Parents, I CAN NOT stress enough the importance of having your student do ALL their homework. I have seen students who, for one reason or another, struggle with a subject or concept make HUGE gains academically over those who may not have had such a hard time, but WERE NOT consistent with their homework. Please make every effort to work with your student to complete ALL assignments.
There are 5 Components to Homework this week.
1. My Math Worksheets 11-12 and Fluency Practice (select 10 problems/page)
2. Reading
3. Timed Fluency Passages
4. Spelling/Vocabulary Words
5. Moon Journal (Due Friday September 22nd)
All Math and Spelling Homework is Due Friday, September 15th.
Reading Homework will be checked on Monday, September 18th.
1. Math Homework:
Monday Lesson 11: Ways to make 10
Tuesday Lesson : Review Addition Fluency Practice (Choose Any 10 Horizontal Math Sentences Front)
Wednesday Lesson : Review Addition Fluency Practice (Choose Any 10 Vertical Math Sentences Back)
Thursday Lesson 12: Find Missing Parts of 10
Worksheets: Please look in the front of your child’s green folder on Monday for worksheets with concepts that will be 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. Please check your child’s answers for accuracy!
I Love to read!
2. Reading 20 minutes/5 days or a total of 100 minutes/week:
RECORD YOUR READING ON YOUR “BOOK IT” READING LOG located in your green folder.
***There are SEVERAL SOURCES for reading: Books from HOME LIBRARIES or the PUBLIC LIBRARY and the “Baggy Books” which went home with most of my students Friday. If your student didn’t bring home a book, look for one on Monday. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEND YOUR STUDENT’S “BAGGIE BOOK” TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY.
***CHECK OUT THIS SITE FOR BOOK ON LINE READ BY FAMOUS PEOPLE It’s fantastic!!! http://www.storylineonline.net/
Don’t forget about reading comprehension! Understanding what you are reading is just as important as being a fluent reader!!! PLEASE use these Re-Tell Ropes whenever you are reading with your student checking for understanding. THIS HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR OUR LANGUAGE ARTS WORK ON FRONT ROW AND DIBELS TEST COMPREHENSION.
3. Reading Fluency Passages:
Please read over each sentence several times with your student so they become familiar with the words. Have them practice sounding out words that follow “Regular Rules” and then stop and think about the words that are “Red or Rule Breakers.” Time them for ONE, one-two minute timing to see how far they can read on their own.
Write done how long you timed them (ie 2:00) then circle the last work they read each night. Encourage them to read further each night when timing. I am only requiring ONE, one-two minute timing/night for now. AS they become more comfortable, confident, successful readers, I will have you time them up to the three times/night with the idea that they will eventually be able to completely read each passage in one minute.
***You may count the timings toward your student’s required weekly reading minutes.***
4. Phonics and High Frequency Words
Last week we worked on words with the short /a/ sound. This week we will be working on the short /i/ sound. Please review words with the short Middle sound /a/.
Spelling and Vocabulary Words
Parents, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure your student is writing each word correctly on the back of their spelling paper, and that all writing is nice and neat as well as organized.
Our first spelling test will be Friday, September 15th.
NEW WORDS:
pin
win
hit
sit
miss
kiss
REVIEW WORDS:
nap
can
VOCABULARY WORDS:
out
up
Please take a few minutes to review what your student has written as well as how. I am VERY picky about where the letters go, and how they are formed and that there is a space between words. Your student should NEVER BEGIN ANY LETTER FROM THE BOTTOM!!!! ***NO BOTTOM DWELLERS!!! It’s so important that students form good writing habits now. Bad habits are VERY hard to break!
5. I Love Science!
Your student should have their “Moon Journal” in their green homework folder. Please help your student with this SUPER COOL science project, by reminding them to view, then record the changes/phases of the moon through September 19th. I also have a link to the moon rise, set and phases on the bottom right hand and side of my blog. It says 2016 but there is a place to change the date once you get on the site. HAPPY MOON GAZING!
