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THIS WEEKS NEWS
Monday: Begin reading first story

Tuesday: Begin reading second story

Wednesday: Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo! Please make sure that your child wears his/her field trip shirt and packs a brown bag lunch.

Thursday: Quiet

Friday: TEST DAY!!! Don't forget to STUDY!!!
On Monday the students will be reading the story "DOGGY ART". On Tuesday they will be reading the story "HENRY AND MUDGE IN PUDDLE TROUBLE" Please make sure you do not read ahead!! The students know that they are not allowed to read the second story until Tuesday. Please continue to make flash cards for all the words to practice. Thanks for making sure the books are returned each day.
The Sight Words for the week are:
almost
knew
picture
thought
took

The Spelling Words for the week are:
pretty
happy
little
kitten
puppy
better
took
almost
about
round

This week we will also be working on:
• Introduce ou sound
• Review Personal pronouns
• Review medial consonants
• Review syllables
• Review ew/eu
• Review theme
• Review Controlled ER/EST
• Continue reviewing complete sentences

In MATH, we will continue working on Chapter 10. Have your child practice telling time at home! 

Have a great week and weekend!

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day. The students were so excited to celebrate having such great MOM's!!

THIS WEEKS NEWS
Monday: Begin reading first story

Tuesday: Begin reading second story

Wednesday: Quiet

Thursday: TEST DAY!!! Don't forget to STUDY!!!

Friday: No School - Teacher's Planning Day for next year
On Monday the students will be reading the story "WHAT'S NEW IN MRS. POWELL'S CLASS". On Tuesday they will be reading the story "FOX ON STAGE" Please make sure you do not read ahead!! The students know that they are not allowed to read the second story until Wednesday. Please continue to make flash cards for all the words to practice. Thanks for making sure the books are returned each day.

The Sight Words for the week are:
along
goes
great
idea
pull

The Spelling Words for the week are:
how
now
town
brown
down
clown
pull
goes
paper
seven

This week we will also be working on:
• Introduce ow/ou sound
• Introduce pronouns
• Review medial consonants
• Review syllables
• Review Plots
• Review Controlled ER/IR/UR sound
• Continue reviewing complete sentences

In MATH, we will begin working on Chapter 10. This chapter deals with telling time. Have your child practice telling time at home! 

Have a great week and weekend!

THIS WEEKS NEWS
Monday: Tree Planting Ceremony

Tuesday: Quiet

Wednesday: Special Lunch

Thursday: Quiet Again

Friday: TEST DAY!!! Don't forget to STUDY!!!
May Crowning 11:45 dismissal
Scholastic Book Orders Due

On Monday the students will be reading the story "SHOW TIME: YOUR FIRST PLAY". On Wednesday they will be reading the story "DO YOU LIVE IN A NEST?" Please make sure you do not read ahead!! The students know that they are not allowed to read the second story until Wednesday. Please continue to make flash cards for all the words to practice. Thanks for making sure the books are returned each day.

The Sight Words for the week are:
each
once
other
under
which

The Spelling Words for the week are:
her
turn
hurt
girl
first
bird
once
which
slower
slowest

This week we will also be working on:
• Introduce Controlled R - er/ir/ur sound
• Review Comparative Endings: er/est
• Review Inflected Endings: es, s, ing, ed
• Review Command Sentences
• Review Controlled OR sound
• Continue reviewing complete sentences

In MATH, we will FINISH working on Chapter 9. The students will take their chapter test at the end of the week! Please practice counting change at home! 

Have a great week and weekend!

Can you believe it's already the last week in April! This year is really flying by! Only 5 weeks left of school and there is still so much to do!

THIS WEEKS NEWS
Monday: Read 1st story.

Tuesday: Quiet again.

Wednesday: Read 2nd Story.

Thursday: State Board of Ed. School Evaluation

Friday: TEST DAY!!! Don't forget to STUDY!!!
State Board of Ed. School Evaluation
Pillow cases due.
ETC forms due.

On Monday the students will be reading the story "JORDAN MAKES A NEW FRIEND". On Wednesday they will be reading the story "ICE COLD BIRTHDAY." Please make sure you do not read ahead!! The students know that they are not allowed to read the second story until Wednesday. Please continue to make flash cards for all the words to practice. Thanks for making sure the books are returned each day.

The Sight Words for the week are:
before
cold
full
off
would

The Spelling Words for the week are:
born
fork
short
for
or
torn
cold
would
walked
sleeping

This week we will also be working on:
• Introduce Controlled R - or sound
• Review Inflected Endings: s, es, ed and ing
• Review Compound Words
• Review Exclamatory Sentences/Exclamation Marks
• Review Controlled OR sound
• Continue reviewing complete sentences

In MATH, we will begin working on Chapter 9. This week the students will be introduced to the penny, nickel and dime. We will only work on counting change with these coins. Please practice counting change at home!

Have a great week and weekend!

I hope you all enjoyed the Swing into Spring event on Friday! I know there were some great prizes!!!
We are really starting to come to an end of the year! We are starting our last reading book of the year! Only 6 more weeks left of practicing Sight Words, Spelling Words and reading all those stories. Thank you for all you do at home with your child! They have really blossomed into great readers!

THIS WEEKS NEWS
Monday: Quiet

Tuesday: Band Concert 7:00 pm

Wednesday: Special Lunch

Thursday: Invention Convention

Friday: FSA BAKE SALE
TEST DAY!!! Don't forget to STUDY!!!

On Monday the students will be reading the story "BLUEBIRDS IN THE GARDEN". On Wednesday they will be reading the story "FROG AND TOAD TOGETHER." Please make sure you do not read ahead!! The students know that they are not allowed to read the second story until Wednesday. Please continue to make flash cards for all the words to practice. Thanks for making sure the books are returned each day.

The Sight Words for the week are:
much
shall
these
wish
work

The Spelling Words for the week are:
far
dark
car
star
yard
start
work
these
sadly
softly

This week we will also be working on:
• Introduce Controlled R - ar sound
• Introduce Suffix "-ly"
• Review Long O - oa/ow
• Review Final Diagraphs - ch, tch, sh and th
• Continue reviewing complete sentences

In MATH, we will finish working on Chapter 8. We will begin Chapter 9 next Monday.
Also, please continue practicing flash cards at home.

Have a great week and weekend!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Break and got to enjoy some of those beautiful days!

THIS WEEKS NEWS
Monday: Welcome Back!

Tuesday: Quiet

Wednesday: Special Lunch

Thursday: Quiet again

Friday: TEST DAY!!! Don't forget to STUDY!!!

On Monday the students will be reading the story "THE TRUE STORY OF ABBIE BURGESS". On Wednesday they will be reading the story "THE BRAVEST CAT." Please make sure you do not read ahead!! The students know that they are not allowed to read the second story until Wednesday. Please continue to make flash cards for all the words to practice. Thanks for making sure the books are returned each day.

The Sight Words for the week are:
because
better
give
people
put

The Spelling Words for the week are:
new
grew
drew
blue
true
glue
give
put
fixes
washes

This week we will also be working on:
• Introduce ew/ue sound
• Review inflected ending "es" / Plural "es" when added to sh, ss, x, s, tch and ch
• Review cause and effect
• Review Adjectives
• Review vowel y
• Continue reviewing complete sentences

In MATH, we will start Chapter 8. We will be working with tens and ones.
Also, please continue practicing flash cards at home.

Have a great week and weekend!

Welcome SPRING!! Even though it looked and felt like winter this weekend.

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Monday: Book Fair / Lunch in classrooms