YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE YOUR CHILD READ PASSAGES ONLINE. YOU CAN ALSO USE SHEET PROTECTORS AND DRY ERASE MATH TIMINGS TO SAVE ON PAPER. The homework tracker is for tracking minutes, number of math facts completed, and the phonics fluency story timing. 

1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math

Each week, print out the homework-tracker which is found here.This form does NOT need to be printed or turned in for credit during weeks that we are doing ONLY READING homework. PLEASE right your child’s name at the top of this tracker. 






Your child is required to read 20 minutes every night. This could include Raz Kids, reading books at home or our fluency passage. Here is the link to your child’s phonics-fluency-stories sheet. Please print Lesson 15 and have your child read it each night. Time them for 1 minute and have them read as many words as they can. If they get to the bottom they will go back to the top and continue reading until the 1 minute is up. Soon I will have some students doing harder passages based on where they get with reading buddies coming up. This is just to start getting into a routine. 

Your child should now have a fluency passage in their blue folder. If not I sent one home with them this week without the blue folder. PLEASE make sure your child is bringing their blue folder everyday to school. I will switch out passages weekly if they return them. These passages are another resource for reading but I am asking that you have them read it at least 3 times a week. 

They need to be timed for 1 minute and then using their retell ropes (in back of sheet protector) to tell you as much as they can about the story. I do not have extra retell ropes so please have your child keep track of it. After the week I will switch out their passages and get a new one. We practiced this three times today so they should know how to do it. You do not need to record the timing anywhere.

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Here is the word sort to print : 1-15-word-sort

Each week, print your student’s assigned Word Sort by clicking on the appropriate link above.  Use the Word Sort for the following activities:

• Monday: Print, cut, and sort your words with an adult and explain this week’s rule. Sort each word under the correct guide word. 
• Tuesday: Practice the sort and write it on the back of the homework tracker. 
• Wednesday: Blind Sort (Lay down the guide words and then read the rest of the words aloud without showing them to your child. Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.
• Thursday: Speed Sort: Time your students three times doing their word sorts and record it on the homework tracker. 

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• Study the following “High Frequency Words” using any method you wish in order to prepare for the weekly spelling test on Fridays. 
• There is a list of recommended spelling study activities that you can access BY CLICKING HERE for Spelling Word Activities, but, again, you may use any method you wish.   

 




other
more
your

 
*These words will repeat. 

see
she
children
they
be

• Complete the 4 My Math homework pages all the ODDS.
• Then time your child for 1 minute and 15 seconds on the math timing addition-and-subtraction-fluency-timings and record how many they complete. You may use a sheet protector to have them use the same one each day and wipe off.  You record how many they did on the homework tracker. 

Everyone is on 6’s except the following: 
8-9-10’s: Isaac
Mixed Addition A: Daxton, Connor, Garrett 
Subtraction 1-4: Danika, Dayzi, Isla, Mia, Matthew
Subtraction 4-5: Peyton, Norah, Camden
Subtraction 6’s: Maxwell, Koli, Titan, Kasen, 
Subtraction 7’s: Ella, 
Subtraction 8’s: Samantha 
Subtraction 9’s: Preston 
Subtraction 10’s: Kyan 

Short Week! 

It is the end of 1st quarter so please turn in anything your child has at home that needs to be turned in this week. Grades will be posted and locked by Friday and anything not turned in on Wednesday won’t make it onto grades. 

Wednesday is a short day, NO School Thursday and Friday. 

Here is the reading tracker. Only reading homework this week!
Due: Wednesday the 19th 

reading-only

WOW! These kids are just flying through these math timings I can’t even keep up. I am going to have them be responsible for telling you at home if they move up during the week from when I post homework on Fridays. If you ever question if your child really did pass them off feel free to shoot me an email and ask. Otherwise your child will know what timing they are on. Thanks!

For lesson 8 in math we used Hundreds charts to help them figure out what ten more and ten less is. You may have your child look at this chart to help them.

You can also have them draw how many groups of ten there are and how many ones. Then for 10 more add a group of ten erase their extra one and then cross out a group of ten for ten less. 

Here is an example of this: 

YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE YOUR CHILD READ PASSAGES ONLINE. YOU CAN ALSO USE SHEET PROTECTORS AND DRY ERASE MATH TIMINGS TO SAVE ON PAPER. The homework tracker is for tracking minutes, number of math facts completed, and the phonics fluency story timing. 

1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math

Each week, print out the homework-tracker which is found here.This form does NOT need to be printed or turned in for credit during weeks that we are doing ONLY READING homework. PLEASE right your child’s name at the top of this tracker. 






Your child is required to read 20 minutes every night. This could include Raz Kids, reading books at home or our fluency passage. Here is the link to your child’s phonics-fluency-stories sheet. Please print Lesson 11 and have your child read it each night. Time them for 1 minute and have them read as many words as they can. If they get to the bottom they will go back to the top and continue reading until the 1 minute is up. Soon I will have some students doing harder passages based on where they get with reading buddies coming up. This is just to start getting into a routine. 

Your child should now have a fluency passage in their blue folder. If not I sent one home with them this week without the blue folder. PLEASE make sure your child is bringing their blue folder everyday to school. I will switch out passages weekly if they return them. These passages are another resource for reading but I am asking that you have them read it at least 3 times a week. 

They need to be timed for 1 minute and then using their retell ropes (in back of sheet protector) to tell you as much as they can about the story. I do not have extra retell ropes so please have your child keep track of it. After the week I will switch out their passages and get a new one. We practiced this three times today so they should know how to do it. You do not need to record the timing anywhere.

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Here is the word sort to print : 1-11-simplified

Each week, print your student’s assigned Word Sort by clicking on the appropriate link above.  Use the Word Sort for the following activities:

• Monday: Print, cut, and sort your words with an adult and explain this week’s rule. Sort each word under the correct guide word. 
• Tuesday: Practice the sort and write it on the back of the homework tracker. 
• Wednesday: Blind Sort (Lay down the guide words and then read the rest of the words aloud without showing them to your child. Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.
• Thursday: Speed Sort: Time your students three times doing their word sorts and record it on the homework tracker. 

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• Study the following “High Frequency Words” using any method you wish in order to prepare for the weekly spelling test on Fridays. 
• There is a list of recommended spelling study activities that you can access BY CLICKING HERE for Spelling Word Activities, but, again, you may use any method you wish.   

 




out
if
so

 
*These words will repeat. 

look
down
some
saw 
after

• Complete the 4 My Math homework pages all the ODDS.
• Then time your child for 1 minute and 15 seconds on the math timing addition-and-subtraction-fluency-timings and record how many they complete. You may use a sheet protector to have them use the same one each day and wipe off.  You record how many they did on the homework tracker. 

Everyone is on 5’s except the following: 

6’s/7’s: Garrett, Danika, Connor, Dayzi, Camden, Mia, Daxton 
8’s/9’s/10’s: Brooklyn
1st Grade Mix A: Peyton, Maxwell 
1st Grade Mix B: Isla, Norah, Koli, Matthew, Titan, Kasen 
Subtraction 1-4’s: Preston
Subtraction 6’s:Ella
Subtraction 7’s: Kyan, Sam

YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE YOUR CHILD READ PASSAGES ONLINE. YOU CAN ALSO USE SHEET PROTECTORS AND DRY ERASE MATH TIMINGS TO SAVE ON PAPER. The homework tracker is for tracking minutes, number of math facts completed, and the phonics fluency story timing. 

1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math

Each week, print out the homework-tracker which is found here  This form does NOT need to be printed or turned in for credit during weeks that we are doing ONLY READING homework. PLEASE right your child’s name at the top of this tracker. 






Your child is required to read 20 minutes every night. This could include Raz Kids, reading books at home or our fluency passage. Here is the link to your child’s phonics-fluency-stories sheet. Please print Lesson 10 and have your child read it each night. Time them for 1 minute and have them read as many words as they can. If they get to the bottom they will go back to the top and continue reading until the 1 minute is up. Soon I will have some students doing harder passages based on where they get with reading buddies coming up. This is just to start getting into a routine. 

Your child should now have a fluency passage in their blue folder. If not I sent one home with them this week without the blue folder. PLEASE make sure your child is bringing their blue folder everyday to school. I will switch out passages weekly if they return them. These passages are another resource for reading but I am asking that you have them read it at least 3 times a week. 

They need to be timed for 1 minute and then using their retell ropes (in back of sheet protector) to tell you as much as they can about the story. I do not have extra retell ropes so please have your child keep track of it. After the week I will switch out their passages and get a new one. We practiced this three times today so they should know how to do it. You do not need to record the timing anywhere.

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Here is the word sort to print : 1-10-sheet1

PLEASE THROW AWAY THE GUIDE WORD THAT SAYS CHALLENGE ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS: I feel as though these words are too challenging and not necessary for the time being. We did this new type of sort in class last week and they should know how to do it. 

HABIT 
SUBMIT
SUMMIT
VIVID
COMIC

The Sight Words for this sort are the following words:

with
after
from
some

Each week, print your student’s assigned Word Sort by clicking on the appropriate link above.  Use the Word Sort for the following activities:

• Monday: Print, cut, and sort your words with an adult and explain this week’s rule. Sort each word under the correct guide word. 
• Tuesday: Practice the sort and write it on the back of the homework tracker. 
• Wednesday: Blind Sort (Lay down the guide words and then read the rest of the words aloud without showing them to your child. Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.
• Thursday: Speed Sort: Time your students three times doing their word sorts and record it on the homework tracker. 

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• Study the following “High Frequency Words” using any method you wish in order to prepare for the weekly spelling test on Fridays. 
• There is a list of recommended spelling study activities that you can access BY CLICKING HERE for Spelling Word Activities, but, again, you may use any method you wish.   

 




friend
their
about


into
very
some
they 
go

• Complete the 5 My Math homework pages all the ODDS.
• Then time your child for 1 minute and 15 seconds on the math timing addition-and-subtraction-fluency-timings and record how many they complete. You may use a sheet protector to have them use the same one each day and wipe off.  You record how many they did on the homework tracker. 

Everyone is on 4’s except the following: 

5’s: Garrett, Danika, Maxwell, Brooklyn, Mia
6’s/7’s: Koli, Matthew, Titan, Kasen, Norah, 
1st Grade Mix A: Isla
1st Grade Mix B: Preston
Subtraction 1-4’s: Kyan, Ella, Samantha

Sadly it just hit me this weekend I never gave you as parents a heads up with the retell ropes I placed in their folders, along with their new fluency passage. Below is a little more information about the retell rope as well as instructions on how to best help your child increase in their fluency. I apologize and hope that this helps. The retell ropes are a tool I use to help the kids with comprehension after they read a story. They have an identical retell rope at school they use during centers. 

homework-fluency-instructions

Only reading homework this week. Here is the Weekly-Reading-Log to keep track of minutes. You only need to cut off one portion of the log and you can keep the others for other weeks. 

Please have your child also do the math pages provided in their blue folders. You get a break from all other homework due to parent teacher conferences this week on Thursday. I will post the schedule I have for conferences on Monday. Thanks

Parents Animal reports are due this Friday September 23rd! This is worth a lot of points and should be best writing and best drawing. The report itself is worth 20 points and then they will present it to the class for 20 more points.

Click here to learn about your animal on the Hogle Zoo website: 
Meet the Hogle Zoo Animals. 
Here is another fun animal website: Zooborns 

Click here to print additional report forms: My Animal Report

Your child’s Animal: 

Peyton: Amur Leopard
Danika: Giraffe 
Daxton: Bald Eagle
Isla: African Pancake Tortoise
Ella: Grey Wolf
Dayzi: Polar Bear
Koli: Mexican Red Kneed Tarantula
Sam: Grey Wolf
Kyan: African Porcipine
Isaac: Bobcat
Norah: Snow Leopard
Garrett: Scorpion
Camden: Polar Bear
Kyler: Shiner Perch
Matt: Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra
Preston: Grizzly Bear
Madi: Peafowl
Mia: Black-footed cat
Maxwell: Rubber Boa
Connor: Bald Eagle
Brooklyn: Lilac-breasted Roller
Kirtlyn: Orange WInged Amazon
Kasen: Tarantula
Titan: Bat-eared Fox

We are going to be working on using our five sense to make our writing better. To do this I have a writing activity where they get to describe an object in their writing. For this instead of finding an object at the school with a limited amount of resources outside I decided to have the students bring one from home. It can be an object outside as simple as grass or a leaf. It can be something they find inside as well. The only thing they have to make sure of is that it is flat so that it can be hid behind a piece of paper. 

Have your child bring this to school tomorrow September 21st. Thanks!