Upcoming Events: 

• September 1, 2008- Labor Day Holiday
• September 4, 2008-  Teacher Open House
• September 5, 2008-  Spelling Test and Math Fact Quiz

Announcements:  Please remember to review the St. Paul's Dress Code in your handbook. 

This Week's Homework

Tuesday-  Write Spelling Words 3 times each.  Underline the digraph ck in red.  Example:  back  back  back , Practice Flash Cards +0 (Quiz on Friday)

Wednesday-  Math Sheet, Practice Flash Cards +0 (Quiz on Friday)

Thursday-  Write five rhyming words for each Word Wall Word.  Example:  save- gave, rave, behave, cave, wave, Practice Flash Cards +0 (Quiz on Friday)

Literature-  We will read from our Literature Anthology.  We will begin with Quack.  Mrs. Evans will help with these lessons this week as I begin a Reading Assessment for each student.  This will help us determine how best to enhance your child's learning. 

Spelling-  The children did a great job on their first Spelling Unit! It is a big change from Kindergarten but they handled it so well.  This week we will begin a unit focusing on words that end in the digraph ck.  We will have a test on Friday.

Spelling Words

1.  back

2.  pack

3.  quack

4.  rack

5.  sack

6.  tack

7.  on

8.  they

9.  what

10.  your

Word Wall-  We will add 5 words to our Word Wall.  We will complete various activities with these words throughout the week.  These activities may include rhyming words, using words in sentences, etc.

New Word Wall Words

night

drink

hot

quick

clock

We will work on Lessons 1.1-1.4

1.5  One More, One Less

1.6  Comparing numbers

1.7  Recording Tally Counts

1.8  Investigating Equally Likely Outcomes

Similarities and differences of friends

How we make and keep friends

What friends do with us and for us

Connection

Form

Responsibility

This week we will discusss what it looks like to be a friend.

We will compare and contrast "friendly" behaviors and "not friendly" behaviors.  We will create a Venn Diagram to display these behaviors.

We will read a variety of books about friends that show positive behaviors of friends and negative behaviors of friends.

We will interview a friend to learn more about them. 

We will begin to think about what makes each of us unique.