Sunday, August 24, 2008

Max the Cat week

MATH:· We will be working on counting. Please practice counting at home. They need to know how to count by 5's, 10's and by 1's to 100.

READING AND SPELLING:·
  • Our story is Max the Cat.
  • Language: sentences
  • Spelling Words: Short a

Max the Cat

1. at

2. cat

3. bat

4. hat

5. mat

6. can

7. fan

8. tan

9. van

10. man

  • Reading Skills: story comprehension, parts of a book, using illustrations, and endings –s
  • OTHER NEWS:
  • Spelling words –Practice test on Wednesday. Final test on Thursday.
  • Look for Homework (HW) to come home a few times this week.
  • HW needs to come back the next day.
  • If the HW is not returned under a normal circumstance, they will miss minutes of their recess.
  • They will also have a 0/100 points until the paper is returned finished.
  • Monday: Sight Word Flashcards
  • Tuesday: Reading Max the Cat at home (Read it to them. Read it with them. Have the child read it by themselves.)
  • No School Friday - Teacher Inservice.
  • No School Monday - Labor Day.
  • Picture Day : Tuesday after Labor Day. All Kids will get their picture taken - whether you are buying pictures or not. The kids' pictures will go into the yearbook.
  • Red Folders & Behavior Chart
    Each day we will color in what kind of day we have had!
    If the square is green – they had a great day at school. If the square is purple - they had a warning. If the square is yellow – they missed 10 minutes of recess.
    If it’s orange, they missed all of their recess. Look for a note. If it’s pink – they did all of the above plus have been to see the principal.
    Talk to them about their day!!!· Make sure you have returned all papers that were to be signed and a school fee!
  • Check out the links to the right that say Max the Cat.
    You can see and print pages:
    for extra spelling practice, word searches, extra activities for the story, flashcards, an online story.