Announcements
- This week we still working on fractions in math. We will be focusing on placing fractions on a number line. We are also finishing up an opinion writing piece describing which place the students would rather live: San Diego or Seattle.
- Keep working on multiplication facts. Look for an email this week letting you know which facts your child has passed off.
- Multiplication Madness Party on February 12th from 1:30-3:00. Our class is in charge of bringing bananas and chocolate ice cream. Please email me and let me know if you can bring any of these items, or if you can volunteer that day to help serve.
- Valentine’s Day card exchange on February 12th.
Please remember to submit your homework online under the homework tab, or, print out the Sort and Reading Log (below) and send it in on Thursday. I have many students who are not submitting their reading minutes or sorts. Please make sure that these get handed in.
Sort-and-Reading-Log
Reading – 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading. Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)
Math
Monday – Fractions – Closer to Zero, Half, or One
Tuesday – Fractions – Number line
Wednesday – Fractions – Number line
Thursday – Fractions as a Whole
Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home. Your child only needs to do 1 a night.
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you. The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories. Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin. The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word. Continue until your child has spelled the word. If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8. Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order
Yellow Group
Kaydin, Abby C., Maggie, Abbi H., Mallorie, Jake, Karlos, Samantha O., Nikolas, Ty, Carrie, Sadie
Green Group
Grant, Cohen, Halle, Evan, Makeila, Christian, Samantha C., Tyler, Joe
Orange Group
Guillermo, Kenzie, Bethany
