August 31, 2009
1. dad
2. sad
3. back
4. nap
5. tap
6. sack
Review Words
7. man
8. mat
Sight Words
9. too
10. over
For a FUN way to practice your spelling words at home, just:
1. Log on to http://www.spellingcity.com/
2. Click on the blue Find A List tab at the top of the home page.
3. Select the Search by Teacher button and type Knight.
4. Select Heather Knight, Turman Elementary from Search Results.
5. Click on Heather Knight under “Registered Teachers”.
6. Select the current weekly list for Spelling or Vocabulary words.
7. Choose Test Me, Teach Me, Play a Game, or even print out a Handwriting Worksheet to practice writing your spelling and vocabulary words!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Week 8/31/09 Newsletter
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
I wanted to talk to you about the grading scale that I am going to start using on papers. I am trying to match my grades to our report cards. When you get your child’s paper home it will have a percentage grade and a letter. Here is what the letter means:
Advanced A (Student is exceeding grade level expectations)
Proficient P (Student is meeting grade level expectations)
Partially Proficient PP (Student is working toward grade level expectations)
Unsatisfactory U (Student has a good start toward grade level expectations)
Here is what we are learning:
Reading: We are working on discussing the sequence of a story (beginning, middle, end) as well as the characters and setting in a story.
Writing: We are working on putting finger spaces between words and making sure the words are written on the line. We are also working on having capitals at the beginning of our sentences and punctuation (. ? !) at the end. Students are using a BME (beginning, middle, end) plan.
Math: We are working on writing our numbers to 100, describing numbers as greater or less than, reading number words to 20, and writing number words to 10. Students are still practicing how to solve word problems by drawing a picture.
Social Studies: We are learning about Labor Day and how to read and use maps.
Science: We are starting our weather kit. We will be talking about using our four senses (touch, sight, hearing, and smell) to record the weather. We will also be making and using a wind flag to describe the wind.
Homework starts this week. The spelling list for this week is attached. I have also attached a sheet explaining how to go to a spelling website for students to practice their words using games and tests. Our classroom door is always open to parents. If you would like to come in and observe or help out please call me and let me know. I look forward to seeing all of you sometime in the classroom.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 579-3663.
Si usted necesita ayuda en espanol para entender esta carta
por favor llame a este telefoono Arlene Sepulveda 579-3668.
You can visit our class' online newsletter blog for up to date
news and happenings:
http://mrsknightsfirstgradeclass.blogspot.com
In the future this newsletter will be paperless and you
can access it on our classroom blog.
I wanted to talk to you about the grading scale that I am going to start using on papers. I am trying to match my grades to our report cards. When you get your child’s paper home it will have a percentage grade and a letter. Here is what the letter means:
Advanced A (Student is exceeding grade level expectations)
Proficient P (Student is meeting grade level expectations)
Partially Proficient PP (Student is working toward grade level expectations)
Unsatisfactory U (Student has a good start toward grade level expectations)
Here is what we are learning:
Reading: We are working on discussing the sequence of a story (beginning, middle, end) as well as the characters and setting in a story.
Writing: We are working on putting finger spaces between words and making sure the words are written on the line. We are also working on having capitals at the beginning of our sentences and punctuation (. ? !) at the end. Students are using a BME (beginning, middle, end) plan.
Math: We are working on writing our numbers to 100, describing numbers as greater or less than, reading number words to 20, and writing number words to 10. Students are still practicing how to solve word problems by drawing a picture.
Social Studies: We are learning about Labor Day and how to read and use maps.
Science: We are starting our weather kit. We will be talking about using our four senses (touch, sight, hearing, and smell) to record the weather. We will also be making and using a wind flag to describe the wind.
Homework starts this week. The spelling list for this week is attached. I have also attached a sheet explaining how to go to a spelling website for students to practice their words using games and tests. Our classroom door is always open to parents. If you would like to come in and observe or help out please call me and let me know. I look forward to seeing all of you sometime in the classroom.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 579-3663.
Si usted necesita ayuda en espanol para entender esta carta
por favor llame a este telefoono Arlene Sepulveda 579-3668.
You can visit our class' online newsletter blog for up to date
news and happenings:
http://mrsknightsfirstgradeclass.blogspot.com
In the future this newsletter will be paperless and you
can access it on our classroom blog.
Welcome Parents
Dear Parents and Guardians:
My name is Heather Knight and I will be your child’s teacher this year. I am looking forward to a great year full of success, hard work, and fun! I have been working at Turman Elementary School since 2001. I am eager to be working with your child! I am very fortunate this year to host a student teacher Miss Angelina Barela. Miss Barela attended Turman when it first opened. She will be in our classroom until then end of December. Please welcome her to our Turman family. This blog will serve as our online class newsletter as well as an online destination to periodically view what is going on in our classroom.
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