Spelling Words

Week Of:

March 2-6

1. sheep

2. deer

3. tooth

4. teeth

5. woman

6. women

7. dozen

8. traffic

9. moose

10. goose

11. geese

12. ox

13. oxen

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that are singular and plural by changing the spelling of some plural words such as:

tooth-teeth

woman-women

goose-geese

ox-oxen

Upcoming Dates

Friday, February 27th- End of 2nd Trimester
Friday, February 27th- Dress Up Like a Scientist or Wacky Hair Day
Monday, March 2nd- Last Day of "I Love to Read Month"
Wednesday, March 4th- Report Cards Go Home

Phonics

Concepts Covered Throughout the Week:

¨ making words plural by adding s, es, or ies

¨ circling the plural ending within words

¨ plural form of nouns

¨ building fluency by reading a text with

plural words within it

Writing

This week in writing our class started a new genre of writing called Persuasive Letter Writing.  With Persuasive Letter Writing our class talked about how these types of letters often have a specific audience in mind, often these types of letters use strong or powerful words, and within this type of letter strong arguments are presented.

Read Aloud

 Our class has begun reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as our class read aloud.  Upon completion of this book our class will watch the movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and then as a class we will complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting both versions.

Guided Reading

In Guided Reading this week your child worked on using clues from within a text and making connections with the story to make inferences.  Making inferences is when a student is able to come up with a conclusion about something by using known facts and clues.

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 23 - Feb. 27

1. spice

2. spices

3. acorn

4. acorns

5. apple

6. apples

7. dish

8. dishes

9. class

10. classes

11. tax

12. taxes

13. watch

14. watches

15. pony

16. ponies

17. city

18. cities

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Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with root words and then making them plural by adding s, es, or changing the y to an i and then adding es as in:

tax-taxes

acorn-acorns

city-cities

Upcoming Dates

Friday, February 20th- Book Swap, Wear your pajamas to school!
Wednesday, February 25th- Wellness Wed., Wear Workout Clothes
Friday, February 27th- End of Second Trimester, Dress Up Like a Scientist or Wacky Hair Day

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Jump for Heart

February is American Heart Month.  It is also the time of year when Maple Lake Elementary students focus on jumping rope to stay healthy.  Needless to say, Jump for Heart is kicking off this week and students at MLE will begin learning and discussing the heart, heart disease, and how we can lead a healthy lifestyle.  Jump for Heart is a community service learning program offered by the American Heart Association  that teaches kids the importance of developing heart-healthy habits, being physically active can be fun, and raising funds to support cardiovascular research and education can help save lives all across the world.

The following link, Kids we've helped , is an example of the how the money collected through the Jump for Heart program can help save lives.  Please look in your son or daughter's Wednesday Envelope on February 11th to find more information about the Jump for Heart program.  Any and all donations collected for the Jump for Heart program should be returned to school by February 25th.

Contact Mr. Ronnenberg with any questions or concerns.

Phonics

In phonics this week your child worked with contractions.  Your child also sorted high-frequency words and your child looked for contractions found within various reading passages.

Scissors Needed

Some students have lost or misplaced their scissors.  Please check with your child to see if he/she needs a new one.

Handwriting

In handwriting your child practiced proper sentence spacing when writing.

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 16—20

1. she’s

2. she is

3. it’s

4. it is

5. you’re

6. you are

7. weren’t

8. were not

9. won’t

10. will not

11. didn’t

12. did not

13. you’ve

14. you have

15. they’ve

16. they have

17. we’ve

18. we have

Upcoming Dates

Monday, February 16th- School is in Session
Wednesday, February 25th-Wellness Wednesday(Wear Workout Clothes)
Friday, February 27th-End of 2nd Trimester

Guided Reading

Your child is becoming a very fluent reader.  Please continue to spend time reading with your child his/her guided reading book that is sent home with your child every night.  If you are unsure of what your child needs to read each night, please refer to the yellow guided reading log sheet that is in your child's book bag.  Your child has made some big gains in guided reading and we want him/her to continue to advance and take their reading to an even higher level.

Writing

In writing your child continues to work through the writing process to write an informational report.

Just Right Books

I always remind students to do the five finger test when determining if a book is just right for him/her.  If your child opens a book and he/she is not able to read five or more words on any page, then that particular book is too difficult for your child at the present time.

Reminder

Just a reminder that if your child is keeping a larger quantity of snack(s) in his/her locker, to please have your child keep all of his/her snacks inside of a sealed plastic container to prevent any unwanted critters within their snack(s)!

Social Studies

This week your child is working on collecting information for a  presidential power point presentation that your child will present in front of the class on Monday, February 16th at 2:25 in our classroom.  Hope some of you can join us to watch the presentations.

Spelling Words

February 9-13

1. softball
2. someone
3. nighttime
4. cherry pie
5. fire drill
6. high school
7. good-bye
8. part-time
9. ice-skater

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, February 10th, 2 Hour Late Start, Wear an Irish Shirt

Science

In science your child spent some time working with magnets.  Two science vocabulary terms discussed this week were:

¨ Attract– the pulling of an object toward itself

¨ Repel– the pushing of an object away from itself

On Friday, February 13th I will allow some time in the afternoon for students to exchange valentines with one another.  If your child chooses to bring valentines to school, please make sure that he/she brings enough valentines for everyone in our class.  We currently have 21 students in our classroom and all candy/food brought to school must be store bought.

Class List for Valentine’s Day

Brendon

Brayden

Bo

Bradley

Carter

Kylee

Joey

Felicity

Lexi

Mackenzie

Nathan

Vince

Jaxon

Izzy

Henry

Ashley

Jacari

Tessa

Isaiah

Victor

Abby

Math

Use a clock at home and ask your child the following questions:

¨ What time is the clock showing right now?

¨ What time will it be 10 minutes from now?

¨ What time will it be in one hour?

¨ What time was it five minutes ago?

¨ What time will it be in 15 minutes?

¨ What time was it one hour ago?

¨ What time was it 30 minutes ago?