Week of February 22nd

Another four day week, with Wednesday being Conference Day. I wish you a wonderful week and look forward to meeting with you about your students. What progress they have made since our last conference.

Library Helper - Mrs. Leonhirth
Parent Reader - Mrs. Camp
Current Events - Tuesday - Reilly, Devin; Wednesday (make-up any day this week) - Chloe, Noah; Thursday - Emerson, Turner; Friday - John, Erin

Language Arts
Spelling - hotter, later, sharper, hottest, latest, sharpest, larger, redder, wider, largest, reddest, widest, believe, different, quite
High Frequency (review) - question, something, sure, enjoy, coming, idea, quite, believe, different, guess (I did not include these words on the homework record sheet this week)
Robust Vocabulary - encountered, originated, sleuths, host, statue, risk, responds, accurately, opponent, impulsive
Reading - Readers' Theatre - What's My Job? (Game Show)
Fluency - Intonation, accuracy
Grammar (Review) - Adjectives, adjectives for senses, number words, words that compare
Writing - Biography; Personal Narrative (Small Moments)

Mathematics - Unit 7
* Patterns in doubles and halves
* Exploring weights, equal sharing and patterns
* Middle Value (Median) of a Set of Data

Social Studies
Australia

Science
Fossils

Spirit Day Tomorrow

The Shorecrest Boys Varsity Basketball team won the Regional Quarter finals last Thursday night and tomorrow will play in the Semi Finals here at Shorecrest at 7:00 in the Crisp Gym. To show our support, tomorrow will be a special Spirit Day!

Show your Charger Spirit by wearing GREEN and GOLD tomorrow to support our team!

Week of Feb. 16th

I hope you all had a terrific four day weekend. Another short week this week but I have given the students a new list of vocabulary and spelling words. Please continue to encourage them to read each day and learn these words. I wish you a wonderful week and thanks for supporting your child's learning.

Parent Reader - Karen Quilty
Current Events - Tuesday - Emery, Keaton; Wednesday - Ellie, Asher; Thursday - Renata, Chase, Samuel; Friday - Joshua and Lindsey

Language Arts
Spelling - becoming, dawdled, swimming, borrowed, feeding, tripped, cleaning, printed, wrapped, clearing, reading, yawning, because, September, responsibility
High Frequency Words - gear, deer, fear, year, cheer, near, hear, clear, steer, rear
Robust Vocabulary - brew, snug, supplies, crop, provide, earn, committee, experiments, innovation, edible
Reading - The Life of George Washington Carver by Joli K. Stevens (Biography); Nutty Facts about Peanuts from Ranger Rick by Gail Skroback Hennessey
Fluency - Accuracy
Comprehension - Locate Information; Use Reference Resources; Ask Questions
Grammar - Words that Compare
Writing - Biography - Graphic Organizers; Small Moments (Revision)

Mathematics - Unit 7 - Patterns and Rules
* Patterns in Counting
* Extending Complements of 10

Social Studies
* Australia

Science
* Fossils

Spirit Day Tomorrow

Don't forget to wear your green and gold tomorrow (Feb. 17th) for Spirit Day.

Week of February 8th

The students did a fabulous job performing for their Grandparents and Special Friends last Friday. What a talented group of children. Congratulations!

The students have a four day week this week at school and we will be doing some review. I did include a new list of spelling words and high frequency words though, but please note that we will be reviewing the robust vocabulary in class, so I have not sent a new list your way with the homework. I also am no longer sending home a Current Events calendar, seeing I post this information each week on my blog. Have a wonderful week.

Library Helper - Mrs. Ryan

Current Events - Tuesday - Reilly, Devin; Wednesday - Chase, Noah; Thursday - Emma, Turner, John and Erin

Language Arts
Spelling Words - grief, believe, niece, chief, shield, brief, piece, wield, thief, yield, field, belief
High Frequency Words - gear, deer, fear, year, cheer, near, hear, clear, steer, rear
Reader - "Ah, Music!" by Aliki (continued from last week)
Comprehension Assessment
Grammar - Adjective review
Writing - Non-Fiction Paragraph; A Small Moment

Mathematics - Unit 6
* Exploring Arrays
* Subtraction Strategies
* Multiplies of Equal Groups
* Multiplication - Array Number Stories

Social Studies
* Antarctica Review

Science
* Fossils

We will also be doing some activities related to President's Day and we have our Valentine Exchange on Thursday (Feb. 11)

Valentine Exchange

We will exchange Valentine's cards on Thursday afternoon (February 11). If your child wants to participate, please make sure they include all children from the class (so everyone feels included). We have 17 children in class and if you need a list of names, please refer to the front pages of the School Directory. Thanks so much.

February 1-5

Here is our week at a glance. I have outlined a separate blog about Reading Week and Grandparents and Friends Day, which I ask you to read. Thanks and have a great week.

Parent Reader - Dianna Peffly
Current Events - Tuesday - Emery, Keaton; Wednesday - Ellie, Asher; Thursday - Renata, Chase, Samuel; Friday - Joshua, Lindsey

Language Arts
Spelling - below, grocery, close, grown, clover, pillow, fellow, solo, flow, window, crow, hotel
High-Frequency Words - join, boil, joy, soil, noise, boy, voice, point, toy, coin
Robust Vocabulary - attract, territory, volume, expression, creative, performance, concentrate, relieved, universal, audible
Reading - "Ah, Music!" by Aliki (nonfiction)
Fluency - Accuracy
Comprehension - Locate information; use reference sources; answer questions
Grammar - Number words
Writing - Small moments

Mathematics - Unit 6
* Tallying and graphing data
* Mixed Addition and Subtraction Stories
* Subtraction Strategies
* Exploring Arrays, Coins and Division
* Multiples of Equal Groups

Science
* Fossils

Social Studies
* Penguin research
* Antarctica