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!