January 7 - 11

Reading: We are back to the normal routine!  We will be reading Jungle Fun, Can Elephants Paint? and An Elephants Three T's. Our story starts on page 178.  We will be learning the final -le, high frequency words (buy, carry, money, other, paint, paper, would), Main idea, ed and ing with doubling the final consonant and the possessive.

Math:  We will be continuing with Chapter 7 with lessons 3,4,5 and 6.  These lessons incorporate concrete graphs, using pictures to show data, reading a picture graph and making picture graph.  We will finish this week with a review on Lessons 1-6.

Writing: We will be working on Lesson 17 writing, which speaks about possessives and a friendly letter.  We will write about what it would feel like to be a bird, write to Miss Childers and draw and write a frog.

Handwriting: Application, Slant of Writing, Vv, V Words, Yy

Phonics: Assessment, Ble, Fle, Ple, Ale, Tle, Gle

Spelling: Our words are getting more difficult. Please be working on them at home.

1. hand
2. handle
3. wig
4. wiggle
5. single
6. little
7. turn
8. girl
9. by
10. room
11. every
12. fly

Pre-Test Wednesday, Post-Test Friday

Science: Draw and Color Follow Directions

Homework:  Your child will have homework Monday-Thursday in reading and math.  They will bring their reader home Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

6 points by the end of January! This will be more difficult in the past so read, read, read!