Phonics:
Lesson 69: ay
- This sounds like a long a.
- Underline the ay
- Cross off the y
- Put a macron on the a
- Like in hay or say
Lesson 70: Assessment
- Spell 5 words for me
- code the words: night, numbers, puppy, fry, beetle
- read these words to me: fought, bought, brought, thought
- Read these sounds to me: igh, er, y (like in cry)
- Match up sounds for igh, er, y (like in cry and in candy)
- Write these words for me: after, sleepy, crispy, my, trying
Lesson 71: ar
- This sound is an r - the bossy r takes over and you don't hear the a
- Put a combination arc under the ar
- Like in star or yard
Lesson 72: Digraph ch
- This sound is like in cheese
- Underline the ch
Food Pictures:
- We are working this week on The Shopping List.
- We are going to make a cupboard full of food.
- Please bring in a few pictures of food by the end of week.
- We are going to sort these pictures by healthy foods and unhealthy foods.
Spelling:
- Practice test on Wednesday.
- Final Test will be on Thursday.
- There are now 12 words and not 10.
- The last two words are sight words that are hard to spell.
Pen Pals
- I need permission slips back soon for pen pals. Mrs. Mulford's class has sent out their letters. We should be getting them soon.
100 Day Projects
- I need permission / understanding slips back for 100 day projects.
- This project is to be done at home.
- Do not hurry this project.
- You have plenty of time to complete it. (Till Feb. 5th on the 100th day)
- Come up with a creative idea of something to collect.
- I put examples on the blog earlier. Refer to those pictures to get ideas. Try not to do exactly what is on there.
- I put those on there to give you ideas and to show you the level of work that I expect. These projects got A+.
- Any projects that does not have this level of neatness or care into it will not get an A+.
- Please have your child spend TIME on this project.
- I do not want it to be something they just threw together in 5 minutes.
- Have some pride in this – they should be proud of it and want the whole school to see it in the hallway.
- If they are drawing, use crayons, markers, glitter -- NO PENCILS!
READING AND SPELLING:
· Our story is The Shopping List.
· Language: was and were
· Spelling Words: long i –
Long i
1. kite
2. bite
3. white
4. ride
5. wide
6. side
7. hide
8. pile
9. smile
10. while
11. this
12. were
- long i – consonant – sneaky e
· Reading Skills: comprehension, charts, cause and effect, and s and es as endings.
