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Weekly Reminders

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caterpillar_eating1-  Check your child’s blue folder nightly.

2- TUESDAYS:  Library Day

3- FRIDAY:  
 Homework due
 Spelling test
 Sort Test 
 Dibels TESTING: Please get plenty of rest and a good breakfast.
  
4- 1st grade Opera for parents and family May 14th, 6:00-7:00pm
Opera DVD $10.00 cash or check payable to Jeni Sage Sidwell to the front office. Pay by May 7th.  Please continue listening and singing our Opera with your child.  Some of the students still do not have it memorized.  Here are the Opera links below from previous posts: 
Please make sure your child’s costume is ready by the beginning of school on May 14th. The lyrics are here:      The Incredible Cave Escape Lyrics
For details about your student’s character and costume information click here: 
Parts-and-Costume-Ideas

5- Our Final Scholastic Book Order is due TODAY April 30th.  Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club

Homework 4/27-5/1

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Homework this week is due on Friday, May 1st:

1- Math Homework:
We’re not quite ready to move on to Chapter 10, so math homework this week will be our Math Magic spiral review:

Math-Magic-Set-3-Week-6 Page 1
Math-Magic-2nd-Page

2- Reading 20 minutes per day, record on reading section of Weekly Homework Organizer.  Please have your child read at least one day on RazKids and take the comprehension quizzes.  

3- Timed Fluency Practice.  This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count for reading minutes.
 Click here: HFW-Fluency-Practice-28

4- Word Sort & High Frequency Word homework.  Weekly Homework Organizer

High Frequency Words:  
man
too
any
day
same
REVIEW WORDS:
because
write
good
SENTENCE
We have the same bike.

SPELLING SENTENCE  10 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (one point for each correctly spelled word,  2 points for correct uppercase and lowercase letters, 2 points for finger spaces between words, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)

SORT GROUPS:  
RED GROUP: Cooper, Owen, Jessica, Tony, Tyler
PINK GROUP: Nickzia, Sam, Sydney, Brycen 
YELLOW GROUP:  Kali, Lily, Konlan, Oakley, Humberto, Mylee, BrynDee
GREEN GROUP: Aaron, Kaleb, Trevyn, Britton, Brielle, Walker, Lavea
BLUE GROUP: Samantha, Summer
PURPLE GROUP: Jack, Braxtyn

Weekly Reminders

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1-  Check your child’s blue homework folder nightly.

2- Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-4:30pm
Sign up here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4caaa822a2f94-april

3- FRIDAY:  EARLY OUT
   Homework due
   Sort test 
   Spelling test
   $1.00 Dress Down
  
4- Charlotte’s Web Movie Permission Slip e-signed below: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10Mb1Ydc0j5Pht2bmmXE-fe2KnXy2P7p5oRFxiSRmLrU/viewform 
Your child is welcome to bring ONE fun thing to use during the movie (example: pillow, blanket, stuffed animal, etc.) 

5- 1st grade Opera for parents and family May 14th, 6:00-7:00pm
Opera DVD $10.00 cash or check payable to Jeni Sage Sidwell to the front office. Pay by May 7th to the office. 

Please make sure your child’s costume is ready by May 14th. The lyrics are here: The Incredible Cave Escape Lyrics
For details about your student’s character and costume information click here: 
Parts-and-Costume-Ideas

6- Our Final Scholastic Book Order is due April 29th.  Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club

Homework 4/20-4/24

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Homework this week is due on Friday, April 24:

Friday is early out day and also a dollar dress down day.  We will also be viewing Charlotte’s Web this day during class. 

1- Math Homework:
Keep practicing your math facts!  Parents:  it is now more important than ever that students get their basic addition and subtraction math facts memorized.  It is a great idea to use Xtra Math: https://xtramath.org/ (find login info HERE) during the next several weeks to help memorize math facts. You can also use flashcards, etc.  Below is the link for this week’s math homework pages:
Ch 9 Lesson 5
Ch 9 Lesson 8

2- Reading 20 minutes per day, record on reading log. Please have your child read at least one day in Raz-Kids and complete the comprehension quizzes at the end of the books. Library day is TUESDAY-please send your students with their book.  

3- Timed Fluency Practice.  This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count for reading minutes.  
Click here:  HFW-Fluency-Practice-27

4- Word Sort & High Frequency Word homework.  Weekly Homework Organizer 

High Frequency Words:  
long
go
good
write
me
REVIEW WORDS:
our
use
also
SENTENCE
She will write to me.

SPELLING SENTENCE  10 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (one point for each correctly spelled word,  2 points for correct uppercase and lowercase letters, 2 points for finger spaces between words, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)

SORT GROUPS:  *** new sorts this week ***
RED GROUP: Cooper, Owen, Jessica, Tony, Tyler
PINK GROUP: Nickzia, Sam, Sydney, Brycen 
YELLOW GROUP:  Kali, Lily, Konlan, Oakley, Humberto, Mylee, BrynDee
GREEN GROUP: Aaron, Kaleb, Trevyn, Britton, Brielle, Walker, Lavea
BLUE GROUP: Samantha, Summer
PURPLE GROUP: Jack, Braxtyn

April Parent Teacher Conferences

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Thursday, April 23rd will be April Parent Teacher Conferences.  If you would like to meet with me to discuss your student, please sign up for one of the time slots by clicking on the link below: 
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4caaa822a2f94-april

Also, next week we will be viewing the original Charlotte’s Web movie and completing compare and contrast activities between the book and the movie the following week.  Please e-sign the permission slip below for your child to participate: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fHlrTqUn2Txt5wWSJHheTSboslnXWGpYjY9FPUFSVQ8/viewform?usp=send_form

Opera Performance DVD

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We hired a Videographer to come and video our Opera so that you can sit back and enjoy your child’s performance. If you would like a CD it will be $10.00. Please make check payable to JeniSage Sidwell or just turn in $10.00 cash to the front office. Please pay by May 7th, 2015. Thank You!


Mark your calendars….we will perform our opera for parents and family on May 14th, from 6:00-7:00!  During school that same day we will present our opera for the students, staff, and faculty. 

Please make sure your child’s costume is ready by May 14. For details about your student’s character and costume information click here: 
Parts-and-Costume-Ideas

Weekly Reminders

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1-  Check your child’s blue folder nightly.

2- TUESDAY: Library Day.  Please send your child with their library book to return.  

3- FRIDAY- 
   Spelling and Sort test
   Homework due

4- We are still accepting a $3 donation to cover the cost of the paint for our opera paint day.  It can be paid in the office.

5- Our Final Scholastic Book Order is due April 30th.  Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club

Homework 4/13-4/17

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Homework this week is due on Friday, April 17:

1- Math Homework:
Keep practicing your math facts!  
Ch. 9 Lesson 2
Ch. 9 Lesson 4
Additional Resource (Not required to turn in as homework):  Ch. 9 Vocabulary

2- Reading 20 minutes per day, record on reading log. Please have your child read 1 day on Raz Kids and take the comprehension quiz.  

3- Timed Fluency Practice.  This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count for reading minutes.  
Click here: Timed Fluency Practice

4- Word Sort & High Frequency Word homework.  Weekly Homework Organizer

High Frequency Words:  
must
here
went
find
use
REVIEW WORDS:
our
because
family
SENTENCE:
Can he find the cow?

SPELLING SENTENCE  10 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (one point for each correctly spelled word,  2 points for correct uppercase and lowercase letters, 2 points for finger spaces between words, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)

SORT GROUPS:  *** We are staying on the same sorts this week. ***
RED GROUP: Cooper, Owen, Jessica, Tony, Tyler
PINK GROUP: Nickzia, Sam, Sydney, Brycen 
YELLOW GROUP:  Kali, Lily, Konlan, Oakley, Humberto, Mylee, BrynDee
GREEN GROUP: Aaron, Kaleb, Trevyn, Britton, Brielle, Walker, Lavea
BLUE GROUP: Samantha, Summer
PURPLE GROUP: Jack, Braxtyn

Weekly Reminders

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RevideviUmbrellasJ41-  Check your child’s blue folder nightly.

2- FRIDAY: 
   PAINT DAY- Please wear clothes that can get messy and stained with paint
*We could still use volunteers for this event from 12-3pm tomorrow.  
   Spelling and Sort test
   Homework due

4- $3 donation for our opera paint day can be paid in the office.

5- Our Final Scholastic Book Order is due April 30th.  Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club