Homework Week of December 17 - 21 We can make adjustments to homework to match your child's work rate and level. Homework is due Friday, December 21. Parents please CORRECT the homework pages. This will help with homework check-in on Fridays. You can star or sticker completed pages Thank you! Please return the following items into your homework folder and put the homework folder into the empty Thursday Envelope and return to school on Friday 12-21 [] Name Sheet [] Explode the Code Packet 4 Blends packet [] Math Homelinks: 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 Keep at Home: [] Houghton Mifflin Theme 4 Week 3 [] Take Home Phonics Book (Attached to Group 2 Homework Packets only). Read this book daily this week and record your minutes on your Monthly Reading Record Card. [] Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. [] Song sheets for “Everyone Has Something they Can Do” and “Pumpkin Song”. Return for a new book as needed: [] Home Reading Program Envelope with a “check” in the box to let Ruby know if the book was too hard, too easy or just right. Monday, 12-17-07: [] Home Reading Program and December Reading Record. Please record any minutes the first grader reads each day. This includes the book from the Home Reading Program envelope, Yellow Take Home Phonics books, library books, Explode the Code sentences, any blue slipped completed work and well as books from your own home library. We also count your bedtime story time when YOU model reading to our first graders. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Trace your name and write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 28: Circle the blend that matches the picture. [] Explode the Code page 29: X the same word as the first word of each row. [] Explode the Code page 30: Read the blend word, copy and X it. [] Math Homelink 4.9: Timeline. . On the back, draw a picture timeline of your life. [] Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. [] Song sheets for “Everyone Has Something they Can Do” and “Pumpkin Song”. Sing it to learn the words each day. Tuesday, 12-18-07 [] Home Reading Program and December Reading Record. Please record any minutes the first grader reads each day. This includes the book from the Home Reading Program envelope, Yellow Take Home Phonics books, library books, Explode the Code sentences, any blue slipped completed work and well as books from your own home library. We also count your bedtime story time when YOU model reading to our first graders. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Trace your name and write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 31; Circle the word that matches the picture. [] Explode the Code page 32: Write the word that matches the picture. [] Explode the Code page 33: Spell each word. [] Math Homelink 4.10 Number Grids. Fill in the missing numbers on the grid. [] Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. [] Song sheets for “Everyone Has Something they Can Do” and “Pumpkin Song”. Sing it to learn the words each day. Wednesday, 12-19-07: Early Dismissal 12:10 Field Trip to Valley River Center [] Home Reading Program and December Reading Record. Read and record 15 minutes of shared reading time. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 34: Read the sentence and mark No or Yes. [] Explode the Code page 35: Read the sentences and x the correct one to match the picture.. .[] Math Homelink 4.11: Domino Sums. Write down the sums.. [] Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. Thursday, 12-20-07: [] Home Reading Program and December Reading Record. Read and record 15 minutes of shared reading time. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 36: Spell the words to match the picture. [] Math Homelink 4.12: Color by Number.. [] Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer e words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. Friday, 12-21-07: [] Homework is due. Place your D’nealian Writing name sheet, Explode the Code 4 Phonics packet and Math Homelinks 4.9, 4.10, 4.11 4.12, and monthly reading record sheet inside your homework folder and put everything into your to empty Thursday envelope and turn it into your morning teacher’s mailbox to earn your Homework stickers . This is also sticker Friday for returning your Thursday envelope to school. We give out a yellow WOW too for returning your envelope on the first day. Don’t forget to include the December READING RECORD CARD. Students will get two stickers each week. One for returning their homework completed, and one for returning their Reading Record Card for the month with minutes recorded for the week. Thank you for working with us as teaching partners to support your child’s learning this year. If you were short on reading minutes for the week because of your busy family schedules, you may keep track of and record weekend reading minutes to make up your minimum goal of an hour of shared reading a week. Have a great Winter Break Homework Week of January 8 - 11, 2008 We can make adjustments to homework to match your child's work rate and level. Homework is due Friday, January 11. Parents please CORRECT the homework pages. This will help with homework check-in on Fridays. You can star or sticker completed pages Thank you! Please return the following items into your homework folder and put the homework folder into the empty Thursday Envelope and return to school on Friday 1/11. [] Name Sheet [] Explode the Code Packet 5 Blends packet [] Math Homelinks: Keep at Home: [] Houghton Mifflin Theme 5 Week 1 [] Take Home Phonics Book (Attached to Group 2 Homework Packets only). Read this book daily this week and record your minutes on your Monthly Reading Record Card. [] Review Pink, Yellow and Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 1, 2, 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. District Testers come 1/14 to test all YG first graders. Return for a new book as needed: [] Home Reading Program Envelope with a “check” in the box to let Ruby know if the book was too hard, too easy or just right. Tuesday, 1-8-08: [] Home Reading Program and January Reading Record. Please record any minutes the first grader reads each day. This includes the book from the Home Reading Program envelope, Yellow Take Home Phonics books, library books, Explode the Code sentences, any blue slipped completed work and well as books from your own home library. We also count your bedtime story time when YOU model reading to our first graders. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Trace your name and write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 37: Circle the blend that matches the picture. [] Explode the Code page 38: X the same word as the first word of each row. [] Explode the Code page 39: Read the blend word, copy and X it. [] Math Homelink 5.1 Tens and Ones Riddles. [] Math: Write your numbers from 101 - 200 [] Writing: New Year’s Resolution: Think about what you want to improve on in 2008. Start coloring the frame. [] Review Pink, Yellow and Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 1, 2, 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. District Testers come 1/14 to test all YG first graders. Wednesday, 1-9-08 [] Home Reading Program and January Reading Record. Please record any minutes the first grader reads each day. This includes the book from the Home Reading Program envelope, Yellow Take Home Phonics books, library books, Explode the Code sentences, any blue slipped completed work and well as books from your own home library. We also count your bedtime story time when YOU model reading to our first graders. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Trace your name and write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 40; Circle the word that matches the picture. [] Explode the Code page 41: Write the word that matches the picture. [] Explode the Code page 42: Spell each word. [] Math Homelink: Frames and Arrows Diagrams - Find the missing numbers. [] Writing: New Year’s Resolution: Write about what you want to improve on. First, use the back of a math sheet to do your first draft. Have someone edit it for correct spelling, capitals, periods and D’nealian letters. Continue coloring the frame. [] Review Pink, Yellow and Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 1, 2, 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. District Testers come 1/14 to test all YG first graders. Thursday, 1-10-08: Early Dismissal 12:10 [] Home Reading Program and January Reading Record. Read and record 15 minutes of shared reading time. [] D’nealian Name Practice: Write your first and last name in your best handwriting. [] Explode the Code page 43: Read the sentence and mark No or Yes. [] Explode the Code page 44: Read the sentences and x the correct one to match the picture. [] Explode the Code page 45: Spell the words to match the picture. .[] Math Homelink; Relation Symbols. Write less than, greater than, or equal to symbols. [] Writing: Copy your New Year’s Resolution in your best writing on the sheet provided. Finish coloring the frame. [] Review Pink, Yellow and Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 1, 2, 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. District Testers come 1/14 to test all YG first graders. Friday, 1-11-08: [] Homework is due. Place your D’nealian Writing name sheet, Explode the Code 5 Phonics packet and Math Homelinks 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 , and monthly reading record sheet inside your homework folder and put everything into your to empty Thursday envelope and turn it into your morning teacher’s mailbox to earn your Homework stickers . This is also sticker Friday for returning your Thursday envelope to school. We give out a yellow WOW too for returning your envelope on the first day. Don’t forget to include the January READING RECORD CARD. Students will get two stickers each week. One for returning their homework completed, and one for returning their Reading Record Card for the month with minutes recorded for the week. Thank you for working with us as teaching partners to support your child’s learning this year. If you were short on reading minutes for the week because of your busy family schedules, you may keep track of and record weekend reading minutes to make up your minimum goal of an hour of shared reading a week. [] Review Pink, Yellow and Blue District 4j High Frequency Word sheet for Pre-Primer 1, 2, 3 words. Practice these words daily to be able to read all 24 words in 30 seconds or less. District Testers come 1/14 to test all YG first graders.