Thursday, January 7th, 2010
* Thursday Packet!
* School Newspaper!
* Written and Timed Sort, test tomorrow!
* Math Homelink and Parent Letter were sent home. Homelink is due
Friday, January 15th!
WORD STUDY WORDS:
Yellow Group: I see ur: turn, burst, purr, purple, surf, curb, curl, hurl,
churn, hurt, church, burn. I see ure: sure, cure, pure, lure. I see
ur_e: curve, nurse, purse, curse, turkey. Generalization: Our words are r-
controlled.
Green Group: I see CVV, I hear long /ue/: due, clue, flue, glue, blue,
true. I see CVV, I hear long /ew/: new, few, chew, grew, knew, dew, flew,
stew, blew. I see CVC, I hear short /u/: thumb, trunk, junk, plump, brush,
stuck. Oddball: do, sew, truth. Generalization: Most of our words have
short /u/ and long /u/ sounds.
Pink Group: I see wr: wrong, wreck, wrist, wrinkle, wreath, wrap, wren,
wring. I see kn: knife, knack, known, knot, knelt, kneel, knee, knit,
knight, knob, knoll, knead. I see gn: gnat, gnaw. Oddball: rap, ring.
Generalization: Most of our words have a silent beginning.
