Monday February 20, 2012

Happy Monday Everyone!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. she
2. ship
3. shell
4. dish
5. wish
6. mine
7. shine
   

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. more
2. store
3. stand
4. star
5. blew
6. flew
7. new
8. stone
9. sting
10. ring
11. valentine
12. combine
    

The word family taught today was the -ine family. We brainstormed words such as nine, mine, fine, shine, combine, valentine, underline, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Sight words this week are:

Grade 1 - it, can, stop

Grade 2 - cold, warm, wash

Tomorrow is the 100th day of school. We will be getting together with Mrs. Sandhu's class and Mrs. Steenson's class to do several activities with the number 100. We will be in the gym for a short time and will be doing several activities for 100 seconds. We will be counting, grouping, patterning, estimating and graphing in Math. We will even be doing an art activity this week.
Thank-you to those students who brought in a collection of 100 things to work with tomorrow. If you have not done so, please bring these items in tomorrow. Each student needs a collection of 100 things. Some examples are: toothpicks, beads, cereal, macaroni, marshmallows, etc.

Don't forget to do your home reading every night. It is encouraged to take the same book home several nights in a row to practice fluency, especially at the higher levels. Please also ensure that your child brings his/her home reading book back to school everyday.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear. Students should have indoor shoes that fit their feet properly. If your child is still unable to tie his/her shoes, please send a pair of Velcro shoes for indoors. Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G