South America Poem

South America is fourth in size,
With emerald jungles and bright blue skies.
The Amazon River flows far and long,
Where birds and beasts all sing their song.

A sloth climbs slowly through a tree,
Monkeys swing in the canopy.

Up in the Andes Mountains high,
The Incas lived in days gone by.

Coffee and chocolate, potatoes and gum,
Are foods that from South America come.

Some Websites to Try

Here are some websites to try. Let me know what you think.

www.puzzlemaker.com (you can use spelling or vocabulary words to create puzzles)

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/

http://aaamath.com

www.coolmath4kids.com

www.funbrain.com

Homework - 9/28

1. Spelling - Writing words in sentences
2. Weather - Washington DC Style (reading temperature and answering questions)
3. Practice continent poems
4. Reading

Homework - 9/28

1. Spelling and grammar worksheet
2. Practice the poems for our second grade program (Europe, Antarctica, South America, and The Seven Continents)
3. Review spelling words and also the robust vocabulary definitions
4. Reading

Week at a Glance - September 28

Here is our week at a glance. Please encourage your child to practice the four poems (Europe, Seven Continents, Antarctica and South America) for our second grade program (coming up soon). I will see most of you on Wednesday for our Parent-Teacher Conference. Have a terrific week.

Library Helper - Stacy Jacobs
Current Events - Monday - Ellie, Asher; Tuesday - Emery, Keaton; Thursday - Renata, Chase, Samuel; Friday - Joshua and Lindsey
Parent Reader - Brian Anderson

Language Arts
Phonics - Long vowel i/ie, igh; inflections -ed, -ing
Spelling - pie, high, tie, light, night, bright, right, might, tight
Bonus Spelling - weeknight, lightning, sightsee, nightstand, sunlight
High-Frequency Words - brother, caught, cheer, learn, lose, straight
Reading - Winners Never Quit! by Mia Hamm; Two Races retold by Eric A Kimmel
Leveled Readers - Nancy Lopez - Super Golfer by Janet Woodward; Michael Jordan - No Quitter by Janet Woodward; Pele - Soccer Legend by Janet Woodward
Fluency - Intonation
Comprehension - Make Predictions; Use Prior Knowledge
Robust Vocabulary - techniques, specially, struggle, traction, agile, spectator, competitive, worthwhile
Grammar - Nouns
Writing - Launching the writing workshop

Mathematics (Unit 2)
* Fact Families
* Exploring Weight, Scales, Equal Groups
* Name Collections
* Frames-and-Arrows Routines

Social Studies
* North America

Science
* Weather
* A Temperature Experiment

Homework - 9/24

1. Math worksheet (Addition Facts)
2. Practice Europe poem
3. Practice spelling and vocabulary words
4. Reading

Homework - 9/23

1. Write six sentences using some of the bonus spelling words.
2. Science worksheet - Read about temperature and complete the activity page relating to reading a thermometer.
3. Reading.