Midwinter break!

What a fun week in Room 14! We had a lot of fun figuring out how to group items that equal 100 and passing out Valentine cards. I hope everyone enjoys their extra time with their child and really put a strong focus on reading this weekend. This weeks vocabulary words are: again, both, gone, or, want, turn, and hard. This weeks spelling words focus on the oa, ow combination and they are: boat, show, coat, grow, show, toad, coast, and know. Please make sure your child puts in the hard effort this weekend, there is a lot of work to be done before the year ends! I hope everyone is getting close to finishing their Cat in the Hat Hats!

February!

What a great kick off to this month! We have been hard at work in Room 14 and we get to have some fun this coming week! We have just finished the book exchange and everyone walked away happy with their new books! The fun gets kicked into high gear on Tuesday the 14, when the class gets to celebrate both the 100th day of school and Valentine's Day. I sent home a list of names for the children in the room with this weeks homework folder. You will also find your child's report card in the folder. If there are any questions or concerns please contact me immediately. This weeks vocabulary words are: been, evening, far, forest, goes, hungry, near, and soon. This weeks spelling words focus on the ay vowel team, they are: day, say, play, may, way, stay, away, and holiday. Please practice every night! Look for new pictures this coming week of the 100th day celebration and Valentine's day!

January Continues...

Room 14 is wrapping up the midyear testing and everyone has been working hard at completing the task at hand. I hope to have the results back soon, to see where everyone in the class has improved or areas that need assistance. The vocabulary words this week are: give, good, her, little, try, was, fly, and our. This weeks spelling list deals with long i and silent e words, they are: like, five, ride, nine, time, kite, prize, and smile. Be sure to practice nightly it really pays off on test day. Some upcoming events are the Book exchange and the permission slips for Olympia Junior Programs. The Book Exchange takes place on January 27 and each student is allowed to bring in 10 or less books that are in good condition to replace with 10 new books. Feel free to have your child go through the family library and see if there are any books you can part with for this awesome event. For the permission slips, I would like them returned as soon as possible so your child will not miss out on the two field trips we take to the Theater. I hope you enjoy the extra time with your children this weekend!

Welcome Back!

What a great start to the new year! It was a very productive week for Room 14 and we were able to quickly get back to normal work. I am proud to say that this past week went very smoothly and I was impressed on the number of students who worked hard on their homework over Winter Break. This weeks words to practice are: could, house, how, over, own, so, and world. This weeks spelling words deal with long a and silent e words. We will be spending a great deal of time on them during our school work week, they are: make, came, take, name, gave, game, place, and skate. Please be sure to work with your child nightly and encourage them along the way. I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year!

Half-way point!

Sorry about the delay in updated posts, it will not happen again! What a thrilling month of December! Everyone worked hard and we got a lot accomplished. I sent home some homework that isn't due back until January 5th. This will give every child plenty of time to be prepared for when they return to school. Please keep track of any extra minutes you read on the back of the regular time keeping (newsletter) sheet. The vocabulary words for this week are: grow, light, long, more, other, right, room, and these. The spelling words for this week are: she, chin, fish, shell, much, chop, shoe, and chair. The spelling words are focusing on the sh and ch sounds, please practice as much as possible. I hope each one of you has a great holiday and an even brighter New Year! See ya next year!

Conference time

This coming week will be half-days (except Monday), so parents and teachers can meet for Fall conferences. The students will be getting out of school at 11:30, but lunch will be served. Please check your child's folder for your conference time reminder, if any issues arise please contact me quickly. This weeks spelling words deal with the short o sound, they are: on, not, got, box, hot, top, pond, and doll. This weeks vocabulary words are: children, come, family, father, love, mother, people, picture, and your. Please try to make your child's appointment time, I would love to talk to you about your child's progress.

November!

What a great start to the month of November! We have been working hard in Room 14 and will continue to do so! This weeks spelling words deal with R-controlled words, they are: trip, crab, drip, grin, grab, trap, crack, and brown. These are the hardest words yet and they will need to practice every night! The vocabulary words this week are: also, blue, brown, color, funny, green like, many, and some. Be sure to hit the 120 minutes read mark every week. Enjoy the new photos!