Mrs. Schmidt’s Minion News Reading Pattern Words and Sight Words For this week: Please have your child practice identifying these words in books and the environment. You can also create flashcards together to help your child at home! Any help you give will be a great way to help your child become a better reader ! SIGHT WORDS: away car friends house our school very Reading Word Pattern Words : ‘or’ and ‘ore’ words: For, sore, form, born, shore, snore, tore, worn, cord, north, thorn, storm, Mrs. C. Schmidt (602) Upcoming Dates Feb. 13 th Valentine’s Celebration Feb. 16 th President’s Day… NO SCHOOL This Week’s Learning: I can decode ‘or’ and ‘ore’ words. I can tell the difference between fact and opinion. I can add ‘es’ to plural verbs and decode them (taxes, messes, dresses, fishes, etc.) I can identify plural verbs that do not add ‘s’ (see, talk) when paired with a plural subject (They talk….not They talks.) I can write a paragraph about a personal topic. *I can tell which is number is greater in a tens and ones 2 digit number and add these numbers. I can describe the Arizona state symbols (bird, seal, flower, etc). *I can tell facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Reading Story Genre: Expository Text (true ) Phonics: ‘or’ and ‘ore’ Syllable Patterns : Recognize that ‘es’ is a separate syllable Comprehension: I can summarize a story. Fluency (speed) Verbs that add Amazing Words/Vocabulary words : features, nibble, swoop, natural, wriggle, crumple, tumbple, mature, nudges : Writing * Personal Narrative Paragraph Action Verbs : Use of lively verbs  Please remember: The little review books sent home in the big, brown envelopes are to be read 3 times (sign just once for those 3 times on the enclosed sheet) and returned AFTER 2 days at most.  We will be having a Valentine’s Celebration at school on Thursday, February 13 th, during our last 45 minutes of school.  A list of our class student names was sent home, so that your child can send in Valentines cards for each classmate. PLEASE make sure that your child fills a card out for EVERY CLASSMATE, so no one will be left out. This is very IMPORTANT to our kiddos. It reinforces writing, organization, and peer socialization for them, i.e., sharing. S ocial Studies This week, we will study Arizona and our state symbols to celebrate our birthday this week. We will also study presidents Washington and Lincoln. HOMEWORK Monday: Read for 20 minutes **Sign Reading Log *Read ‘little book’/sign Study for spelling/Do Word Sort (Words Their Way) *Sign Complete activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board Tuesday Read for 20 minutes ***Sign Reading Log *Read ‘little book’/sign Study for spelling/Do Word Sort (Words Their Way) *Sign Complete activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes **Sign Reading Log **Read ‘little book’/sign Study for speling/Do Word Sort (Words Their Way) *Sign Complete activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board Thursday:: Read for 20 minutes **Sign Reading Log **Read ‘little book’/sign Study for spelling/Do Word Sort (Words Their Way) **Sign Complete activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board Friday: *****Tic-Tac-Toe Board DUE **** Words Their Way DUE Read for 20 minutes **Sign Reading Log *****Do Sight Word Lists NIGHTLY and turn in signed Math We continue our study of Module 4: Place Value. Last week we reviewed 2 digit numbers and how many tens/ones they equal. This week, we will add 10 more, 10 less, 1 more, and 1 less in two-digit numbers, along with comparing two numbers for which is greater than or less than the other. February 9, 2015