Name _______________________ Week of March 28, 2016 Monday: Study your sight words. Write as many words as you can that start with ch- (e.g., chalk) Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Tuesday: Study your sight words. On paper, count by 10s to 120. *** Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ Wednesday: Study your sight words. Write as many words as you can that start with sh- (e.g., show). Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ Thursday: Study your sight words. On paper, count by 5s to 120. Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ **We go to the library tomorrow! Parent Information: 1. Happy Easter! 2. We will be working hard between now and the end of school to learn everything we need to know to be ready to be awesome second graders! What are we learning this week? 3. If your child is still working on sight words, please make sure they practice at home and have their sight words with them every day. Math: We will be composing and decomposing larger numbers and we will continue to practice “Fast Nines” and also work on composing and decomposing larger numbers. 4. When your child is writing at home, please check to make sure they are beginning sentences with capital letters, using complete sentences, and using punctuation at the end. Reading/Writing: Students should bring home their guided reading baggie and sight word baggie each night for practice and they need to bring them back to school each day. We are will do an author study of Eric Carle and learning about contractions. IB/Social Studies/Science: We are working on our How the World Works planner and will begin learning about light and sound energy. 5. Anytime you can, riding in the car, during commercials, etc., please ask you child to count to 120 by 10s or by 5s. If they master that, try 2s. 6. This Friday, the PTA will be selling pickles and popcorn for 50¢ each. 7. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime! My phone number at school is 940-369-2522. My email is mchancellor@dentonisd.org Website: dentonisd.org, select a school, Borman, academics, 1st grade, Chancellor Facebook: Chancellor’s First Grade