*ALL MATH, SPELLING AND TIMED READING FLUENCY HOMEWORK IS DUE FRIDAY, March 31st
**I WILL BE COLLECTING THE ALL MARCH READING CALENDARS THIS FRIDAY, AND REPLACING THEM WITH APRILS. PLEASE HAVE YOUR WEEKLY MINUTES RECORDED BY FRIDAY.
***READING MINUTES ALSO NEED TO BE RECORDED SUNDAY, APRIL 2ND FOR THE LIBRARY CHALLENGE. IT REALLY IS SO SIMPLE AND TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE TO COMPLETE.
There are 6 components to this weeks homework:
1- My Math Worksheets: 5-8
***Last Chance to turn in My Math Worksheets 1-4 for credit**
2-Math Timings: Addition Mixed Form B
3- Reading Fluency: Story #17
**I AM SKIPPED AHEAD A COUPLE STORIES IN AN EFFORT TO CHALLENGE THE KIDS A LITTLE MORE.
4-Reading Minutes: (20 minutes/day or a total of 100 minutes/week)
5- High Frequency Spelling, Phonics and Sentence
6- ***Important Question of the Week: What are you going to do over spring break?
I LOVE MATH!!
1-My Math Homework for the Week:
Monday Lesson 5: Composite Shapes
Tuesday Lesson 6: More Composite Shapes
Wednesday Lesson 7: Problem Solving: Use Logical Reasoning
Thursday Lesson 8: Equal Parts
Worksheets: 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 ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PER ASSIGNMENT AND ARE PRETTY SIMPLE!!
Please check your child’s answers for accuracy
- Practice your fluency timing repeatedly: FROM NOW ON…ONLY TIME YOUR STUDENT FOR 1 MINUTE 15 SECONDS!!! I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO WORKING WITHIN THAT TIME CONSTRAINT… THEN, Record their score each day. We are going to be repeating some past math timings, so, please watch carefully to see which one we are going to be working on each week.
- Click here for timings: Fluency Timings
2 + 2 = 4 Picture a wagon with 2 wheels on each side and 4 wheels total
3 + 3 = 6 Picture a 6 pack of soft drinks, with 3 cans on each side
4 + 4 = 8 Picture a spider with 4 legs on each side and 8 legs total
5 + 5 = 10 Picture 5 fingers on each hand and 10 fingers total
6 + 6 = 12 Picture a dozen of eggs with 6 eggs in each row and 12 eggs total
7 + 7 = 14 Picture two weeks on a calendar with 7 days in each week and 14 days total
8 + 8 = 16 Picture a 16 pack of crayons with 8 crayons in each row and 16 crayons total
9 + 9 = 18 Picture a semi (18 wheeler) with 9 wheels on each side and 18 wheels total
10 + 10 = 20 Picture all your fingers and toes for a total of 20
3- One Minute Reading Fluency: Lesson #17
Please print from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories
*Want to save paper? Have your student read the passage online, then simply record their CORRECT words read/minute each day on their spelling homework form.
4- Reading: 20 minutes/day or a total of 100 minutes/week:
RECORD YOUR READING MINUTES ON THE “BOOK IT” READING LOG located in your student’s green folder.
***There are several sources for reading: “Reading for all Learners” also known as”Baggy Books,” books from the school library, books from home, as well as the public library.
The following are programs are EXTRAS, that your student can do for EXTRA PRACTICE. They are not a required part of weekly homework.
Students may use our online reading program Raz-Kids. Our class Raz-Kids login is: dvella0 (That’s a zero)
WATERFORD: You should have all received an email, from WEL support, around the 12th of January. Waterford, a L.A,program, covers many aspects spelling, reading and writing. We use it in our first grade classes on a daily basis.
FRONT ROW: While this is not a new program, it is new to our class. Friday your student took a FRONT ROW pretest for WORD STUDY. They are all leveled, and ready to go. Basically, they will be practicing word sorts according to certain basic phonics/spelling rules . They need to enter their first and last name, as well as OUR CLASS CODE: vellau
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns with any of these programs. I will do my best to answer your questions, and if I can’t, will do some research to find them.
DON’T FORGET TO PRACTICE COMPREHENSION WHEN READING WITH YOUR STUDENT!!!
5. Phonics and High Frequency Words
High Frequency Words
Here is the link to print our weekly spelling homework form: New Weekly Spelling Homework **Remember if you choose not to print off and use this form you need to make sure your student is writing each word and the sentence daily on paper, and that all writing is nice and neat as well as organized like the form, and that the papers get turned in on Friday for credit.
Our spelling test will be Friday, March 31st.
NEW WORDS:
such
even
much
love
our
PHONICS FOCUS WORDS:
both
backpack
rush
SENTENCE: I love to take a bath in our new tub.
The spelling words with sentence are worth 20 points/day this week. The spelling test will be given Friday.
6- ***Important Question of the Week: What are you going to do over spring break?
Please post responses in the comments/response box below, so that your student’s response shows for credit .
