Our Spelling Lists -

Phonetic List - Short i Words
his
dig
bit
sit
pig
him
slip
twin
crib
grin

High-Frequency List - Words 11-20
he
for
was
on
are
as
with
his
they
at

Reading - This week in work on writing we are drawing squiggles.  I made a squiggle on the paper.  The students have to make something out of the squiggle and write about it.  It is amazing to see the creations.  This week in word work the students are making words out of the letters in Thanksgiving, practicing spelling words, or working out of a Thanksgiving booklet that has word searches, word scrambles, etc. in it.  As always, while the students are working in the Daily 5, I am working with reading groups.

Phonics - This week in phonices we are continuing to work on the glued sounds all, am, and an.  We are also working with the trick words do, does, from, and have.

Math - In math we are working on subtracting using circle drawings, as well as the equations.

Handwriting - This week we are working on the letters Dd and a review of Oo and Aa.

Writing - This week we are starting our transition from journals to writer's workshop.  In writer's workshop there are 5 steps - Prewriting (making a web of ideas), Rough Draft, Editing, Rewriting, and Publishing.

Religion - This week's Gospel story in our Promise paper is about Heaven.  We also read the story of Adam and Eve in our Children's Bible.

Science - We are finishing up our Einstein weather unit.  Tomorrow, Steve Beylon from Action 2 News will be here to talk to us about weather.

Have a great week!  :)