This Quia page is available on-line at the Northwest Heights internet site. Each week the site will provide information about current and up-coming events, homework assignments, and the spelling word list.
Welcome to our class page! I hope the information below is helpful. This class page will be updated each week. This is an important avenue for communication between school and home. I also use it to help you be more informed about each week's learning experiences in our classroom. Notice that it contains information for each subject area. This should assist you in making your "work at home" easier and more meaningful. You will also find games your child can learn to play independently that enhance spelling and math fact mastery. Please make me aware of ways I might make this page even more helpful to you.
Each week we will focus on a school-wide word relating to our GREAT EXPECTATIONS program. Periodically ask your child to share the word-of-the-week and it's definition with you.
Newsletter for the Week of: December 1-5
I would like to paint our sweatshirts next week and need some volunteers to help do this. If you would like to help with this fun project, please let me know as soon as possible so I can schedule it. :)
We are out of snacks. If you would like to provide some for our class, I would really appreciate it.
PHONICS: This week we will learn about diagraphs ea and ph as well as learn some more sight words. There will be an assessment on Thursday.
READING: This week we will be reading the decodable reader "Rose Flies Home." A reading log has been placed in your child's folder. This log has each night's reading assignment listed and a place to sign your name when the assignment has been completed. I have added a reading comprehension sheet to be completed over these stories. Please do not allow your child to complete the worksheet before Thursday evening. I want them to have read the story several times before doing the worksheet. Some of them are returning it on Tuesday after having read the story only one time. The worksheets MUST be returned to school on Friday or else a zero will given for that assignment. Late papers will NOT be accepted unless a child has been absent. I will check these folders daily.
SPELLING: Our words this week are mostly review words so we've had them before. They are as follows:
stopping perfect
begging birthday
dropped bracelet
lunchbox circle
catch because
watching playmate
shark paintbrush
sparkle shake
farmer December
partner farmyard
Bonus Word: elves
LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING: We will continue to learn about verbs this week. Children often have a hard time understanding what a verb is. Please take opportunities to help your child understand that they are "action words or doing words" and how they are used in sentences.
MATH: Concepts for this week's lessons will be: creating a bar graph,. reading a Venn diagram, and ordering two-digit numbers. There will not be an assessment this week.
IMPORTANT: Parents, please help your child learn their addition and subtraction facts. They need to have them memorized as soon as possible because we will be having timed fact sheet quizzes every week for a grade. Eventually they will be given 3 minutes to do 40 problems and 5 minutes to do 100. The only way they can complete the problems in that length of time is to have them memorized. This math skill is essential for them to have mastered before they go on to 3rd grade.
SCIENCE: We will go back to our animal unit this week.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We will focus on Science this week.
Thank you for taking the time to touch base with our CLASS PAGE. It makes a great difference for your child when you are involved daily with his/her learning!!! Remember there is "work at home" daily in Reading and Spelling and please remember to review all daily papers.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me here at school or feel free to call me at home.
Mrs. Olson
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