Assessment Week (Updated!)

Students will have a unit assessment the week of December 11. Students will be tested individually for the reading  portion. Students will need to know how to read and spell the red words they have brought home. The red word spelling test will be given on Wednesday, December 13. The following red words will be assessed for spelling:

1st Grade: after, read, was, our, some, why, animal, make, she, now, one, eat, and take

2nd Grade: was, really, right, they, because, pretty, pictures, before, eye, car, air, told, few, high, people, would, why, might, kept, and dark

Upper levels: shall, knock, altogether, thought, their, world, even, father, already, page, buy, sister, against, show, don't, bye, by, love, walk, bought, answer, enough, and were

Upper level RTI will learn words with the ph spelling (phone,elephant, graph, etc.). There will not be any new red words this week due to testing!

Have a great week!

Week of December4

Students will work on the following skills this week:

1st Grade-words with sh (wish, shin, etc.), red words one, eat, and take

2nd Grade-words with qu (quiz, quit, quite, etc.), red words because, they, right, really, and was

Upper levels-multisyllabic words with long vowels made by magic e (concrete, combine, reptile, trombone, etc.), red words enough, answer, bought, walk, were

Have a great week!

Week of November 27

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Students will work on the following skills when they return next week:

1st Grade: words with sh, red words read, was, and after

2nd Grade: words with z, red words might, dark,why, kept, and would

Upper levels: words ending in -ed and the three ways to pronounce it (/d/, /t/ /ed/, red words altogether, shall, thought, knock, and love

Have a great break!

Week of November 20

Since it is a short week this week, we will not learn a new concept or have new red words. We will review concepts that have been taught since September.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Week of November 13

We are back to a normal schedule this week! The following will be worked on:

1st Grade-words with the letter n, sight words  she, our, and now

2nd Grade-words with x, sight words eye,high,few,people,and before

Upper level Orton-words with endings ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ang, onk, and unk, and sight words world, their, father, even and already

Have a great week!

Week of November 6

Due to the shortened week next week, RtI will be reviewing skills learned in the first marking period.

Have a great week!

Week of October 30

Assessments are done, and we are back to a normal routine this week. The following skills will be taught:

1st Grade-We will work on the short e sound (pen, hen, met). Red words will be why, some, make, and animal.

2nd Grade-We will focus on v. Red words will be air, car, told, pretty, and pictures.

Upper grades-We will finish our ending blends lesson (-nd, -sk, -sp, -mp, and -nch). Red words are by, buy, bye (these three need to be reviewed for one more week), show, and sister.

Have a great week!

Week of October 23

Students will work on the following next week:

First Grade: Students will be given individual progress assessments. There will not be a new skill taught. There will be a red word test on all of the words learned so far. Students need to know how to read and spell them. We will have the test on Monday, October 23.

Second Grade: Students will be given individual progress assessments. There will not be a new skill taught. 

Upper level RtI groups: There  is a red word test on Monday, October 23, on all of the words students have learned so far. Students should know how to read and spell the words. We will learn how to read words with ending blends next week (ct, ft, lt, nt, xt, pt, st, lp, lk, lf, ld). Red words for this week are page, don't, bye, by, buy, and against. 

Have a great week!

Week of October 16

Here are important dates and happenings in the RTI classes for next week:

1st Grade will work on the letter F and its sound. The red words for October 16-20 are many, good, and friend. Keep practicing all the red words that are sent home. Students will need to be able to spell and read all the red words that have been given to them up to this point for their test that will be on Monday, October 23.

2nd Grade will work on the letter y and its sound. There will not be any new red words this week for second grade since they are taking a unit test in Language Arts. Students should still be studying their red words, and they will have to be able to spell and read them for their test that will be given next week. The spelling test for the red words will be on Wednesday, October 18, and the reading portion will be given on Thursday, October 19.

My two upper level groups will work on s and w blends (sc, sk, sm, sp, squ, dw, sw, tw) and breaking words into syllables. New red words for October 16-20 are around, rough, each, door, sure, and these. Students will have a spelling and reading test on these words on October 23. 

Have a great week!

Week of October 10

Since we have a short week next week, students will bring home their red words Friday, October 6. I will be out of the building on October 13; therefore, we will have our weekly test on Thursday, October 12. This is only for this week. Weekly tests will go back to being on Fridays beginning the week of October 16.

Students will work on the following skills next week:

1st Grade: words with the /r/ sound, sight words here,all, and does

2nd Grade: words with wh (white, where, why, when, whale), site words through, only,hear, were, and learn

Upper level Orton-Gillingham groups: breaking words into syllables then spelling each syllable, beginning l blends (sl, pl, gl, cl, bl), sight words will be a review of tough, caught, though, and watch

We will always work on reading comprehension and fluency each week.

Have a great week!

Week of June 12

June 12-15 are all 1:00 dismissals.

Field Day is Tuesday. Please remember to send sunscreen and a towel with your child. Bathing suits should be worn under clothing for the Wet Down. We will not have time to change before we go out. Students do not need to pack a lunch this day. We will have our annual Luau Lunch.

It's been a pleasure teaching your child over the past nine and a half months. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful summer!

Mrs. Saxton

Week of May 30

We have completed our last unit in our Language Arts program. Spelling books can stay home and are your child's to keep.

We will have our unit six language arts benchmark tests on Tuesday and Thursday. We will have our unit six word wall test on Wednesday, May 31. Book reports are due June 1!

Duck Race is on Friday, June 2.

Have a great week!

Week of May 15

***We will go to the Book Fair on Thursday, May 18. Our time frame is 10:05-10:35. Hope to see you there!
***Spring Concert is Wednesday, May 17. Arrival time is 5:30, show begins at 6. Spelling sentences are still due on Thursday. It may be helpful if your child begins writing them on Monday and writes a few each day.

Keep working on book reports! They are due Thursday, June1.

We will work on the following skills next week:
Language Arts-writing an informational text, comparing/contrasting two versions of a story (Stone Soup), using possessive pronouns

Math-working with equal groups

Science-continuing our MARE unit

Homework Schedule:
Monday-3 times each, lesson five math sheet
Tuesday-ABC order, lesson six math sheet
Wednesday-Sentences, lesson seven math sheet
Thursday-Study for spelling test, lesson eight math sheet.

Have a great week!

Week of May 1

***Book reports are due on Monday, May 1!

We will start our MARE unit on sandy beaches on Monday. If you have not brought in a shoebox yet, please do so by May 5.

Homework Schedule
Monday-3 times each, math sheet 11.8
Tuesday-ABC order, math sheet 11.9
Wednesday-Sentences (10 words in each!), math sheet 11.10
Thursday-Study for spelling and math tests

Math test is Monday, May 8.

Have a great week!

Week of April 24

We will have our unit five word wall test on Wednesday, April 26.
Our chapter five Social Studies test will be on Friday, April 28.
Book reports are due on May 1!!!
If you have not brought in a box for our MARE project, it is due by May 5.

Homework Schedule:
Monday-3 times each, math sheet 11.3
Tuesday-ABC order, math sheet 11.4
Wednesday-Sentences (10 words in each sentence), math sheet 11.5
Thursday-Study for spelling test, math sheet 11.6

Have a great week!

Week of April 17

School will be in session on Thursday, April 20 and Friday, April 21. We will have our Language Arts unit tests on these two days. Our Word Wall test will be Wednesday, April 26.

Book reports are due on May 1. This project takes a good amount of time. Please plan accordingly.

Have a great break!

Week of April 10

***There is no school on Friday, April 14.
***Spelling, weekly story/grammar, and math tests will be on Thursday, April 13

Please remember students need a shoe box for their April language arts book report. All students need an adult size shoebox (women's work best) for our MARE project by May 5.

Homework Schedule:
Monday-3 times each, math sheet 10.6
Tuesday-Use each spelling word in a sentence, study for math test
Wednesday-Study for math and spelling tests


Have a great week!

Week of March 27

***Book reports are due April 1.
***Students will need two adult sized shoe boxes in the coming months. One will be needed for their book report projects in April, and the second will be needed in May for our shell project for MARE.
***We will have our math test on Friday, March 31. Students should know how to measure in centimeters and meters.
***Tricky Tray donations need to be received by April 7.

Homework schedule:

Monday-3 times each, math sheet 9.6
Tuesday-ABC order, math sheet 9.7
Wednesday-sentences, study for math test
Thursday-study for spelling and math tests

Have a great week!

Tricky Tray

Thank you to all of those who have donated to our "tailgating" themed Tricky Tray class basket! It's not too late to make a donation. Items or monetary donations can be sent in through April 7. 

Week of March 20

We will work on the following this week:

Language Arts-homophones, adjectives, idioms, character traits, writing compare/contrast paragraphs
Math-measuring in centimeters
Science-magnets and living/non-living things

Homework Schedule:
Monday-three times each, math sheet 9.1
Tuesday-ABC order, math sheet 9.2
Wednesday-sentences (nine words in each), math sheet 9.3
Thursday-study for spelling test, math sheet 9.4

****Our Chapter 8 math test on measuring in inches will be on Monday, March 20!
Keep working on book reports!

Have a great weekend!

Week of March 6

***Spirit Day is tomorrow, March 7. Wear your pajamas!

***We will have our Social Studies on March 10.

***Our Language Arts Unit 4 Benchmark Tests will be next Monday and Tuesday. Our Word Wall test will be on Wednesday, March 15.

Homework Schedule:
Monday-3 times each, math sheet 8.3
Tuesday-ABC order, math sheet 8.4
Wednesday-Spelling sentences (at least 8 words per sentence and spelling words underlined), math sheet 8.5
Thursday-Study for spelling test, math sheet 8.6

Continue working on March's book report. Please make sure the book is an informational text, not a fiction story.

Have a great week!

Week of February 27

We will work on the following this week:

Language Arts-text features, writing narratives, spelling with ar, commas in dates and places

Math-money, time, and measuring (Thursday and Friday)

***Math test is March 1!

Book reports are due on Wednesday.

Homework Schedule:

Monday- 3 times each, study for math test
Tuesday-ABC order, study for math test
Wednesday-sentences
Thursday-study for spelling test, math sheet 8.1

Have a great week!

Spelling Words

I realize I forgot to send home the students' spelling words tonight! Here they are! :)

Have a great night!

Week of February 13

**We will have school on Friday, February 17. It is a 1:00 dismissal. 

Students will be allowed to pass out Valentines on February 14. We are not having a class party, but if you'd like your child to pass out Valentines, he or she is welcome to bring them on Tuesday.

In Language Arts we will work on sequencing events in a story, antonyms, spelling long i words, and writing narratives.

In Math we will continue with money and begin telling time.

We will learn about sound in Science.

Have a great week!

Week of February 6

We will work on the following skills next week:

Language Arts-doubling the final consonant of a word when adding -ed and -ing, pronouns, homonyms (words that are spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings), retelling the plot of a story, writing stories

Math-counting money

Science-motion (push vs. pull)

****Please have your child practice skip counting by fives and tens. This is an important skill to have when counting money. Students should especially practice starting at a number such as 25 and then adding tens and fives.

***If you have not sent back your child's signed report card envelope, please do so Monday.

Have a great week!

Week of January 30

***Book reports are due on Wednesday, February 1! If your child would like to receive the 10 bonus points for dressing up as the famous person they researched, he or she should come dressed on Wednesday.

We will not have spelling homework or a test next week. We will be taking our Unit 3 Benchmark tests on Monday and Tuesday, Word Wall test on Wednesday, and writing assessment on Thursday. Please study the persuasive paragraph paper that was sent home last week with your child. They need to have all of the parts of a persuasive paragraph to receive full credit. We have also been discussing transition words and strong openings to grab the reader's attention. These should also be included in your child's writing.

We will continue to count money in Math. We are spending two days on each lesson in Math since this is the first time the students are learning about money. There will be days that they have the same numbered lesson sheet for homework, though the assignment will be different.

We will begin learning about the different states of matter in Science.

Homework Schedule:
Monday-Math sheet 7.2
Tuesday-Math sheet 7.3
Wednesday-Math sheet 7.3
Thursday-Math sheet 7.4

Have a great week!

Week of January 23

We will have our math test on chapter six on Tuesday, January 24. Continue to practice subtraction with borrowing. On Wednesday, we will begin learning the different coins and how to count them. Chapter seven will also focus on telling time to the hour, half-hour, and five-minute interval. Please practice all of these skills at home as well.

In Social Studies, we will continue to learn about the history of the United States. Our unit test will be on Thursday, January 26. Continue to look over the study guide that was sent home.

We will focus on cause and effect, abbreviations, spelling compound words, and root words in Language Arts. We will continue to learn how to write a persuasive essay. This type of writing will be on the unit test that we will have next week. Please look over the persuasive writing review that will be sent home today. The students need to include every part of the writing to receive the full points.

Homework Schedule:
Monday-3 times each, study for math test
Tuesday-ABC order
Wednesday-Spelling sentences, math sheet 7.1
Thursday-Study for spelling test, math sheet 7.2
**Continue to work on biography book reports. We will present them on Wednesday, February 1. If your child would like the 10 bonus points, he or she should dress as the person they researched on Wednesday, February 1.

Have a great week!

Week of January 17

We will work on the following skills next week:

Language Arts-persuasive writing, identifying author's purpose, spelling and reading long o words, using proper nouns, adding the suffix -ly

Math-subtraction with regrouping

Social Studies-Martin Luther King Jr. and the inauguration

Homework Schedule:
Tuesday-3 times each, math sheet 6.8
Wednesday-sentences, math sheet 6.9
Thursday-study for spelling test, math sheet 6.10

***There is no school on Monday, January 16!

Have a great week!

Week of January 9

We will work on the following next week:

Language Arts-writing persuasively, spelling words with ea and ee, using quotation marks properly, using a dictionary, identifying main idea and details

Math-adding and subtracting three-digit numbers

Social Studies-how America has changed and grown over time

Homework Schedule:
Monday -3 times each, math sheet 6.3
Tuesday-ABC order, math sheet 6.4
Wednesday-Sentences, math sheet 6.5
Thursday-Study for Spelling test, math sheet 6.6

Have a great week!