








Tuesday - Wednesday
* Study your spelling words
* Practice reading your sight word lists (10 words)
* Read your fluency passage.
* Read your library or AR book
Thursday
* Take a practice spelling test. Have someone call out your words as you write them down.
* Practice reading your sight word lists (10 words)
* Read your fluency passage.
* Read your library or AR book
Friday
* Have a terrific weekend!
* Please clean out home/school folders. Behavior sheet should remain.
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ January 7, 2008 1:25:50 PM EST ( ) |
The students have started off the year with a bang. I am excited to see what we accomplish in our second semester of school. As a class we have read and taken tests on 616 books. We have earned 262.2 points with an average book level of 1.1. Over all, we have read 104,316 words.
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ January 7, 2008 1:15:25 PM EST ( ) |
Our Character work for the month of January is ORDERLINESS.
ORDERLINESS: Arranging things to make your day easier.
Why do we need to teach children that orderliness is important as a value? What important lessons can be learned?
Orderliness helps us learn.
Math problems are done step-by-step. If they are completed out of order, a student will never get to the correct answer. Science is the same—tides, seasons and the movement of planets, all these things occur in an order. Patterns are also important to graphics and mathematics. In addition, learning to read music requires understanding of order.
Orderliness helps us to be effective.
When we use order to make better use of our time and energy by being organized, we accomplish goals that help us achieve success. There is a right sequence to almost everything, and our lives often demand that we structure them in some kind of order.
Orderliness must be modeled and taught.
When there is order, children feel comfortable because they understand how they fit in and where their boundaries are. Rules and order provide emotional and psychological boundaries in which learning can take place.
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Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ January 7, 2008 1:10:09 PM EST ( ) |



It's hard to believe we will be beginning our second semester. I am excited about getting back to work. We have lots of work ahead, but I know the kids are ready! January is an exciting time at school, as we will begin to see lots of growth, especially in Reading. We will begin to work on CRCT test prep, as well as continue in all three workshops (Reading, Writing, and Math). I look forward to seeing each of you, as you stop in to see what we are doing!
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ January 7, 2008 1:05:10 PM EST ( ) |


ELA Elements
ELA1R2c Adds, deletes, or substitutes target sounds to change words (e.g., change top to stop; change cat to cap).
ELA1R2d Distinguishes between long and short vowel sounds in spoken, one syllable words (can and cane).
ELA1R2f Automatically segments one-syllable words into sounds
ELA1R3b Applies knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode new words.
ELA1R3e Reads compound words and contractions in grade appropriate texts.
ELA1R3g Uses spelling patterns to recognize words.
ELA1R4a Applies letter-sound knowledge to decode quickly and accurately.
ELA1R4b Automatically recognizes additional high frequency and familiar words within texts.
ELA1R4c Reads grade-level text with appropriate expression.
ELA1R4e Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier misreading within grade-level text.
ELA1R5a Reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language.
ELA1R5b Recognizes grade-level words with multiple meanings.
ELA1Rc Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms) or have similar eanings (synonyms).
ELA1R6a Reads and listens to a variety of texts for information and pleasure.
ELA1R6j Identifies word parts to determine meanings compares and contrasts these elements among texts.
ELA1R6m Recognizes and uses graphic features.
ELA1W1a Writes texts of a length appropriate to address a topic and tell a story.
ELA1W1e Writes in complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.
ELA1W1g Begins to use personal pronouns in place of nouns.
ELA1W1i Begins to write different types of sentences (e.g., simple/compound and declarative/interrogative).
ELA1LSV1a Follows three-part oral directions.
ELA1LSV1b Recalls information presented orally.
ELA1LSV1c Responds appropriately to orally presented questions.
ELA1LSV1d Increases vocabulary to reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge.
ELA1LSV1e Communicates effectively when relating experiences and retelling stories read, heard, or viewed.
ELA1LSV1f Uses complete sentences when speaking.
Math Elements
M1N4c Identify, label, and relate fractions (halves, fourths) as equal parts of a whole using pictures and models.
M1M1a Directly compare length, weight, and capacity of concrete objects.
M1M1b Estimate and measure using a non-standard unit that is smaller than the object to be measured.
M1M1c Measure with a tool by creating a “ruled” stick, tape, or container by marking off ten segments of the repeated single unit.
M1M2a Tell time to the nearest hour and half hour and understand the movement of the minute hand and how it relates to the hour hand.
M1M2b Begin to understand the relationship of calendar time by knowing the number of days in a week and months in a year.
M1M2c Compare and/or order the sequence or duration of events (e.g., shorter/longer and before/after).
M1N1a Represent numbers less than 100 using a variety of models, diagrams, and number sentences. Represent numbers larger than 10 in terms of tens and ones using counters and pictures.
M1N1b Correctly count and represent the number of objects in a set using numerals.
M1N1c Compare small sets using the terms greater than, less than, and equal to (<, >, =).
M1N1d Understand the magnitude and order of numbers up to 100 by making ordered sequences and representing them on a number line.
M1N1e Exchange equivalent quantities of coins by making fair trades involving combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and count out a combination needed to purchase items less than a dollar.
M1N1f Identify bills ($1, $5, $10, $20) by name and value and exchange equivalent quantities by making fair trades involving combinations of bills and count out a combination of bills needed to purchase items less than twenty dollars.
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ January 7, 2008 12:52:29 PM EST ( ) |
We are off to a great start with Writer's Workshop. We are learning about Personal Narratives and all the elements that go with it. We love to share knee-to-knee and eye-to-eye. When we share this way, everyone gets a chance to read their writing that day.
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ September 14, 2007 10:01:22 PM EDT ( ) |
On Friday, we learned that a noun is a person, place, thing, or animal. We looked for nouns in magazines and pasted them on the word noun.
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ September 14, 2007 9:31:16 PM EDT ( ) |
Here is a picture from our first day of school.
Posted by: Amanda Higdon
| @ September 14, 2007 9:27:52 PM EDT ( ) |
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