Mrs. Meek’s Weekly News & Homework (OL)
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Where Are My Animal Friends?
January 28, 2013
Name______
1. her 6. were Bonus words
2. first 7. shirt *done
3. bird 8. fur *visit
4. girl 9. hurt
5. burn 10. sir
This Week at a Glance
*Skills for this week: adding –er and -est; contractions with not; sequencing events; dge /j/ in words, vowel teams (ea, oa, ai, ee, ie), prepositions
*Science Standards: seasonal changes, animal behavior, weather
*High-frequency words: before, does, good-bye, oh, right, won’t, season
Homework:
*Practice your high-frequency words each night!
Monday – Write your spelling words three times each. Read a book of your choice to someone. (Remember to record it on your reading log.)
Tuesday – Write your spelling words in abc order. Read the leveled reader sent home to someone. (Record it.)
Wednesday – Choose 5 of your spelling words and write them in a sentence. (You should have a total of 5 sentences.) Underline your spelling words. Read Where Are My Animal Friends? to someone. (Record it.)
Thursday – Take a practice spelling test at home and bring it in on Friday. Write the words you missed 3 times each on the same paper. The person giving you the practice test should sign it at the bottom. Read a book of your choice to someone. (Record it.)
Friday – Spelling test and high-frequency word test at school! Have a great weekend!
First Grade Notes:
*We are more than 100 days smarter! I am sure that you have heard many stories about our activities.
*Please remember to check the homework schedule as it may change slightly.
*Please visit my teacher webpage for more great information and fun games!
*Sight words are very important as children learn to read! Please practice sight words nightly. Students’’ most recent sight word checks will be sent home this week for you to practice. There are examples of sight word games and activities on my teacher webpage.
*Please review work that is sent home and discuss how to fix any mistakes.
*Feel free to contact me anytime.