Week 11/17-11/21
Language Arts:
Math
Social Studies/ Science
Homework: Any unfinished work from class and reading for 20 minutes each night.
Week 11/12-11/14
Language Arts:
Homework:
Due to this being such a short week students will not have any homework or reading log. If there is any unfinished work students will have those assignments to complete as homework.
Week 11/3-11/7
Language Arts:
Spelling:
Consonant Digraphs
Social Studies/ Science
Monday: Reading log & Spelling Worksheet
Tuesday: Reading log & Moby Max
Wednesday: Reading log & Moby Max
Thursday: Reading log & Spelling in ABC order
Week 10-27-10/31
Red Ribbon Week Begins: Monday Red Ribbon Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
Monday: Pajama Day
Tuesday: Twin Day
Wednesday: Wayback Wednesday
Thursday: Pink Cancer Awareness
Friday: Costumes: Students are allowed to wear their costumes. No masks, face paint or play weapons will be allowed.
Language Arts:
Spelling:
Consonant Digraphs
Challenge Words:
13. together
14. learn
Math:
Social Studies/ Science:
Homework:
Monday: Reading log, fluency, spelling (just review), Moby Max
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, Moby Max, spelling assignment in Google Classroom
Wednesday: Reading log and fluency
Thursday: Reading log, fluency, Spelling
Week 10/20-10/23
Language Arts:
Spelling:
Math:
Social Studies/Science:
Homework:
Students will receive spelling assignments to complete on their Netbooks. The spelling assignments will be started in class. Reading logs will be assigned as well.
Monday: Reading log, fluency, Spelling in Google Docs
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, Spelling in Google Docs
Wednesday: Reading log and study spelling words for the test
Thursday: No school on Friday (Students will turn in their reading logs on Monday)
Week 10/13-10/17
Language Arts:
Spelling:
Spelling Week 4:
The spelling test will be on Thursday 10/23. There will be no school on Friday 10/24
1. went
2. would
3. could
4. does
5. goes
6. when
7. come
8. very
9. many
10. from
11. know
12. our
Challenge:
13. because
14. desert
Math:
Social Studies/ Science
Pumpkins Continued
Homework: Reading log and Fluency passage practice every night
Study new spelling words
Monday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
Wednesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
Thursday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
**The Pumpkin Patch field Trip is this Wednesday 10/15
Week 10/5-10/10
language Arts:
Spelling
Math
Social Studies/ Science
Homework: Your child will be receiving their weekly reading log. Each student should be reading for 20 minutes each night. Continue to practice fluency with your child. Remember to study the spelling words.
**Netbooks will be going home on Monday. We will be working on be responsible with the Netbooks and making sure they are charged and returned to school every day. This weeks homework on the Netbooks will consists of students completing lessons on Moby Max and any unfinished Google assignments from class.
Monday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Quilt Math, and Moby Max (on Netbooks)
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, and Moby Max
Wednesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, and Moby Max
Thursday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, and Moby Max
Week 9/29-10/3
*Continue to collect your pledge money from the Walk-a-Thon
This week is Conference Week. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 all week.
Language Arts:
week 3 Days 4-5 of Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night.
Spelling:
Week 4 Spelling list: Inflected endings
1. dropped 7. hugging
2. exciting 8. talked
3. hugged 9. excited
4. smiling 10. lifting
5. dropping 11. smiled
6. lifted 12. talking
Challenge words:
13. animals
14. water
Google Drive Activities for Spelling:
Math
Social Studies/Science
Week 9/22-9/26
*Last Friday was the Walk-a-Thon. Don't forget to collect your pledge money.
Language Arts: Unit 1 week 2 test
Week 3 Days 1-3 of Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night.
Spelling activities using Google Docs: ( see previous week for words)
Social Studies/ Science:
Homework: Remember to have your child read for 20 minutes every night and fill out their reading log. Students received fluency passages last week. Continue to have them practice for 1 minute daily.
Monday: Spelling worksheet
Tuesday: Quilt Math
Wednesday: Spelling
Thursday: Study Spelling (Test on Friday)
Week 9/15-9/19
**This Friday is the Walk-a-Thon, please continue to collect your pledges and donations to help fund our field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium**
Just a reminder that all assignments within Pearson can be viewed within your students account.
Language Arts: Amazing Words using Google Docs Week 2 Assessment on Exploring Space with an Astronaut, Google Docs spelling activities, Review main idea, details, and subjects.
Spelling words:
1. stop 7. stream
2. hand 8. breeze
3. clip 9. nest
4. twin 10. ask
5. strap 11. mask
6. brave 12. state
Challenge words:
13. love
14. mother
Math: Topic 02-07 Problem solving: draw a picture and write a number sentence. Extra Support assignments on adding three numbers, doubles, and doubles + 1 Topic 2 assessment
Social Studies/Science: We will continue to explore space and stars. We will begin to define what is a scientist.
Homework: Reading every night for 20 minutes. Students will be tested on Tuesday on their fluency passage. Make sure that students are practicing their fluency passage every night.
Monday: Reading log, fluency for 1 minute, practice spelling
Tuesday: Spelling activity, reading log, fluency
Wednesday: Reading log and fluency
Thursday: Spelling activity, reading log, and fluency
Week 9/8-9/12
Language Arts : The Twin Club unit assessment. Continuing on with Exploring Space Unit. Google Docs Spelling practice, Google Docs Amazing Words and Vocabulary. Spelling test will be on Friday 9/12. Activities on subjects within a Sentence and students will read the main selection: Exploring Space with an Astronaut. Review short vowels and consonants. Students will also be receiving a fluency passage to study at home.
Math: Topic 2: Addition Strategies. Topics to be covered: 02-02 Doubles, 02-03 Near Doubles, 02-04 Adding in any order, 02-05 Adding three numbers, 02-06 Making 10 to add.
Social Studies/ Science: Space, life of an astronaut, planets, and the sun.
Homework: Students will be receiving their 2nd reading log. Please make sure your child is reading for 20 minutes every night. The reading log needs to be filled out from Monday-Thursday. Students will turn in reading logs on Friday. Fluency passages will also be going home to practice. Have your child read the passage as quickly as possible for one minute.
Monday: Spelling worksheet, fluency, and Reading log
Tuesday: Reading log and fluency
Wednesday:Spelling, fluency, and Reading log
Thursday: Reading log and fluency
Week 9/1-9/5
Monday: Labor Day No School
**Walk-A-Thon envelops went out on Thursday 8/28. Please check with your child. Our class is raising money to attend Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Language Arts: Unit 1 Week 2: Exploring Space. Amazing words defined within Google Docs, Spelling words practice within Google Docs (sentences and abc order). This week students will distinguish medial phonemes, identify the subject in a sentence, and identify main idea and details.
Question of the Week: What can we learn by exploring space?
Spelling: Long Vowels: VCe
High-Frequency Words: everywhere, live, machines, move, woman, work, world
Math: Topic 2: Addition Strategies: topics to be covered: topic 2-1 adding 0,1,2,
Social Studies/ Science: space, the phases of the moon, and planets
Homework: Reading logs will begin this week. Students will need to fill these out daily and turn in on Friday. Every night students need to read for 20 minutes and study their spelling words.
Preview the Reading Log
Week 8/25-8/29
Language Arts: Continuing with completing Week 1 of the Twin Club. Spelling Test on Friday 8/29. Short Vowels and Consonants. Grammar: What is a Sentence?
**Students have been assigned all weekly assignments within Pearson. Parents feel free to explore with your child what they will be completing each week.
Math: Completing Topic 1: Topics to be covered: 1-7 Problem Solving: Using Objects. Quick Checks to be completed for Topic 1. Topic 1 Test
Social Studies: Continue with My Community and Community Helpers. Students will be creating a community helper as well as creating a written description of their community helpers job description
Homework: Study Spelling Words for test on Friday. A.R. goals have been set. Please check with your child about their reading level. Read for 20 minutes each night.
**Walk-A-Thon envelops went out on Thursday 8/28. Please check with your child. Our class is raising money to attend Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Unit 1 The Twin Club
Week 8/18-8/22
Reading : All Prezi Presentations on this unit are in the assignment tab under unit 1
Question of the week: What can we learn by exploring different communities?
High Frequency words: beautiful, country, friend, front, somewhere, someone.
Spelling Words: rock, list, desk, job, sad, chop, sack, tag, rib, mess, dust, drum.
Beginning of 2nd grade assessments: Pearson Reading Street baseline, Envision Math Benchmark, and A.R. Star reading level entry test.
Math: Understanding Addition and Subtraction. Topics to be covered: 1-2 Addition: Stories About Joining, 1-3: Subtraction: Writing Subtraction Number Sentences, 1-4 Stories about Separating, 1-5 Stories about Comparing, and 1-6 Connecting addition and subtraction.
Social Studies: My community. Students will study different types of communities and what it takes to be a good citizen.
Homework: Practice your spelling words. The spelling test will be on 8/28/14.
Read every night for 20 minutes.
Monday: Read for 20 minutes
Tuesday: Write your spelling words 3 times.
Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes and practice your spelling words.
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes
Back to School Week
Week 8/13-8/15
Reading : Rules and Procedures. Introduction to Netbooks and A.R. Journal Writing on classroom rules: their meaning and what the rule will look like in the classroom. Back to School Pennant. Back to school review activities.
Math : Vocabulary: part, whole, add, sum, addition sentence, plus (+), equals (=)
Topics to be covered: 1-1 Addition: Writing Addition Number Sentences
Homework:
Language Arts:
- Finish up Unit 1 assessment
- End of trimester of assessment
- Students will not have spelling this week due to the end of the trimester and vacation next week
Math
- 05-05 10 more or 10 less
- 05-06 Even and Odd numbers
- 05-07 Use Data from a Chart
- Topic 5 test
Social Studies/ Science
- Thanksgiving Turkeys
- Thanksgiving activities
Homework: Any unfinished work from class and reading for 20 minutes each night.
Week 11/12-11/14
Language Arts:
- Week 5 Reading Street Assessment: The Strongest One
- Begin Unit 1 Assessment
- Wrap up Week 5 Reading Street
- Students will not receive a new spelling list
- Topic 5: 05-03 Using Symbols to compare numbers
- 05-04: Counting to 100
- Extra Practice with Place Value & Adding two digit numbers
Homework:
Due to this being such a short week students will not have any homework or reading log. If there is any unfinished work students will have those assignments to complete as homework.
Week 11/3-11/7
Language Arts:
- Unit 1 week 5: The Strongest One Day 3 & 4
- Amazing Words on Google Docs
- Spelling Activities: ABC Order and Spelling Sentences
- Substitute Activities: Due to SST meetings Wednesday & Friday
Spelling:
Consonant Digraphs
- that
- when
- them
- itch
- wish
- what
- shape
- chase
- patch
- math
- whale
- bunch
- Topic 05-02 Reading and Writing Numbers
- Topic 05-03 Using symbols to compare numbers
- Topic 05-04 Counting to 100
Social Studies/ Science
- Calendar
- Rainforests
- Bat Powtoons Presentation
Monday: Reading log & Spelling Worksheet
Tuesday: Reading log & Moby Max
Wednesday: Reading log & Moby Max
Thursday: Reading log & Spelling in ABC order
Week 10-27-10/31
Red Ribbon Week Begins: Monday Red Ribbon Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
Monday: Pajama Day
Tuesday: Twin Day
Wednesday: Wayback Wednesday
Thursday: Pink Cancer Awareness
Friday: Costumes: Students are allowed to wear their costumes. No masks, face paint or play weapons will be allowed.
Language Arts:
- Day 5: Wrap up A Walk in the Desert
- Week 4 Topic Test
- Launch week 5 The Strongest One Day 1 & 2
- Pearson Day 1 & 2
- Amazing Words on Google Docs
- Spelling activities in Google Docs: ABC order, sentences, 3X, and word illustration
Spelling:
Consonant Digraphs
- that
- when
- them
- itch
- wish
- what
- shape
- chase
- patch
- math
- whale
- bunch
Challenge Words:
13. together
14. learn
Math:
- Topic 5: Place Value to 100
- Topic 05-01 Models for Tens and Ones
Social Studies/ Science:
- Bats
- Desert Google Presentations
Homework:
Monday: Reading log, fluency, spelling (just review), Moby Max
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, Moby Max, spelling assignment in Google Classroom
Wednesday: Reading log and fluency
Thursday: Reading log, fluency, Spelling
Week 10/20-10/23
Language Arts:
- Continue with week 4: A Walk in the Desert
- Pearson Day 4 & 5
Spelling:
- Spelling Homework assignments will be assigned beginning this week.
- The spelling test will be this Thursday due to no school on Friday 10/24
Math:
- Topic 04-04 Problem Solving: Draw a picture and write a number sentence
- Topic 4 Test
Social Studies/Science:
- Students will begin research on Deserts which will then be put into a Google Presentation
Homework:
Students will receive spelling assignments to complete on their Netbooks. The spelling assignments will be started in class. Reading logs will be assigned as well.
Monday: Reading log, fluency, Spelling in Google Docs
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, Spelling in Google Docs
Wednesday: Reading log and study spelling words for the test
Thursday: No school on Friday (Students will turn in their reading logs on Monday)
Week 10/13-10/17
Language Arts:
- Continue with week 4: A Walk in the Desert
- Pearson Day 3
- Amazing Words Continued in Google Doc
- Vocabulary Continued in Google Spreadsheet
Spelling:
- Spelling Google Docs:
- Spelling Sentences and Spelling words 3X
Spelling Week 4:
The spelling test will be on Thursday 10/23. There will be no school on Friday 10/24
1. went
2. would
3. could
4. does
5. goes
6. when
7. come
8. very
9. many
10. from
11. know
12. our
Challenge:
13. because
14. desert
Math:
- Topic 04-01 Repeated Addition
- Topic 04-02 Building Arrays
- Topic 04-03 Practicing Repeated Addition
Social Studies/ Science
Pumpkins Continued
Homework: Reading log and Fluency passage practice every night
Study new spelling words
Monday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
Wednesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
Thursday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Moby Max
**The Pumpkin Patch field Trip is this Wednesday 10/15
Week 10/5-10/10
language Arts:
- Launch Week 4: A Walk in the Desert
- Pearson Day 1 & 2
- Unit 3 week 3 assessment
- Predicate Pearson work
- Amazing Words Google Doc
- Vocabulary Google Spreadsheet
Spelling
- Spelling Google docs: ABC order and Sentence's continued
- Spelling test on Friday 10/10
- See Spelling words from last week if your child has lost their list
Math
- Topic 03-06 Problem Solving with Subtraction
- Topic 3 test
Social Studies/ Science
- Finish Camping Stories and Publish
- Pumpkins
Homework: Your child will be receiving their weekly reading log. Each student should be reading for 20 minutes each night. Continue to practice fluency with your child. Remember to study the spelling words.
**Netbooks will be going home on Monday. We will be working on be responsible with the Netbooks and making sure they are charged and returned to school every day. This weeks homework on the Netbooks will consists of students completing lessons on Moby Max and any unfinished Google assignments from class.
Monday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, Quilt Math, and Moby Max (on Netbooks)
Tuesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, and Moby Max
Wednesday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, and Moby Max
Thursday: Reading log, fluency, spelling, and Moby Max
Week 9/29-10/3
*Continue to collect your pledge money from the Walk-a-Thon
This week is Conference Week. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 all week.
Language Arts:
week 3 Days 4-5 of Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night.
- Daily Interactive Path days 4-5
- Subject Google Form quiz
- Predicate Google Form quiz
- All Google Presentations on Astronauts due by Friday 10/3
- Unit 3 week 3 assessment on Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
Spelling:
Week 4 Spelling list: Inflected endings
1. dropped 7. hugging
2. exciting 8. talked
3. hugged 9. excited
4. smiling 10. lifting
5. dropping 11. smiled
6. lifted 12. talking
Challenge words:
13. animals
14. water
Google Drive Activities for Spelling:
- Sentences
- Pearson Activities
Math
- Topic 03-03 Thinking Addition to 10 to Subtract
- Topic 03-04 Thinking Addition to 18 to Subtract
- Topic 03-05 Making 10 to Subtract
Social Studies/Science
- October Calendar
- Begin Camping Narrative
Week 9/22-9/26
*Last Friday was the Walk-a-Thon. Don't forget to collect your pledge money.
Language Arts: Unit 1 week 2 test
Week 3 Days 1-3 of Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night.
- Daily Interactive Path Days 1-3
- Subject & Predicate Sort
- Consonant Blends
- Google Presentation: If I was an Astronaut....
- Amazing Words: defined and illustrated using Google Docs
- Character/ Setting
- Weekly concept map
Spelling activities using Google Docs: ( see previous week for words)
- Sentences
- ABC order
- Pearson worksheets
- Predicate hunt
- Subject highlight
- Topic 2 Test
- Launch Topic 3
- topic 03-01 Subtracting 0,1,2
- topic 03-02 Thinking addition to subtract doubles
Social Studies/ Science:
- Constellations
- Camping
- Stars
Homework: Remember to have your child read for 20 minutes every night and fill out their reading log. Students received fluency passages last week. Continue to have them practice for 1 minute daily.
Monday: Spelling worksheet
Tuesday: Quilt Math
Wednesday: Spelling
Thursday: Study Spelling (Test on Friday)
Week 9/15-9/19
**This Friday is the Walk-a-Thon, please continue to collect your pledges and donations to help fund our field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium**
Just a reminder that all assignments within Pearson can be viewed within your students account.
Language Arts: Amazing Words using Google Docs Week 2 Assessment on Exploring Space with an Astronaut, Google Docs spelling activities, Review main idea, details, and subjects.
- Launch Week 3: Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night.
- Phonics: Consonant Blends.
- Comprehension: Character and Setting.
- Conventions: Predicates
- Writing: Realistic Fiction
- Amazing words for week 3: galaxy, tranquil, wildlife, secure, detective, fledglings, fascinating, slimy.
- Vocabulary words for week 3: bear, father, straight, build, love, couldn't, mother.
Spelling words:
1. stop 7. stream
2. hand 8. breeze
3. clip 9. nest
4. twin 10. ask
5. strap 11. mask
6. brave 12. state
Challenge words:
13. love
14. mother
Math: Topic 02-07 Problem solving: draw a picture and write a number sentence. Extra Support assignments on adding three numbers, doubles, and doubles + 1 Topic 2 assessment
Social Studies/Science: We will continue to explore space and stars. We will begin to define what is a scientist.
Homework: Reading every night for 20 minutes. Students will be tested on Tuesday on their fluency passage. Make sure that students are practicing their fluency passage every night.
Monday: Reading log, fluency for 1 minute, practice spelling
Tuesday: Spelling activity, reading log, fluency
Wednesday: Reading log and fluency
Thursday: Spelling activity, reading log, and fluency
Week 9/8-9/12
Language Arts : The Twin Club unit assessment. Continuing on with Exploring Space Unit. Google Docs Spelling practice, Google Docs Amazing Words and Vocabulary. Spelling test will be on Friday 9/12. Activities on subjects within a Sentence and students will read the main selection: Exploring Space with an Astronaut. Review short vowels and consonants. Students will also be receiving a fluency passage to study at home.
Math: Topic 2: Addition Strategies. Topics to be covered: 02-02 Doubles, 02-03 Near Doubles, 02-04 Adding in any order, 02-05 Adding three numbers, 02-06 Making 10 to add.
Social Studies/ Science: Space, life of an astronaut, planets, and the sun.
Homework: Students will be receiving their 2nd reading log. Please make sure your child is reading for 20 minutes every night. The reading log needs to be filled out from Monday-Thursday. Students will turn in reading logs on Friday. Fluency passages will also be going home to practice. Have your child read the passage as quickly as possible for one minute.
Monday: Spelling worksheet, fluency, and Reading log
Tuesday: Reading log and fluency
Wednesday:Spelling, fluency, and Reading log
Thursday: Reading log and fluency
Week 9/1-9/5
Monday: Labor Day No School
**Walk-A-Thon envelops went out on Thursday 8/28. Please check with your child. Our class is raising money to attend Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Language Arts: Unit 1 Week 2: Exploring Space. Amazing words defined within Google Docs, Spelling words practice within Google Docs (sentences and abc order). This week students will distinguish medial phonemes, identify the subject in a sentence, and identify main idea and details.
Question of the Week: What can we learn by exploring space?
Spelling: Long Vowels: VCe
- page Challenge words:
- size work
- late world
- race
- nose
- fine
- huge
- rice
- space
- mice
- blaze
- vote
High-Frequency Words: everywhere, live, machines, move, woman, work, world
Math: Topic 2: Addition Strategies: topics to be covered: topic 2-1 adding 0,1,2,
Social Studies/ Science: space, the phases of the moon, and planets
Homework: Reading logs will begin this week. Students will need to fill these out daily and turn in on Friday. Every night students need to read for 20 minutes and study their spelling words.
Preview the Reading Log
- Monday: Labor day
- Tuesday: reading log
- Wednesday: reading log
- Thursday: spelling worksheet and highlights form
Week 8/25-8/29
Language Arts: Continuing with completing Week 1 of the Twin Club. Spelling Test on Friday 8/29. Short Vowels and Consonants. Grammar: What is a Sentence?
**Students have been assigned all weekly assignments within Pearson. Parents feel free to explore with your child what they will be completing each week.
Math: Completing Topic 1: Topics to be covered: 1-7 Problem Solving: Using Objects. Quick Checks to be completed for Topic 1. Topic 1 Test
Social Studies: Continue with My Community and Community Helpers. Students will be creating a community helper as well as creating a written description of their community helpers job description
Homework: Study Spelling Words for test on Friday. A.R. goals have been set. Please check with your child about their reading level. Read for 20 minutes each night.
- Monday: Study spelling
- Tuesday: No homework
- Wednesday: Spelling crossword worksheet
- Thursday: Spelling worksheet identifying short vowels and spelling test on Friday
**Walk-A-Thon envelops went out on Thursday 8/28. Please check with your child. Our class is raising money to attend Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Unit 1 The Twin Club
Week 8/18-8/22
Reading : All Prezi Presentations on this unit are in the assignment tab under unit 1
Question of the week: What can we learn by exploring different communities?
High Frequency words: beautiful, country, friend, front, somewhere, someone.
Spelling Words: rock, list, desk, job, sad, chop, sack, tag, rib, mess, dust, drum.
Beginning of 2nd grade assessments: Pearson Reading Street baseline, Envision Math Benchmark, and A.R. Star reading level entry test.
Math: Understanding Addition and Subtraction. Topics to be covered: 1-2 Addition: Stories About Joining, 1-3: Subtraction: Writing Subtraction Number Sentences, 1-4 Stories about Separating, 1-5 Stories about Comparing, and 1-6 Connecting addition and subtraction.
Social Studies: My community. Students will study different types of communities and what it takes to be a good citizen.
Homework: Practice your spelling words. The spelling test will be on 8/28/14.
Read every night for 20 minutes.
Monday: Read for 20 minutes
Tuesday: Write your spelling words 3 times.
Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes and practice your spelling words.
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes
Back to School Week
Week 8/13-8/15
Reading : Rules and Procedures. Introduction to Netbooks and A.R. Journal Writing on classroom rules: their meaning and what the rule will look like in the classroom. Back to School Pennant. Back to school review activities.
Math : Vocabulary: part, whole, add, sum, addition sentence, plus (+), equals (=)
Topics to be covered: 1-1 Addition: Writing Addition Number Sentences
Homework: