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February 23 , 2015
Dear Parents,
Reading
Star Neptune
We will do Reading Street Unit 4 Week 1. The Unit 4 focus
The Star Neptune this week is Tyler. The next Star
question is what do we treasure. The question of the week
Neptune will be Eoin. He will present this Friday.
is how can a surprise be a treasure. Our story this week is a
play “Mama’s Birthday Present”. We will learn to read,
ARC Class Schedule
segment and blend words with vowel digraphs ai and ay,
and singular and plural possessives. (sail, say, boy's, boys',
Monday
Disc. FFL (gym shoes)
hen's, hens', etc). We will continue working on drawing
conclusions. We will work on reading sentences with correct Tuesday
Music
expression and tone. We will learn to name adjectives in
Wednesday
Spanish
sentences.
Thursday
Expl. FFL (gym shoes)
Math
We will continue Topic 10: Adding with Tens and Ones. We
will use basic facts to add tens. We will use a hundred chart
to add tens to a number. We will add tens to a number by
skip counting. We will use mental math to add two-digit
numbers. We will add one-digit numbers to two-digit
numbers. We will solve problems by drawing pictures and
writing number sentences. The test will be on Friday,
February 27th.
Conferences
Spring conferences are coming up Thursday, March 19th.
I'm sending home a preliminary conference schedule. It is
nearly the same as the fall schedule. If you want or need a
different time mark and return the schedule or contact me
via dojo, email, or phone. I'll send out official conference
time confirmation letters in a couple weeks.
Sincerely,
Sean B. Ferguson
Friday
Creative Arts
Next Monday
Disc. FFL (gym shoes)
This is a rotating schedule. When we have a short week due to a
scheduled day off we will continue in order of the class regardless
of the day. I will update the posted schedule accordingly.
Coming Events
Feb. 19th →
th
Feb. 27 →
Reading and Spelling tests
Reading and Spelling tests
Topic 10 Test
th
Mar.7 →
Book orders submitted
Mar. 8th →
Daylight savings time begin.
th
Mar. 19 →
Conferences – No School
Mar. 20th →
Staff Work Day – No School
Homework Week of February 23rd
Monday
Review the contents of your take home envelope with your parents. Return the empty Homework
envelope on Tuesday.
Read your Unit 4 Week 1 High Frequency, list words, and Ten Important Sentences to someone.
Share our Sing With Me song with someone.
Tuesday
Complete the Math Challenge worksheet attached.
Wednesday
Read a book to someone.
Study for your spelling test.
Library books are due tomorrow.
Thursday
Rewrite and correct the the sentences below.
The trane may be late today
_______________________________
The trane wont very fast.
_______________________________
There was a birthday card in the male for me
_______________________________
_______________________________
she saw them eet lunch.
_______________________________
Are momm likes to play games.
_______________________________
Library books are due Thursday.
Additional resources may come home with the homework. These are suggestions for extra study but
are not required homework. Use them as you see fit.
Child's Name:
_____________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________________________
Unit 4 Week 1 Word Lists
Mama’s Birthday Present
High Frequency Words
about
enjoy
gives
surprise
worry
would
Amazing Words
celebrate
cherish
delicate
genuine
Spelling Words; Long a Spelled ai
and ay
afraid
play
day
rain
gray
tail
mail
train
may
way
Story Words
Long a Spelled ai and ay
braid
always
brain
Bay
chain
birthday
claim
clay
drain
fray
fail
Friday
grain
hay
hail
lay
main
Monday
nail
pay
paid
ray
pail
Saturday
pain
say
paint
stay
rail
stray
sail
Sunday
snail
sway
strain
Thursday
trails
today
wait
tray
Tuesday
Wednesday
Possessives
Ben’s
boy’s
bride’s
Chuck’s
Dad’s
Dan’s
everyone’s
family’s
Frank’s
Gail’s
Gina’s
Girl’s
Grandma’s
Greg’s
break
buñuelos
confetti
guitar
grateful
loot
rarest
piñata
present
tortilla
wonderful
hen’s
Jane’s
Jay’s
Ken’s
king’s
Liz’s
Mama’s
man’s
Mike’s
Perez’s
Ray’s
Sam’s
Steve’s
Tom’s
Name
Mama’s Birthday Present
1. “Next Sunday is Mama’s birthday!” (said Francisco).
2. “If we begin today, we will have seven days to plan a party,”
(said Grandma).
3. “What present can I give Mama?” (asked Francisco).
4. “We can make a piñata to break,” (said Grandma).
5. “I can play my guitar,” (said Papa).
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6. “I can bring some hot tortillas, fresh off the stove,” (said
Señora Molina).
7. “We can make confetti eggs to crack on people’s heads,”
(said Gina).
8. “We can make some sweet buñuelos,” (said Grandpa Pérez).
9. “I did not know what to give you for your birthday, Mama,”
(said Francisco).
10. “The best present of all is having my family and friends here
with me,” (said Mama).
Ten Important Sentences • Grade 1, Unit 4, Week 1
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A Memory to Cherish
To the tune of I've Been Workin' on the Railroad.
We have planned a birthday party.
It's a big surprise.
We lead Mom into the room and
She opens up her eyes.
We all celebrate together.
It is plain to see
Mom is grateful, and she'll cherish
This good memory.
Name:
Date:
Teacher: Ferguson
Math Challenge
Circle the biggest number in each group.
1.
6.
Solve.
11.
Solve.
12.
7
5
3
2.
113
122
124
7.
20
26
31
44
70
21
3.
8.
6
8
5
6
3
9
4.
9.
129
148
114
56
15
40
Class: Neptune
5.
10.
9
3
2
3
5
4
Jennifer has four more peaches than Jackie. Jackie has
nine peaches. How many peaches does Jennifer have?
Sharon has sixteen apples. Marcie has seventeen apples.
How many more apples does Marcie have than Sharon?
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Here are ways to help your child practice
skills while having fun!
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Help your child write sentences, using as
many ai and ay words as possible. Some words
to use are: main, wait, paid, aim, day, stay.
Write each word on a card: Kris’s, Jake’s,
Sam’s, Kate’s, the Smith Family’s, the first
graders’, the lions’, the dogs’. Take turns
picking a card and thinking of something for
them to possess.
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This week we’re
Reading Mama’s Birthday Present
Write the following words in a list: about,
enjoy, gives, surprise, worry, would. Together
write a story about a surprise party.
Write each spelling word on a card: train, way,
tail, play, day, may, rain, gray, mail, afraid.
Have your child sort the words into piles by ai
and ay. Then have your child read the words
and spell them aloud.
This week your child is learning to draw
conclusions using text and what he or she
already knows. As you read, stop and discuss
how the author leads you to conclusions.
Talking About How a surprise can
be a treasure
Learning About Vowel Digraphs ai, ay
Singular and Plural Possessives
Draw Conclusions
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Materials
paper, pencil, paper clip, index cards,
1 button per player
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Game Directions
1. Prepare a set of word cards: aim, gain, rail,
main, nail, paid, pain, pail, sail, wait, day, gray,
hay, may, maybe, play, say, stay, today, way.
Sort the words into ai and ay piles. Prepare a
spinner as shown below.
3. If players land in a mud puddle, they must go
back one space. If they land on hot chocolate,
the other player must go back one space.
4. Play continues until a player reaches End.
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2. Place markers at Start. Players take turns
spinning the spinner, moving their button the
number of spaces indicated, and then picking a
card from the indicated pile. If the player can
read the word card correctly, then he or she
stays on that space. If not, the player goes back
two spaces.
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hot
chocolate
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
Morning
7:30 – Ben
7:45 – Tyler
8:00 – Paige
8:15 – Drew
8:30 – Jillian
8:45 –
9:00 – Raymond
9:15 –
9:30 – Erik
9:45 – Ava
10:00 –
10:15 – Eoin
10:30 – Malachi
10:45 –
11:00 – Kayla
11:15 –
11:30 – Lauren
11:45 –
Evening
5:00 – Lydia
5:15 – Devin
5:30 – Shaun
5:45 – Imogen
6:00 – Sofia
6:15 –
6:30 – Alayna
Afternoon
12:00 –
12:15 –
12:30 –
12:45 –
1:00 –
1:15 –
1:30 –
1:45 –
2:00 –
2:15 –
2:30 –
2:45 –
3:00 – Hunter
3:15 – Willow
3:30 –
3:45 – Marleigh
4:00 – Peyton
6:45 – Kaden
7:00 –
7:15 –
7:30 –
7:45 – Scarlett
Unscheduled