• 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

• Worksheets: Please look in your child’s green folder on Tuesday for worksheets with concepts that have been taught in class.  The purpose of this homework is for a quick review, some practice, and a chance for parents to see what their child is learning in math.  Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week).  If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so!   Please help your child read the directions/example problems and allow them to talk about the problems as they figure out the answers. 

• 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 -ook, and -ood word families this week. We are reviewing connections within a text: sequencing, apostrophe’s with not, and -ed & -ing inflected endings. We are also learning about the nonfiction genre studying the process of Farm to Table this week; which also includes are Farm to Table presentation with our business partner Artisanal Touch Events- Sheri Allen on Wednesday morning.  

Please sign the following permission slip allowing your student’s participation and if you give permission for your student to sample some of the cheese brought with her. 

We also have an opportunity to introduce fractions using pizza! Please sign the permission slip giving your child permission to participate. 

Please click here to sign the permission slip 

If your name is below you signed the permission slip earlier and  you will need to sign again. I apologize I forgot to let Mrs. Nelson know about the pizza permission needing to be added. 

Lyndsey
Amoryn 
Esen
Brenda
Kelsey Bell 
Kristin 
Maren
Juan 

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 Week 2 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:
book
look
cook
took
hood
wood

Review high frequency words:
nose
cute
buy
done

**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