December 2009
amiller@fairview.iu5.org
Dear Parents,
READING: We finished Theme 2 and took our Reading Skills Assessment Test.
The scores for that test will be coming home soon. We start Theme 3 on
Tuesday with the story "Johnny Appleseed".
SPELLING: The following will be our weekly procedure: Monday we will pre-
test and enter our spelling words into the agenda book. Tuesday we will
alphbetize the words. Wednesday we will write the words in sentences.
Thursday we will study for the test. Friday there will be a test. If we
don't have time to do these things in class they will be written in the
agenda book as homework. You can also see homework posted on this web page
every night. There will be dictation each week on the back of the spelling
test. The words in dictation are words from first grade and high frequency
words your child should be able to spell.
*We are practicing first grade spelling words. Keep practicing those words
at home. The words your child misses will become part of his RtI
intervention. See your child's personal list in their folder with note
attached. Keep practicing those words. Almost all the children have tested
out of these high frequency words. A list of words to practice went home
with some children. I will continue to test each day until everyone can
spell these words so keep practicing. We have already started to retest on
the high frequency words we've had since the beginning of the year.
PHONICS: We are still working on r-controlled vowel sounds.
DAILY LANGUAGE REVIEW: We start each day with DLR. This gives the children
practice in English skills and proof reading.
MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE ARTS: We do MLA daily. It is a review of all reading
skills a second grader should know.
WRITING: We will write or do some grammar component to enhance writing every
day.
MATH: We will start Chapter 3 this week. The main focus is Place Value and
Money. We are counting money, finding many ways to show a certain amount,
comparing groups of coins and learning how to make change.
TIMED TESTS: We do a timed test activity everyday but day 1 and 2. PRACTICE
SUBTRACTION FLASH CARDS TO EIGHTEEN.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We will start Unit B this week.
HANDWRITING: We have started slant printing. We are almost finished
learning to slant print the alphabet. We have slant printed three monthly
poems. We have begun our animal alphabet book. We will print a poem for
each letter of the alphabet.
Sign and return any papers that I have noted "Sign and Return".
FYI
SPECIAlS: Your child will have specials on the following days using a
rotation system with the first day of school being day one.
Day 1 Gym
Day 2 Music
Day 3 Art
Day 4 Computer
Day 5 Library
Sincerely,
Mrs. Miller
(W) 474-2600 ex. 5202
(H) 833-4176
(C) 397-5768
HOMEWORK
December 3, 2009
HOMEWORK
SPELLING TEST SEE WORDS BELOW
READING TEST JOHNNY APPLESEED
SPELLING WORDS
BASIC HIGH FREQUENCY CHALLENGE
cheers near volunteer
deer where career
steer people e-mail
reindeer each easel
peer ear key
career ski
rear city
tear reason
clear equal
spear extreme