Homework Slips :   Homework slips need to be signed and put inside the take home folder.   PLEASE ONLY SIGN HOMEWORK SLIPS WHEN YOUR CHILD DOES HIS/HER HOMEWORK.  Homework slips are checked every morning. 

  Math Facts :   The children will practice addition/subtraction math facts (example 2+3= ?) at least twice a week for math homework.   The children can use manipulatives (cubes, counters, dots on dice or dominoes, etc.), pencil and paper (draw pictures to help figure out a problem), computer programs, flashcards, board games, or any other creative way you can think of.   There is nothing to turn in the next day, but make sure to write down the number of minutes on the math fact calendar.

Book Orders:  Next book orders are due Thursday, October 2nd!  You can now send one check to school OR even order online!  Hopefully this simplifies the ordering process!  If you wish to purchase a book as a gift, please let me know and I will contact you when the order comes in.

online website:  www.scholastic.com/parentordering

Class Name:  MrsKlein

Password:  First

  Reading 

Week of September 8^th

Story:   Max, the Cat

Skills:  

Making predictions, background knowledge, vocabulary (one, give, this, likes),  

comprehension, short a, using illustrations, parts of a book

Week of September 15^th

Story: Quack

Skills:  

Making predictions, background knowledge, vocabulary (on, what, they, your),  

comprehension, using illustrations, ck digraph, review short a, sequence of events, parts of a book

Week of September September 22^nd  

Story: What Does Pig Do?

Skills:  

Making predictions, background knowledge, vocabulary (does, look, her, there),  

comprehension, using illustrations, short i, review short a and ck, review sequence of events, parts of a book

Week of September 29^th

Story: The Path on the Map

Skills:  

Making predictions, background knowledge, vocabulary (could, down, be, see),  

comprehension, using illustrations, sh and th digraphs, context clues, glossary skills

Week of October 13^th

Story: Ships

Skills:  

Making predictions, background knowledge, vocabulary,  

comprehension, using illustrations, review sh, th, ck, short i and short a,

review –s ending, review context clues, review parts of a book and glossary

WRITING

We are working on:

~ using illustrations to tell a story and writing sentences

 ~stretching out words

~leaving spaces between words and sentences

~capital letters at the beginning of every sentence

~punctuation marks at the end of every sentence

~writing a beginning, middle, and an end

 Spelling

The spelling tests have 2 different skills, recognition and recall.

 Science