Monday, January 14, 2013

Weekly Update 19

Here's what our class is doing this week - 


Academics -
  • Reading - guided reading groups working on questioning strategies to use after reading & flipping the vowel sounds in unknown words. Continued practice with vowel sounds and high frequency words. 
  • Math - review and testing on chapter 4. Beginning chapter 5 unknown partners with teen totals.
  • Language Arts - Practice with sentence writing conventions in our 6 trait lessons. Words Their Way spelling assessment for winter and high frequency word spelling assessment. 
  • Social Studies - Needs vs wants (continued), jobs at home and at school.
  • Religion - testing on seasons of the church, ordinary time in the church. Beginning chapter 8, Jesus and the followers of Jesus. Study of the Lord's Prayer. 
  • Technology - IXL practice/Star tests
  • Homework - math packet, high frequency word list, January reading log. No spelling homework this week due to the other spelling assessments in class.
Coming up - 

  • Look for a permission slip coming home soon for our field trip to Jump America http://jumpamerica.com/ coming up on 1/30.
  • Catholic Schools Week is coming up January 27-February 1. Look for information coming soon detailing all of the fun events happening this week!
  • Progress reports will be coming home next week to update you on your child's progress this trimester. Look for them in your child's folder 1/23. 
  • Our first grade will also be taking a field trip to River Bend Nature Center coming up on 2/8. 

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