Mrs. Meek’s Weekly News & Homework (OL+)
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The Lady in the Moon
March 4, 2013
Name______
1. tie 6. right Bonus words
2. lie 7. night *laugh
3. pie 8. tight *eight
4. high 9. light
5. might 10. bright
This Week at a Glance
*Skills for this week: long i: ie, igh; adjectives for what kind; kn/n/, and wr/r/; realism and fantasy; compare and contrast characters; commas in dates, and to separate lists; end punctuation, inflected endings; irregularly spelled words
*Social Studies Standards: cultures and customs, traditions and celebrations
*High-frequency words: above, laugh, touch, eight, moon
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 – Complete the spelling activity sent home. Read the leveled reader sent home to someone. (Record it.)
Wednesday – Write a story using as many of your spelling words as you can. (You should have at least 5 sentences and use at least 5 spelling words.) Underline your spelling words. Read The Lady in the Moon 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:
*Homework may change slightly – check it carefully each night.
*There will be no school on Friday, March 15.
*MSE’s annual blood drive will be on March 20 this year. Please donate if you can and help save lives! (Blood donors hold a special place in my heart. My daughter needed 7 blood transfusions in her first 3 months of life – we are extremely grateful for blood donors!)
*Please continue to check and sign your child’s agenda book and graded papers each night.
*Give your child praise for days that he/she stays on “green.” Discuss how to improve days that are not green.
*Feel free to contact me anytime.