Classroom Newsletter

WORDS FROM WESTLAKE

 

February 27, 2012

WEEK # 27

This week we will be working on:

• Dr. Seuss
• conclusions. visualizing
• fluency and accuracy
• r controlled vowels   er, ir, ur
• pronoun I
• addition and subtraction
• one half, one third, and one fourth
• graphs review
• missing numbers

 

SPELLING

her fern girl sir stir bird fur hurt turn third curl first

 

Kim got hurt on the playground.

Please sir, which way is the bus?

 

PLEASE continue to read for at least 30 minutes every night.  Continue to practice addition and subtraction math facts.

Thanks a million!!!!

FYI:  I will not be at school Friday the 24^th or Monday the 27th!!!!  I will be attending a math class on Friday and I have some things I need to take care of Monday.  Thank you for understanding!!!!!

 

Beverly Westlake

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February 20, 2012

WEEK # 26

This week we will be working on:

• story structure.
• analyze and evaluate.
• reading fluency…natural pauses…phrasing.
• r-controlled vowels   ar, or  ore
• phonograms ar   ore
• prefix re-
• pronouns
• clocks…hour and half hour
• shapes
• addition and subtraction
• famous Americans

SPELLING WORDS:

 

for arm yard art jar bar barn bark cards yarn smart chart

 

DICTATION SENTENCES

How far is it to school from your house?

Reading makes me smart.

Thank you so much for everything you sent for the Valentine Party.  We had a GREAT time!!!!

Thanks a million!!!

Beverly Westlake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 14,, 2012

WEEK # 25

Tuesday, February 14 at 1:30-Valentine Party.  All parents are welcome to join us.

Beginning this week there will NOT be a math study sheet coming home.  We will be giving a mixed review of all the facts that the children have had for the rest of the year.  PLEASE review math facts every night.  They will have a math test every week.

This week we will be working on:

• cause and effect.
• inferring and predicting.
• fluency in reading.
• compound words.
• short vowel e…….ea.
• hour and half hour.
• addition and subtraction.
• story problems.
• George Washington.

 

SPELLING WORDS

bedtime backpack himself sunset playpen rowboat bathtub raincoat homemade flagpole inside

He made it himself.

Each day the flag goes up the flagpole.

 

Thank you so much for sending everything for the Valentine party.  I really do appreciate it.

 

Your child needs to READ, READ, and READ out loud to you every night for at least 30 minutes.

Thanks a million!!!!  I enjoy your children!!!!

Beverly Westlake

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February 6, 2012

WEEK # 24

• Monday, February 6- send finished valentines to school.
• Thursday, February 9- send all supplies for the party to school except the ice cream.
• Friday, February 10-Parent Teacher conference day.  I have already had conferences with many of you.  I am looking forward to visiting with the rest of you. Read, read, and read with your children.
• Monday, February 13- Professional Development Day—Students out.
• We need dry erase markers for math.  If anyone could help us out I would appreciate it!!!!!!

This week we will be learning about:

• Abraham Lincoln, Black History, Valentines Day.
• Conclusions, monitoring, clarifying, fluency, synonyms, and intonation.
• Vowel pairs oa, ow.
• Phonograms –ow,-oat.
• Contractions‘ve,‘re.
• Tens and ones and reviewing other math skills.
• WORDS TO KNOW: done, great, laugh paper, soon, talk, were, and work.

SPELLING WORDS: show, blow, road, row, show, toad, grow, boat, flown low, coat, and toast.

 

DICTATION SENTENCES:

The birds have flown away.

Can you show me how to ride a bike?

 

I enjoy your children.  They have really made a lot of progress!!!  I am so proud of them.  Keep up the GREAT work!!!!

THANKS A MILLION!!!

Beverly Westlake