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!