1. Read BB, Anthology pages 32-39 and poem 42

2. Spelling homework for week 22 will go home on Tues.

3. The spelling review for Week 22 will be on Friday, April 16th.

4. The fact review for columns A-P will be on Monday, April 19th.

5. Don’t forget Fruit and Recycling Friday.

6. Please record your reading each evening.

7. As requested by the students, here is the site for writing Acrostic poems: www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic

1. Read your BB and Anthology each evening. The Anthology pages for this week are pages 28-37.

2. The spelling review for Week 22 will be on April 16th.  The spelling words for week 22 are in your child’s Agenda.

3. Fact review on Monday.

4. Homework: Problems 48, 49 and 50.

1. Read your BB and Anthology pgs. 28-37. Dont forget to get your Reading Record signed each evening.

2. Math sheet must be passed in on or before Thursday, March 25th.

3. Spelling homework for Week 21 must be passed in on or before Monday, March 29th.

4. Spelling review for Week21 is on Friday.

5. Fact review for columns O and P is on Monday.

6. Fruit and Recycling Friday

7. Class pictures are available for $3.00

8. $2 for the Donna and Andy Musical

The children wanted me to add this site so they could work on it at home:

http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/gamestation/storymaker/storymaker_done.aspx

1. Read your BB and Anthology pgs. 112-119 each evening.

2. Homework: Home Journal entry and problems 45, 46 and 47. Just a reminder that you are to pick your own topic for your Journal entry.

3. Spelling homework for Week 20 will go home on Tuesday.

4. Review Spelling words for week 20.

5. Review fact columns A-N.

6. Fruit and Recycling Friday.

7. The children wanted me to add the following sites so they could play these gmes at home.

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/combokitchen/combokitchen.html

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/quintricious/quintricious.html

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/mixer/mixer.html

1. Read your BB and Anthology each evening. THe Anthology reading for this week is pgs. 112-119.

2. Language Arts homework (sheet on contractions) and the Problem-Solving (42, 43, and 44) is due on Thurs.

3. Spelling homework for week 19 will go home on Tues. It must be passed in on or before Mon. March 15th.

4. The Scholastic book order is due on Friday.

5. Recycling on Friday.

6. Bring a fruit for recess on Friday.

7. Dress in Rainbow colours on Wed.

8. Thursday is Occupation day for Education Week. What do you want to be when you grow up? Come to school dressed up and show everyone.

1. Read your Baggie Book and Anthology each evening

2. Math sheet and problems are to be passed in on Thurs.

3. Review Spelling words week 18 and Fact Columns K and L.

4. Spelling homework for week 18 goes home on Tues.

5. Recycling on Friday

6. Friday is Fruit Friday. Please bring a fruit for your recess.

7. Our next skating session is on Mon. March 8th

1. Read BB and Anthology pgs. 64-71

2. Review spelling words for week 17

3. Review fact columns I and J

4. Spelling homework for week 17 will go home on Tuesday.

5. Problem-Solving must be passed in on or before Thursday of this week

6. Skating again on March 1st

7. Recycling on Friday

8. We represent Japan for the Olympic assembly on Friday. Please wear red or white.

6.

1. Read your BB and Anthology each evening.

2. Play the math game that was sent home on Friday to develop your addition/subtraction skills.

3. Review spelling words for week 16. Our spelling review will be on Friday.

4. Review fact columns A-H. The fact review will be on Monday Feb. 22nd.

5. The written homework for spelling homework will go home on Tuesday and must be passed in on or before Monday, Feb. 22nd.

6. Problem-Solving must be passed in on or before Thursday of this week.

7. We will be visiting the book fair on Monday, Feb. 22nd at 11:10 and Wednesday Feb. 24th at 10:40. Your child can purchase books at either visit.

8. Recycling on Friday.

9. Sites to enjoy: http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/magic_square_v4.html

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Materialsandthe/Floatingandsink/Introduction/default.htm

1. Read BB. Anthology pgs. 32-37 and poem 30

2. Homework: 2 math sheets on strategies, problems 30, 31 and 32

3. Review Spelling words for Week 15

4. Spelling homework for Week 15 will go home on Tues.

5. Review fact columns G and H

6. Skating on Monday, Feb. 15th.

7. Valentine boxes should be brought in. If they are not, please have them for Tuesday, Feb. 9th

8. Last call for Scholastic Book order for Feb. Must be passed in by Tues. Feb. 9th

9. Recycling on Friday

1. Read your Baggie Book.

2. Read pages 25-31 in your Anthology.

3. Read poems 24 and 29.

4. Homework: Spelling words week 14, Survey sheet and problems 27, 28 and 29.

5. Review Fact columns A -F for the fact review on Feb. 8th

6. Spelling homework for week 14 will go home on Tuesday and must be passed in on or before, Mondy, Feb. 8th.

7. Valentine box must be brought in by Feb. 5th. Valentines can be brought in any time after Feb. 6th.

8. Review Math Strategies 1-6. Children can practice their facts using the following site: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/ghostblasters2/gb2nores.html

9. Recycling on Friday.

1. Read your BB and poem 23.

2. Read Anthology pages 9-14.

3. Homework must be passed in on or before Thursday, Jan. 28th. Winter Clothes sheet and problems 25 and 26.

4. Review spelling words for week 13. Review on Friday.

5. Review Fact columns E and F for review on Monday, Feb. 1st.

6. Hats for Haiti on Tuesday, Jan. 26th. Bring a toonie.

7. Literacy day on Wed. Jan. 27th. Bring a loonie.

8. Shoe box for Valentines before Feb. 5th

9. Recycling on Friday.

10. Spelling homework for Week 13 will go home on Tuesday. Must be passed in on or before Mon. feb. 1st.

1. Read your Baggie Book and record in your Reading Record

2. Read poem 23 and Anthology pages 9-14

3. Homework is due on Thursday (Winter Interview and Problem-Solving)

4. Review Spelling words for Week 12. Spelling review will be on Friday

5. Review fact columns C and D. Fact review will be on Monday, Jan. 25th

6. Recycling on Friday

1. Read your Baggie Book each evening. Don’t forget to get your Reading Record signed.

2. Read pages 9-14 in your Anthology.

3. Read poem 20.

4. Homework must be passed in on Thursday, Dec. 14th (1 math sheet)

5. Review spelling words Week 11.

6. Review columns A and B of the Fact Review. The first review quiz will be on Monday, Jan. 18th.

7. Spelling homework for week 11 is due on Monday, Jan. 18th.

8. Spelling review for week 11 will be on Friday, Jan. 15th.

9. Show and Share on Friday, Jan. 15th. Please bring a small item that you received for Christmas. Please do not bring large or expensive toys.

10. REcycling on Friday.

11. Please remember to dress appropriately for outside play.

1. Please read your Baggie Book each evening and record in your Reading Record

2. Anthology pages 6-8

3. Spelling homework will go home on Tuesday and must be returned on or before Monday, January 11th

4. The weekly spelling review for week 10 will be on Friday.

5. Regular homework will go home on Friday. This homework must be returned on or before Thursday, January 14th.

6. Recycling on Friday

1.Continue to read a “Baggie Book” for the rest of this week.

2. The spelling review for week 9 will be on Friday.

3. Spelling homework for week 9 will go home on Tuesday and must be returned on or before Monday, Dec. 21st.

4. Bring a gift bag that is large enough for a clemintine crate to fit in.

5. Recycling on Friday.

6. We will not be having a weekly walk this week.

7. The last day for cafeteria service will be Friday, December 18th.

1. Read your BB each evening and don’t forget to record in your Reading Record.

2. Read Anthology pages 20-29.

3. Review Spelling words for Week 8. Our spelling review will be on Friday, Dec. 11th.

4. Spelling homework will go home on Tuesday, Dec. 8th and must be passed in on or before Mon. Dec. 14th.

5. We have our field trip on Thursday morning. Students are to bring a small recess snack to eat on the bus. Please do not give your child a drink as we do not want to have any spills.

6. Homework is due on Thursday, Dec. 10th. The homework was a journal entry.

7. Please ensure that your child is dressed for outside play each day.

8. The last day of school prior to the Christmas break is Tuesday, Dec. 22nd. The children will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m.

9. An electronic Newsletter was sent home from the office on Dec. 2nd. Please take the time to read this as it contains some very important information.

10. Please use the OCSD site to practice math with your child. Your child should know the games that we have played in class.

http://resources.oswego.org/games/

11. Just a reminder that our weekly walk will be on Thursday and Friday we have recycling.

1. Read BB and Anthology pages 20-29.

2. Practice spelling words (week 7) for the spelling review on Thursday.

3. Return field trip permission form and money by Monday.

4. Return Cod Nuggett orders by Dec. 7th

5. Homework is due on Thursday. (Contraction sheet and Problem-Solving)

6. Spelling homework will go home on Tuesday and must be returned on or before Monday, Dec. 7th.

7. Early dismissal at 11:40 on Thursday, Dec. 3rd. No school on Friday, Dec. 4th.

8. We have been using the following site for estimating. It is important that you click counting and level 2.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ComparisonEstimator/

1. Read “Baggie books” each evening.

2. Read Anthology pages 32-43.

3. Read poems 16 and 17.

4. Review spelling words for week 5. Our spelling review will be on Friday, Nov. 20th.

5. Continue to review patterns in the 100 chart and math strategies 1-6.

6. Spelling homework for Week 5 is due on or before Mon. Nov. 23rd.

7. Homework is due on or before Thursday, Nov. 19th. (Review of strategies 1-6)

8.  Our weekly walk will be on Thursday and recycling is on Friday.

9. Children should be wearing warm clothing to school as they do go out at lunch time.

1. Read BB, Anthology pg. 7 (I Am Poem), Poem 14

2. Homework is due on Thursday. I Am poem and problems 12 and 13.

3. Spelling homework will go home on Tuesday (short vowel i) and must be returned on or before Mon. Nov. 9th.

4. Review Math strategies 1-5. ( pink sheet)

5. Continue to review patterns in the 100 chart as well as math doubles. Children should be able to skip count both forward and backward from different starting points.

E.G.

1. Start at 72. Count backward by 2s to 64.
2. Start at 45. Count forward by 5s to 90.
3. Start at 90. Count backward by 10s to 10.
4. Start at 70. Count backward by 2s to 56.
5. Start at 15. Count forward by 5s to 60.

6. Our weekly walk will be on Thursday. If the weather is not nice, the walk will be on Friday.

7. Recycling on Friday.

8. Please pass in your vaccination sheets.

9. The following sites are useful for practicing the various math concepts we are covering in class:

http://resources.oswego.org/games/DogBone/gamebone.html

http://resources.oswego.org/games/BillyBug/bugcoord.html

http://resources.oswego.org/games/ghostblasters2/gb2nores.html

http://resources.oswego.org/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html

http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/maths1.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/additiontest.html

10. Please sign spelling review and return.

11. The weekly spelling review for week 3 will be on Friday, Nov. 6th.

1. Read your BB, Anthology pgs. 8-13 and poems 12 & 13.

2. Secret Pal Letter is due on Thursday.

3. Student of the Week poster should be passed in.

4. Sign speling review and return.

5. Spelling review for week 2 will be on Friday, Oct. 30th.

6. Spelling homework for week 2 will go home on Tues. Oct. 27th and must be passed in on or before Monday, Nov. 2nd.

7. Our weekly walk will be on Thursday if the weather is nice.

8. Recycling on Friday.

1. Read your Baggie Book, Antholgy pgs. 8-21 and poem 11 each evening.

2. Spelling homework will go home on Tuesday and must be passed in on or before Tues. Oct. 27th.

3. Our first spelling review will be on Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Please sign this review when your child brings it home and return it to school the very next day.

4. Regular homework is due on or before Thursday, Oct. 22nd.

5. The Student of The Week poster must be passed in no later than Tues. Oct. 27th.

6. Our weekly walk will go ahead on Thursday if the weather is nice.

7. Just a reminder that there is no school for students on Fri. Oct. 23rd and Monday Oct. 26th. Enjoy your long weekend!

8. Continue to practice math doubles and patterns in the 100 chart. Dog Bone is an excellent site for practicing patterns in the 100 chart.

http://resources.oswego.org/games/

1. Please read your Anthology each evening as well as the assigned poems and your Baggie Book.

2. Review your Math doubles, the patterns in the 100 chart as well as Column 5 of the sight words.

3. The Student of The Week poster is due on Oct. 27th.

4. The Scholastic book order is due on Friday. Picture day is also on Friday. Recycling day is also on Friday.

5. The weekly walk will be on Thursday if the weather is nice.

6. The walk to school that was supposed to go ahead last week will be scheduled for some time next week.

7. The following is a site that we have been using in the computer lab. The children know the games that we have played. The game called Dog Bone is great for practicing patterns in the 100 chart.

http://resources.oswego.org/games/