Read nightly for at least 20 minutes. You can always read longer! Students are required to read 5 nights total. This leaves room for those nights that are just too hectic. By Friday the log should have 5 nights of reading, Name and Week of _______ filled in, and parent signature. These will be graded and the grade will be averaged into the reading grade. Spelling: Monday: Word Sort - Ask your child to explain to you why the words are sorted in a particular way. Sort them again as fast as possible. Tuesday: Draw and Label - Your child will illustrate the meaning and label them with the spelling word. Wednesday: Cursive - Write the spelling words twice in best cursive. Thursday: Rainbow - Use at least 3 colors - write your words (one color on top of the next) Words for 1/4-1/8 DR - Sort 10 (Vowel Alternation: Long to Short) type, typical, mine, revise, natural, breath, nature, mineral, revision, athletic, nation, gratitude, breathe, grateful, crime, humanity, athlete, national, criminal, humane, ingnite, precise, ignition, precision SA - Sort 10 (Plurals of y): plays, cities, babies, ponies, monkeys, alleys, stories, parties, ladies, valleys, trays, fireflies, candies, duties, armies, toys, berries, boys, families, journeys, donkeys WW1 - Sort 22(Short -i and Long -i (CVCe, CVCC -igh, and CV Open Syllabel -y) might, quick, why, white, high, night, twice, quite, cry, bright, sky, quit, fight, fly, flight, sight, fine, try, live, write, sigh, shy, right WW2 - Sort 34 (wa, al, ou) watch, small, thought, walk, salt, wash, though, calm, bought, wand, talk, stalk, bald, wasp, fought, swap, chalk, stall, ought, swat, brought, cough, also, almost Vocabulary Words for 1/4- 1/8- commanded, hilarious, devour, solo Math - Math will vary depending on the unit of study...always practice your math facts...addition/subtraction and multiplication. Most grades that are below a C-, or a check minus can be revised to a C- or a check.