Monday, March 26, 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a restful Spring Break.

Grade 1
Spelling words:
  1. gate
  2. rake
  3. name
  4. bake
  5. fine
  6. bike
  7. hide
  8. mine
  9. keep
  10. sleep
Grade 2 Spelling words:
  1. boy
  2. toy
  3. oil
  4. soil
  5. other
  6. mother
  7. sister
  8. boil
  9. brother
  10. father
  11. asleep
  12. creepy
The word family taught today was the -eep family. We brainstormed words such as sleep, deep, keep, asleep, creepy, sheep, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

A permission form went home today that needs to be returned by Wednesday at the latest. We will be attending the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay on Thursday of this week at the Hal Rogers Hall (McGowan Park). We will be walking to and from the event so please make sure your child is dressed accordingly. We will be leaving the school at 1:00pm and returning by 2:30pm. Parents are welcome to walk with us.

Sight words this week:

Grade 1 students: we will be practicing putting the 's' and 'ing' endings on words taught to date.

Grade 2 students: weather, sun, wind, rain, cloud

Tuesdays and Fridays are PE days and we will be starting gymnastics this week. Students will be in bare feet, but please ensure that he/she is wearing proper/comfortable clothing on these days. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.


Have a great evening!
Mrs. G