully today's sub allowed them to check out books. If not, student can re-read a book from home or visit the library.

Have a wonderful weekend!
~Mrs. Estrada

Wednesday 03/13/13

Homework: 
Spelling: Rainbow Write

Math: Workbook page on adding 3 numbers

Phonics: Workbook page