• NO HOMEWORK PACKET THIS WEEK. Have your child go to questac.org and under student links login to IXL. If they have not completed M.1, M.2, M.3, M.4 or M.5 from last week they will need to finish them as homework this week. If they are completed they are welcome to jump on 2nd grade and try the same problems. However the 2nd grade problems are not required. 

• Math Fluency Timings: Click on the link to see where your child is at on math timings.Then print the page of timing they are working on. Addition and Subtraction Fluency Timings. Print the page they are working on and put it in a sheet protector in your child’s green folder. Time them for 1 minute and 15 seconds twice. Have them use an expo to write their answers that way you can reuse sheets. 

• HARDER TIMINGS: If your child has passed off all the other timings here are some new timings I made. They should not have to regroup and should be able to either count on, count back, or know it by heart. Print off Harder Math Timings 10-20.  Here is the tracker to know where your child is at Timings 10-20. Time them still for 1 minute 15 seconds. Please let me know if you need help with anything.  

We continue working on the long a word families this week; a, ai, ay. We are reviewing connections within a text: plot & sequencing, apostrophes with contractions. Folktales and Nonfiction will be our focus this week.  Asking and answering questions will be our comprehension strategy. 

Also, please sign up for a parent teacher conference appointment if you have not yet had the opportunity.  Please click on the link below: 
February Parent Teacher Conferences 

You can review the picture below for the week at a glance.

1- Daily Reading Fluency 
A Reading for All Learners (Baggy Book) leveled book will be sent home with your child DAILY. Please have your child read the book (or one story from the books that contain more than one story) at least two-three times and then sign the included form. You may supplement your child’s reading using books at home, library books, etc. to fulfill the minimum requirement of 20-30 minutes of reading per day. These are meant to be easier than your students level to work on their sight word and fluency. 

2- Reading 20 minutes per day.  Track your daily reading minutes on the homework tracker sheet.  Make reading every single day a priority.  Ask your students questions using the retell rope visual below. 

3-January Fluency Passage Homework.  Due to reading level benchmark testings for mid-year, students will not have their individual leveled reading homework fluency passages until leveling is completed by our grade level paraprofessional.  
Please have your student complete their daily reading timing and activities associated on the back with it.  They should complete 2 questions on the back each day. 

It is also extremely helpful to have our student re-tell the story to you. Please also have them do this and you may use the visual aid below to assist with the steps to prompt your student if necessary. 

Re-tell the story with as much detail as possible, and in your own words, to a parent, using the guidelines described below:

4- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities.

Phonics Spelling List:
mail
rain
chain
play
way
day

Review high frequency words:
took
hood
our
carry

**If your child is absent please have them complete a Waterford session and do a few activities on Wonders. The activities on Wonders are connected to our daily lessons. Thank you.  

Click here to access Waterford: Waterford
Click here to access Wonders: Wonders