Spelling / Sight Words for 3/19

Wow, I'm so very sorry that I haven't done a very good job keeping up on this blog. Life's been pretty crazy though. Here are the words for this week.

Spelling Rule: vowel sound in cow
cow
house
out
down
now
found
pouch
crowded

Play games at Spelling City under the title Butterfly Theme 8.2

Sight Words:
ready
seven
arms
always
eight
body
warm

The first grade musical is this week!!!!
This Thursday evening at 6:00pm is our performance for parents. Please have your child back at the school by 5:30. They'll need to wear long denim jeans for dress rehearsal on Wednesday and then again for the show Thursday night and on Friday. Let me know if you have any questions!

Upcoming (FUN) Events

We have some really fun events coming up in March that you'll want to write on your calendar. First, on Thursday March 1st we're having a Family Reading Night from 6-7:30 that will be featuring Dr. Seuss. It'll so great, and we hope to see you all there.

Second, the week of Feb. 27-March 2 we're having a Dr. Seuss Spirit Week. Every day we'll feature a story and then dress up in a fun way.
Monday - Wear something with a pocket
Tuesday - Hat Day
Wednesday - Silly Socks Day
Thursday - Pajama Day
Friday - Wear a yellow star on your belly

Finally, we're getting ready for our first grade musical, 3 of a Kind. We'll be performing it for parents on March 22nd at 6:00pm and then for the school on March 23rd at 1:30. We'll be sending home the students parts in the next coming weeks so please be looking for those!

Pizza Pie Cafe Fundraiser

Please don't forget to stop by and grab some food at Pizza Pie Cafe (AKA - Craigos) to help us out with a school fundraiser. Just present your card (there are more at Lincoln's office) or tell them you're from Lincoln and 25% of your bill will be donated to Lincoln. All money raised will go towards continuing our Accelerated Reading Program. This fundraiser will be today and tomorrow (Feb. 15-16). Mrs. Johnson and I will be eating there tonight around 5:30. We'd love to see you there!

Spelling Words / Sight Words for 2/6

Spelling Rule - Long e (e, ee, ea)

me, see, mean

feet, eat, he

Challenge words:

maybe, sheep

Sight words:

cow

wall

table

there

now

through

horse

door

Don't forget to check out our page on Spelling City. This week's list is called EEK! There's a Mouse 6.2

ALSO - this Thursday is our 100th day of school. We'll be making 100th Day Trail Mix. I'm asking each student to bring 100 food items to add to our mix. You may choose what items you want to send. Your child may bring:

Chex

Cereal (ex. Cheerios, Fruit Loops, Kix)

Goldfish

Pretzels

M&M candy (no nuts please)

Dried Fruit (cranberries, raisins)

Popcorn (already popped)

Chocolate Chips (white or milk chocolate)

It's going to be a really fun day! Let me know if you have any questions!

Math News - #1

In our past lessons we practiced:

- adding two-digit numbers using dimes and pennies

-finding the answers for the "doubles plus 1" addition facts

-using a ruler to connect points to make a line segment

Looking Ahead to New Math Words:

congruent: Same size and shape

ones digit: number on the right in a multi-digit number that tells how many extra are left after groups of ten have been made

tens digit: number on the left of a two-digit number that tells how many groups of ten are in a number

Math to try at home:

- Ask your child to make a design by drawing only straight lines using a ruler. Allow your child to color their design.

-Collect at least 6 dimes and 9 pennies. Make a set of index cards with money amounts from .20-.25 and .30-.34. Mix up the cards and place them facedown on the table. Take turns taking two cards at a time and show the sum of the two amounts using dimes and pennies.

Math is FUN!

Celebrity Photos

Has your child been the "Celebrity of the Week" yet? If so, then I {most likely} have a picture or two of them stamping their hand on their star. If you'd like a copy, please either leave me a comment here or you can email me at mrs.edwards2 {at} gmail {dot} com

Spelling Words / Sight Words for 1/23/12

Spelling Words: Long i Sound

like, five, ride

nine, time, kite

Challenge Words:

prize

smile

Sight Words:

give

good

her

little

try

was

fly

our

Also, I sent home the times for Parent-Teacher Conference next week. Please let me know if they will work for you by sending the bottom part of the blue form back.

McTeacher Night Update

Just incase you and your child want to see me trying to work at McDonald's on Wednesday, I'll be "working" from 6:00-7:00. I'll also be there around 5:30 enjoying dinner with my family. Hope to see you there!

Mark Your Calendars!

Here are just a few things to have on your calendar. More info will be coming for some items.

Monday Jan. 16 - Human Rights Day / NO SCHOOL

Tuesday Jan. 17 - Teacher in-service / NO SCHOOL

Wednesday Jan. 18 - McDonalds Night from 5:00 - 7:00
Come enjoy some tasty food while raising money for our school library!

Wed. & Thurs. Feb. 1 & 2 - Parent-Teacher Conference
(I'll let you know the date and time)

Friday Feb. 3 - NO SCHOOL

Spelling Words / Sight Words

Spelling Rule - long a words:
make, came, take,
name, gave, game

Challenge Words:
place, skate

Sight Words:
could
house
how
over
own
so
world

Spelling City Instructions

Spelling City is a really great interactive website to review the weekly spelling words. I don't assign any homework for spelling since we review the words daily, but this is a fun tool to help students. Click {HERE} to get to my page on Spelling City, then follow these instructions.

I'll do my best to let you know on this page which list we're on. Next week's list is titled "Me on the Map 5.2"

Some of my favorite games are, Match It, Hang Mouse, Word Search, and Unscramble.

Enjoy the site!

Spelling Words / Sight Words for 1/3/12

Spelling Rule - words with sh and ch :

she, chin, fish, shell, much, chop

Challenge Words:

shoe, chair

Sight Words :

grow

light

long

more

other

room

small

these

Welcome Parents!

I decided to start a blog in my efforts to better keep you informed of the happenings in our classroom! I promise to never use your child's name or image so to protect everyone's identity. I hope you find this a useful reference for your child. Please be sure to let me know if you'd like me to include anything specific on here!