11/4/14 Update

The children are working very hard here in our class.  We have been learning about nouns, singular and plural; cause and effect; story structure; animal characteristics, research skills...lots to do!  We even had our first "Reader's Theater."  

Thank you to everyone who is helping make sure homework is done and turned in on Thursdays and reading is practiced every night.  I know schedules get busy, but it's time well-spent and the results do show here in class.

Next week's Spelling words are...milk, neck, ask, snake, truck, kick, smoke, rock, desk, black, lake, trick, take, back, pocket, whiskers and the WOW word is coming.  Remember, the goal of our phonetic based Spelling program is that not only do the children spell the words correctly on the weekly test, but they also practice the phonetic rule learned and then incorporate that into their reading and writing.  

If you haven't already done so, be sure to phone the school office and schedule a parent-teacher conference for next Wednesday, November 12.  There is no school for the children that day.  If you are unable to find a time that works for you, please email me and we will work something out.

Please email me with any questions or concerns and I look forward to seeing everyone Wednesday!