Week of December 10-14th

Reading
We do not have a focus story this week. We are taking a small break from our reading book to do a fun Holidays Around the World Unit.

Comprehension focus: main idea and details

Language
grammar: plural nouns
dividing words into syllables
writing genre: opinion

Math
2-3 digit subtraction with regrouping

This week's spelling words:

Frequently Misspelled Words
1. do
2.to
3.too
4.two
5.myself
6.name
7.time
8.went
9.been
10. little
11. how
12. who
13. what
14. where
15. when
16. why
 Challenge Words:
17. beautiful
18. great
19. people
20. please

These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Math test - regrouping
Grammar test - plural nouns
Spelling test

Nov. 26-30th

Reading:story: Big Bushy Mustache
comprehension focus: main idea and details
vocabulary: bushy, costume, disguise, handsome, mirror, mustache

Language:
writing genre: opinion
grammar: commas in a series/list, dates, and in a friendly letter

Math:
Chapter 11: 2 digit subtraction

This week's spelling words:

Vowel Sound in “Cow”
1. town
2.house
3.sour
4.frown
5.cow
6.clown
7.found
8.how
9.mouse
10. brown
11. mount
12. pouch
13. tower
14. around
15. couch
16. outside
Challenge Words:
17. could
18. should
19. prowl
20. crowded

Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Big Bushy Mustache

Nov. 12-16th

**Don't forget that Friday is our Bountiful Bash and pajama day! Also, all field trip permission slips are due!!**

Reading: story: A Trip to the Firehouse
comprehension focus: summarizing

Language Arts:
grammar: proper nouns and commas
writing genre: opinion

Math:
2 digit addition with regrouping

This week's spelling words:
1. train
2.way
3.mail
4.play
5.trail
6.pay
7.sail
8.hay
9.nail
10. rain
11. paid
12. braid
13. aim
14. wait
15. payday
16. subway
Challenge Words:
17. railroad
18. afraid
19. playground
20. straight

Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
A Trip to the Firehouse test
Proper noun test

Week of Oct. 30-Nov. 2nd

Reading:story: Around the Pond
comprehension focus: summarize
vocabulary words: bank, crater, edge, moss, path, shallow

Language Arts:
genre: writing an opinion
grammar: exclammations and commas in dates, letters, and a series of things

Math:
Chapter 7: Counting Coins and Dollars

This week's spelling words:
Review Words
1. lost
2. these
3. glad
4. grass
5. hope
6. cute
7. trip
8. swim
9. off
10. egg
11. next
12. brave
13. bone
14. use
15. add
16. stone
17. little
18. really
19. goes
20. were
21. caught
22. climb
23. spell
24. write
25. wrote

These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Around the Pond test
Chapter 7 math test
Spelling test

Week of Oct. 22-25th

**Don't forget...NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY OR MONDAY!!!**

Reading:
story: Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett
*As of this week...we will only be studying each story for 1 week!*
comprehension focus: summarize
vocabulary: exploring, habitat, protect, ranger, tours, urban

Language:
grammar: command sentences
writing genre: narrative
Math:
Chapter 7: Counting Dollars and Coins

Science:
Chapter 3: Rocks, Soil, and Fossils

This week's spelling words:

Words With Double Consonants
1. bell
2.off
3.all
4.mess
5.add
6.hill
7.well
8.egg
9.will
10. grass
11. brass
12. skill
13. cliff
14. pull
15. sniff
16. spell
Challenge Words:
17. address
18. guess
19. across
20. little

Here are the tests your child will take this THURSDAY:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett
spelling

Week of October 15-19th

Reading:story: Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
comprehension focus: compare and contrast
vocabulary words: backpack, campfire, camping, hike, lanterns, tents

Math:
Chapter 6: Counting Coins
vocabulary: cent sign, quarter, half dollar, dime, nickel, penny

***This week we are taking our end of the quarter assessments, LAFT (language arts) and MAFT (math.) I will have these results to share with you during conferences.***

Here are this week's spelling words:
Consonant Clusters
1. trip
2.swim
3.step
4.nest
5.club
6.stone
7.next
8.brave
9.glad
10. frog
11. stop
12. flower
13. glove
14. bride
15. stamp
16. storm
Challenge Words:
17. branches
18. insect
19. trumpet
20. climb
These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Henry and Mudge reading test
Grammar test - statements and questions
Spelling test

***Don't forget...this week is the last week of the 1st quarter! Friday is the deadline for AR...your child needs to have 8 points in order to earn Rockin' Ram Reader for the 1st quarter.

***Thank you for all of your hard work planning the Riverfest Carnival! Don't forget to come out and celebrate with us on Friday 4:00-8:30 p.m.

Week of Oct. 8-12th

Reading
story: Henry and Mudge: The Starry Night
comprehension focus: compare and contrast
vocabulary words: backpack, campfire, camping, hike, lanterns, tents

Language:
genre: narrative
grammar - sentence or question
*question words: who, what, where, when, why, how, does, did, can, will, should, could, would, may, is, are, etc.

Math:
Chapter 6: Coins
vocabulary: cent sign, penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar
**The more practice you give your child to count money...the better!
-count their allowance
-count pocket change
-count coins found in the car, sofa, laundry, etc.
-figure out which coins/dollars they will need to buy a treat at the store
-make their age and relatives' age in coins

Social Studies:
Life Then and Now

This week's spelling words:
1. am
2.on
3.come
4.does
5.goes
6.from
7.want
8.her
9.their
10. there
11. here
12. hear
13. play
14. huge
15. write
16. right
Challenge Words:
17. really
18. caught
19. urban
20. protect

These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling

Week of Oct. 1-5th

Reading
story: Mrs. Brown Went to Town
comprehension focus: compare/contrast
vocabulary: commotion, delivered, feathers, released, tire, wearing

Language:
grammar: verbs
genre: personal narrative

Math:
We are finishing up Chapter 3 and starting Chapter 4 this week!
We will have our Chapter 3 test on WEDNESDAY!!!

Chapter 4: Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 200
vocabulary: greater than, less than, equal to, before, after, between, round

Social Studies:
Unit 6: People Make a Difference
This week's spelling words:

Long Vowel sounds VCV “o”, “e”, and “u”
1. bone
2.use
3.these
4.close
5.those
6.rope
7.cute
8.mule
9.drove
10. nose
11. globe
12. joke
13. alone
14. wrote
15. cube
16. stove
Challenge Words:
17. one
18. goes
19. refuse
20. were

Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Mrs. Brown Goes to Town
Spelling test
Grammar test - verbs

Week of Sept. 24-28th

Reading:story: Mrs. Brown Went to Town
comprehension focus: compare and contrast
vocabulary: commotion, delivered, feathers, released, tire, wearing

Language:
genre: narrative
grammar: verbs

Math:
Chapter 3: Place Value
vocabulary: regroup, digit, place value

Social Studies:
Unit 6: People Make a Difference

Here are this week's spelling words:
Review Words
1. win
2. inch
3. fabric
4. can
5. want
6. was
7. the
8. because
9. family
10. off
11. said
12. are
13. spot
14. help
15. went
16. nut
17. shrug
18. some
19. from
20. of
21. size
22. same
23. beside
24. flake
25. give

Here are the tests your child will have on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling test


***Don't forget...Jog-a-Thon pledges are due this FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!***

Week of Sept. 17-21st

 

Well, I should get an "F" for failure to update the blog last week! I am so sorry that the week went by and I completely forgot to update the information!!!!

Here is this week's info:

Reading:
story: Julius
comperehension focus: story structure
vocaulary words: crumbs, imitation, noise, slurped, spread

**The review that goes with this story isn't the best. If you would like your child to bring their book home so that they can review it...they are more than welcome!**

Language:
genre: narrative
grammar focus: nouns

Math:
Chapter 2: Data and Graphs
vocabulary words: bar graph, picture graph, range, and mode

Social Studies
Unit 6: People Make a Difference
-heroes
-inventors

This week's spelling words:

Long Vowels CVC “a” and “i”
1. bite
2.late
3.ate
4.size
5.made
6.same
7.hide
8.fine
9.side
10. beside
11. trace
12. stripe
13. state
14. flake
15. shake
16. sunshine
Challenge Words:
17. give
18. have
19. mistake
20. write

Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling test
Julius test
Grammar test - identifying nouns in a sentence
Chapter 2 math test

Week of Sept. 4-7th

Reading:
story: Dragon Gets By
skill focus: story structure
vocabulary words: vegetables, shopping, shopper, balanced, diet, dairy and hungry

Language Arts:
writing: personal stories


Math:
We are finishing up Chapter 1: addition, subtraction, and fact families and will be starting Chapter 2: Graphs and Data

Social Studies:
Character Counts!
Unit 6: People Make a Difference

Here are this week's spelling words:


Frequently Misspelled Words
1. the
2.will
3.have
4.as
5.are
6.our
7.you
8.they
9.said
10. any
11. been
12. off
13. was
14. it
15. your
16. there
Challenge Words:
17. because
18. family
19. once
20. while

Here are the tests your child will have this Friday in class:
Daily Language quiz
Daily Math quiz
Dragon Gets By test
Grammar test - complete and incomplete sentences
Chapter 1 math test
Spelling test


**Don't forget that Scoops and Jazz is this THURSDAY! Be sure to order your tickets no later than Wednesday...HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Week of August 27-31st

Welcome! Here is a look at what the students in room 9 will be learning about this week:

Reading:
story: Dragon Gets By
skill focus: story structure
vocabulary words: vegetables, shopping, shopper, balanced, diet, dairy and hungry

Language Arts:
writing: personal stories
grammar: complete and incomplete sentences

Math:
Chapter 1: addition, subtraction, and fact families

Social Studies:
Character Counts!
Unit 6: People Make a Difference

Here are this week's spelling words:

1. hat
2. bag
3. as
4. am
5. has
6. pig
7. win
8. is
9. six
10. his
11. fabric
12. mask
13. plant
14. visit
15. picnic
16. inch
Challenge Words:
17. was
18. want
19. been
20. I

Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language quiz
Daily Math quiz
Spelling test


***Please do not forget to attend Back to School Night on Thursday, August 30th! Mrs. Wiens will have a welcome back at 5:30. Classroom presentations will be 5:45-6:15 and 6:30-7:15. Hope to see you there!!!!

***I am working on the volunteer schedule...it will be coming to you soon!

Welcome Back!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful first week of school! I know that we are going to have a wonderful year filled with lots of fun, learning, and so much more. Thank you for all of the supplies that were sent in and for returning all of the emergency/contact forms so quickly. Our class will be receiving popcicles next week for having 100% turned in. YIPEE!!! Don't forget that Back to School Night is coming up on August 30th. Classroom presentations start at 5:45. Remember, this evening is really for the parents only. Be sure to check back on Monday to see what we will be working on this wek in class. Enjoy your weekend! :o)

Week of April 23-27th

Reading:

Focus Story: Social Studies: Unit 5: People in the Marketplace**We have finished all of the stories in our anthology…we will now be using a chapter from our social studies books as our focus for each week.
Vocabulary Words:Bank, factory, goods, services, trade, wants

Math:
Division
Vocabulary words:Divide, division sentence, remainder

This week's spelling words:
Review Words
1. cold
2. party
3. think
4. boat
5. thank
6. smart
7. road
8. sing
9. hand
10. load
11. farm
12. thing
13. blow
14. most
15. send
16. bring
17. snow
18. friend
19. anyone
20. barnyard
21. pillow
22. rainbow
23. wrong
24. belong
25. oatmeal

Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Social Studies Unit 5
Spelling

Week of April 10-13th

Reading:
focus story: The School Mural
comprehension focus: main idea and details
vocabulary words: event, mural, pride, project, scene, sketches

Language:
writing genre: narrative
grammar focus: comparing adjectives examples: smaller, smallest, shorter, shortest, etc.

Math:
Chapter 20: multiplication

This week's spelling words:
1. liked
2. hoping
3. baked
4. using
5. chased
6. making
7. closed
8. hiding
9. named
10. riding
11. saved
12. joked
13. waving
14. taped
15. driving
16. pasted
Challenge Words:
17. teasing
18. decided
19. surprised
20. pleased

Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Spelling Test
Daily Language
Daily Math
Reading test - The School Mural
Chapter 20 math test

Week of March 26-30th

Reading:
focus story: Moses Goes to a Concert
comprehension focus: author's purpose
vocabulary words: deaf, hearing, instruments, percussion, signs, vibration

Language:
writing genre: narrative
grammar focus: prefixes: pre-, un-, re-, and dis-
adjectives

Math:
Multiplication
vocabulary words: equal groups, multiply, array

This week's spelling words:
1. sky
2. find
3. night
4. high
5. fly
6. try
7. light
8. dry
9. right
10. mind
11. tiny
12. tiger
13. July
14. wild
15. eye
16. buy
Challenge Words:
17. firefly
18. flight
19. siren
20. tightrope

***Due to the Mutli-cutlural Food Faire we will take our READING TEST ON THURSDAY!!!!

Here are Friday's test:
Spelling
Daily language
Daily Math

Week of March 12-16th

Reading:
focus story: The Art Lesson
comprehension focus: author's purpose
vocabulary words: chalk, copy, crayons, powders, practice, ruin, smock

Language:
grammar focus: prefixes: pre-, dis-, un-, and re-
writing genre: expository

Math:
Chapter 18: Measurement
vocabulary words: inches, centimeters, hour, longer, shorter, minute, second, hour, quarter-hour, half-hour

This week's spelling words:
1. zoo
2. tooth
3. hook
4. moon
5. book
6. soon
7. took
8. good
9. room
10. cartoon
11. rooster
12. crook
13. look
14. who
15. you
16. hoof
Challenge Words:
17. choose
18. moose
19. cookbook
20. balloon

Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
The Art Lesson test
Spelling test

***Next week we will be taking the LAFT and MAFT tests for the 3rd quarter! Please try and make sure that your child gets plenty of sleep and rest so that they are ready to do their personal best. :o)

Week of March 6-9th

Reading:
focus story: Thunder Cake
comprehension focus: author's purpose
vocabulary words: bolt, horizon, lightning, rumbled, thunder, weather

Language:
writing genre: expository text
grammar focus: prefixes and suffixes

Math:
Chapter 17: More About Fractions

This week's spelling words:
1.batted
2. running
3. clapped
4. stopped
5. getting
6. shopping
7. stepped
8. hugging
9. pinned
10. sitting
11. telling
12. missed
13. jogging
14. cutting
15. rubbed
16. dipped
Challenge Words:
17. snapped
18. strapped
19. skipping
20. wrapping
Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Reading test: Thunder Cake
Grammar: when to use is/are or was/were

Week of Feb. 27- March 2nd

Reading:
focus story: Carousel
comprehension focus: cause and effect
vocabulary words: angry, fussed, grumbled, grumpily, moaned, promised

Language:
grammar focus: past tense verbs
writing genre: expository writing

Math:
Chapter 16: fractions

This week's spelling words:
1. puppy
2. baby
3. lucky
4. happy
5. very
6. lady
7. funny
8. silly
9. many
10. only
11. hobby
12. study
13. sticky
14. city
15. sorry
16. angry
Challenge Words:
17. heavy
18. dirty
19. noisy
20. cookie
Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Reading - Carousel
Grammar - past tense verbs
Math - Fractions

Week of Feb. 21-24th

Reading:
focus story: Jalapeno Bagels
comprehension focus: cause and effect
vocabulary words: bakery, customer, culture, dough, ingredients, recipe

Language:
writing genre: expository
grammar focus: past tense verbs and contractions

Math:
Chapter 16: Fractions
vocabulary: whole, part, equal, fraction

This week's spelling words:


1. I’ll
2. we’ve
3. I’m
4. you’re
5. isn’t
6. didn’t
7. you’ll
8. I’ve
9. it’s
10. we’ll
11. can’t
12. that’s
13. she’ll
14. wasn’t
15. doesn’t
16. aren’t
Challenge Words:
17. weren’t
18. couldn’t
19. won’t
20. shouldn’t
Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Grammar - past tense verbs
Spelling test
Reading test - Jalapeno Bagels

Week of Feb. 6-10th

Reading
story: The Great Ball Game
comprehension focus: cause and effect
vocabulary words: accept, advantage, argument, penalty, quarrel

Language:
writing genre: expository
grammar skills: plural endings and plural possessives

Math:
Chapter 15: Solid shapes
vocabulary: faces, solid shape, vertex, edge

Social Studies:
Using our Resources

This week's spelling words:
1. boat
2.cold
3.road
4.blow
5.gold
6.old
7.load
8.snow
9.hold
10. most
11. toe
12. do
13. soap
14. most
15. rainbow
16. coast
Challenge Words:
17. oatmeal
18. rowboat
19. pillow
20. yellow

These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
The Great Ball Game test
Grammar test - plural possessives
Spelling test

Week of Jan. 23-27th

It is the start of the 3rd quarter already...how did that happen? Report cards will be coming home on Friday. I will also be sending home a report on how your child did on our LAFT and MAFT test for the 2nd quarter.

Reading:
focus story: Ant - we will be working on this story for 2 weeks!!!
comprehension focus: cause and effect
vocabulary words: antennae, colonies, cocoons, fungus, and larvae

Language:
grammar focus: quotation marks and possessive nouns
writing genre: expository writing

Math:
relating addition and subtraction

Social Studies:
Using Our Resouces

This week's spelling words:
1. king
2.thank
3.hand
4.sing
5.send
6.think
7.bring
8.bang
9.end
10. thing
11. and
12. long
13. drink
14. wink
15. skunk
16. grand
Challenge Words:
17. wrong
18. belong
19. second
20. young

Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Quotation Mark test

Week of Jan. 9-13th

Reading:
focus story: Officer Buckle and Gloria
comprehension focus: problem and solution
vocabulary words: attention, accident, audience, commands, officer, safety

Language:
grammar: pronouns and quotation marks

Math:
Chapter 26 - 3 digit subtraction with regrouping
***Math test on THURSDAY!***

Science:
Using Our Resources

This week's spelling list:
1. car
2.smart
3.arm
4.yard
5.part
6.party
7.hard
8.barn
9.farm
10. park
11. carpet
12. march
13. target
14. market
15. large
16. harvest
Challenge Words:
17. barnyard
18. apartment
19. warm
20. cartwheel
Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Reading test - Officer Buckle and Gloria
Grammar - pronouns

Week of January 3-6th

Welcome back everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful Winter Break and enjoyed lots of time with your loved ones. :o)

Here is what we will be working on this week:

Reading:
focus story: Jamaica Louise James
vocabulary words: booth, plaque, station, subway, token
comprehension focus: problem and solution

Language:
genre: opinion
grammar: irregular plurals ex: man/men, mouse/mice, tooth/teeth

Math:
Chapter 26 - 3 digit subtraction

Science:
Using Resources

This week's spelling words:
1. clean
2.keep
3.please
4.feel
5.we
6.be
7.eat
8.tree
9.mean
10. read
11. beaver
12. beaker
13. between
14. least
15. stream
16. beehive
Challenge Words:
17. early
18. sneeze
19. creature
20. treasure

These are the tests your child will take this week:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Grammar - irregular plurals
Reading - Jamaica Louise James
Spelling