Weeks of November 26 and December 3

3rd Grade LA: We will finish up our verb unit and move into subject/verb agreement when writing sentences. We started reading Flat Stanley: The Mount Rushmore Calamity. We will continue reading the book and discussing the plot. Students will finish our -oe word study and begin learning words with the vowel team ai.

1st Grade LA: We will finish up our verb unit and move into subject/verb agreement when writing sentences. We will continue to focus on short vowel sounds in our word studies.

1st RTI-We will work on words that have the l sound.

2nd RTI-We will focus on ending blends (-pt, -ct-, -mp, etc.)

Upper level RTI- We are finishing our study of -oe words. Next week we will focus on the vowel team ai.

Have a great week!

Week of November 19

Due to the snow days, we will continue last week  lessons.

First and third grade will have their spelling tests they would have taken Friday on Wednesday, November 21. We will also be taking our first unit benchmark tests.

1st RTI-continuing words with m

2nd RTI-continuing words with beginning blends

Upper level RTI-reading and writing words with oe and reviewing other vowel teams we've learned

Have a great week!

Week of November 5

We will be reviewing skills taught so far this year.

There will not be spelling words this week.

See  you all at conferences!

Week of October 29

We will work on the following skills this week:

3rd Grade LA: finishing Pop's Bridge (comprehension test on Tuesday), spelling words with oa, reading Roberto Clemente and focusing on character traits, writing a descriptive paragraph

1st Grade LA: fairy tales and reading Jack and the Wolf, spelling words with short a, double final consonants (ll, zz, ff, ss) and ck (rock, luck, etc.)

1st RTI: assessment week

2nd RTI: assessment week

Upper level RTI: spelling and reading words with oa, reviewing long e using ee and ea

Have a great week!

Week of October 22

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st LA-reading and spelling short u words (cup, hug, etc.), verbs (action words), plot of a story (characters, setting, events in order), writing sentences on the same topic to match a picture

3rd LA-reading and spelling words with ee, verbs (action words), comparing characters, story structure (characters, setting, problem, solution, events), writing a descriptive paragraph

1st RTI-reading and spelling words with g

2nd RTI-reading and spelling words with l blends (bl, fl, cl, etc.)

Upper level RTI-reading and spelling words with ee, fluency

Have a great week!

Week of October 9

We will work on the following this week:

3rd Grade Language Arts: reading Destiny's Gift and focusing on character traits (comprehension test  will be on Wednesday, October 17), writing an informational paragraph about bats, possessive nouns (quiz will be Friday, October 19), spelling words with magic e (continue to practice reading and writing these types of words at home, such as mistake, cupcake, compete, etc.), sight words again, goes, know, they, who.

***Please study sight words EVERY NIGHT for Friday's test!

1st Grade Language Arts: reading Curious George and focusing on character traits (comprehension test will be Friday, October 12), writing two informational sentences about bats, possessive nouns (the cat's tail, the dog's bark, etc.), spelling words with short o

1st Grade RTI: reading and spelling words with the letter a, comprehension and fluency skills

2nd Grade RTI: reading and spelling words with open and closed syllables, comprehension and fluency skills

4/6 RTI: reading and spelling words with long vowels using magic e, comprehension and fluency skills

Have a great week!

Week of October 1

We will work on the following skills this week:

1st Grade ELA: reading and writing short i words (him, if, Tim, etc.), singular and plural nouns (cat/cats) and using them in a sentence, drawing conclusions,

3rd Grade ELA: reading and writing two and three-syllable words with magic e (hesitate, contemplate, cupcake, etc.), writing a narrative, drawing conclusions, singular/plural nouns, sight words ready (review), about, knew, often, part, watch. There will be a comprehension test on our Cardigan Jones story on Wednesday, October 3. Spelling and grammar tests will always be on Friday.

1st Grade RTI-reading and writing words with the letter a (cat, at, pat, am, etc.)

2nd Grade RTI-reading and writing words with both open and closed syllables (lotus, mason, focus, etc.)

4/6 RTI-reading and writing two and three-syllable words with magic e (hesitate, contemplate, cupcake, etc.)

Have a great week!

Week of Setpember 24

We will work on the following skills this week:

3rd Grade ELA: reading Cardigan Jones, common and proper nouns, writing a narrative, spelling words with long vowels with "magic e" at the end (ex; bake, bike, made, etc.)

1st Grade ELA: reading The Storm, common and  proper nouns, writing a narrative, spelling words with short i (him, is, etc.)

1st Grade RTI: reading and writing words with short o (octopus, pot, cot, etc.)

2nd Grade RTI: reading and writing words with open syllables (be, me, lotus, open, etc.)

Upper Level RTI: reading and writing words with long vowels using 'e' at the end (mistake, bake, etc.)

Have a great week!

Week of September 17

Students will work on the following skills next week:

First Grade Language Arts:
-reading and writing words with short a
-writing a narrative
-identifying nouns

Third Grade Language Arts:
-continue to work on reading and spelling words with -ed (the first spelling test that will be graded will be September 21)
-continue to work on subject/predicate
-focus on character traits and using text evidence while reading Freckle Juice
-writing a narrative

1st Grade RTI
-reading and writing words with /k/ using the letter c.
-correctly writing the letter c

2nd Grade RTI
-reading and writing words with beginning blends

Grades 4/6
-spelling and reading words that use ph for the /f/ sound

Grade 5
-reading and spelling words with ending syllables consonant-le (-fle, tle, etc.)

Have a great week!

Welcome Back/Week of September 10

Welcome back to a new school year! This is my tenth year at OCS, and I can't wait to get to know your children and watch them grow as learners this year.

Each week I will post what the students will be focusing on during the week along with any important dates.

*Each student will have a spelling test on Friday. If your child is in my first grade language arts class, we will use the words from our Journeys program. These words can be found on their homework pages listed in their packet that goes home each day. PLEASE RETURN THE PACKET EVERY DAY. We will also use the packet for classwork.

If your child is in my third grade language arts class, we will use our Orton-Gillingham skill for the week for the words on Friday. Third grade WILL NOT receive a list of words to study from. They are expected to be able to apply the weekly rule to any word given to them on Friday. If the students are able to finish their Orton worksheet for the daily lesson, they will not have spelling homework. If students are not able to finish their classwork, the worksheet will be sent home to be completed along with the nightly grammar homework. Grammar homework will be listed on the front of the students' classwork/homework packet. PLEASE RETURN THE PACKET EVERY DAY.

Students will work on the following skills this week:
1st Grade LA-identifying nouns, reading and spelling words with short a, beginning to write a narrative

3rd Grade LA-identifying subject/predicate, reading and spelling words with the suffix -ed, reading the text Freckle Juice and answering comprehension questions

2nd Grade RTI-reviewing double ending consonants (-ff, -ss, -zz, -ll)

4/6 RTI-reviewing double ending consonants (-ff, -ss, -zz, -ll)

5 RTI-reviewing er, ir, ur

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at jsaxton@oxfordcentral.org

Have a great week!

Week of June 4 and June 11

We will continue to work on the following skills this week:

1st Grade: reading and writing words with long vowel sounds using magic e (bake, make, kite, etc.)

2nd Grade: reading and writing words with the vowel team oa (oat, oatmeal, boat, etc.)

Upper Levels: read and spell words with -tch (witch, batch, catch, etc)

Next week students will  compelte group and individual assessments.

Have a great couple of weeks!

Week of May 21

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st Grade: reading words with vowel units ang, ank, ing, ink, ong, onk, unk, ung

2nd Grade: reading and spelling words with ee (tree, tee, bee, etc.)

Upper levels: vowel digraphs oi, oy (boy, boil, etc.)

Have a great week!

Week of May 14

Due to PARCC testing, I will not be seeing first grade or my morning second grade groups.

Upper levels of RTI and the afternoon second grade will work on the following next week:

2nd-review of skills taught throughout the year

Upper levels-reading and writing words with au

Have a great week!

Week of May 7

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st Grade: reading and spelling words with ending blends (-mp, -ld, nt, etc.)

2nd Grade: reading and spelling words with the vowel team ea (beach, beast, cream, etc.)

Third and fourth grade RTI will not meet due to PARCC testing. Get lots of rest and eat a good breakfast (or lunch if you test in the afternoon)! :)


Have a great week!

Week of April 30

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st grade: reading and spelling words with beginning blends

2nd grade: reading and spelling words with ph (elephant, phone, etc.) and -ck (pick, rock, block, etc.)

Upper levels: reading words with aw and a (awful, squawk, bald, water, etc.)

Have a great week!

Week of April 23

We will work on the following skills this week:

1st grade: reading and spelling words with beginning l blends (bl, pl, sl, etc.)

2nd grade: reading and spelling words with long vowels that include silent e at the end (bake, make, etc.)

Upper levels: reading and spelling words with -ge and -dge

Have a great week!

Week of April 16

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st grade: reading and spelling words with beginning r blends (br, cr, pr, etc.)

2nd grade: reading and writing words with -ed (jumped, spelled, lasted)

Upper levels: reading and spelling words with soft c and g (gentle, cent)

Have a great week!

Weeks of March 26 and April 4/5

We will work on the following concepts this week and next:

1st grade: read and spell words with open and closed syllables (jumbo, lotus, etc.)

2nd grade: read words with vowel units ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk

Upper levels: read and spell words with oo (bloom, groom, etc.)

Have a great break!

Week of March 19

We will work on the following next week:

1st grade-closed and open syllables (be/bed, hi/hid, we/web)

2nd grade will continue to practice ending blends. A test will not go home today. The test will be given next Friday.

Upper levels-y as a vowel (gym, penny, sky, etc.)

Have a great week!

Week of March 5

We will be reviewing previously taught concepts this week along with completing work missed from last Friday. There will not be a test given on this Friday, March 9.

Have a great week!

Week of February 20

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st Grade: words with qu

2nd Grade- words with l blends (sl, cl, gl, etc.)

Upper levels: words with -igh

Have a great week!

Week of February 5

We will work on the following skills this week:

1st Grade: words with /x/ like fox, box, six

2nd Grade: more practice with open and closed syllables

Upper levels: words with ow like down, clown, gown


Have a great week!

Week of January 29

Students will work on the following skills next week:

1st Grade: words with v

2nd Grade: reading words with open and closed syllables (basic, token, etc.)

Upper levels: bossy r (-er, -ir, -ur)

Have a great week!

Week of January 16

We will work on the following skills next week:

1st Grade: words with wh (whale, when, what, who, whiff)

2nd Grade: open and closed syllables

Upper levels: vowel teams oe and oa

Have a great week!

Week of January 8

Due to the snow last week, we will continue to work on last week's skills.

Have a great week!

Week of January 2

Welcome back! I hope you and the students enjoyed the break. We will work on the following skills this week:

1st Grade: reading and spelling words with the sound /w/ like with, wet, wit, wish

2nd Grade: reading and spelling words with double consonant endings -ff, -ll, -ss, and -zz, like fuzz, will, and Jeff

Upper levels: reading, spelling, and breaking apart words with the vowel team ee, like beehive, flaxseed, sixteen, and coffee

Have a great week!