Sanders' Sunflowers
Classroom Newsletter
Week of April 21- 25,2014
Information and Reminders
- It was great to have some time off. I hope the children are rested and ready to learn!
- Take note of the snow makeup days in June. We will now have our half days on June 2, 3, and 4.
- There are only 32 days left in this school year.
- Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to hide the eggs for our egg hunt before spring break and to everyone for sending in candy filled eggs. The students had a great time.
Important Dates
May 15- PE Rocks Day
May 26 - Memorial Day -students do not report
May 27, 28, 29, 30 - These will now be full days instead of half days
June 2,3,4 - half days for students (snow makeup days)
Important Connections and Links
This is a direct link to my email and my website. I have also included the school's phone number.
Email: sandersr@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Website: http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/Domain/658
Phone: 864-850-5950
Reading
This week's story: The Dot
skills:
- reading words with -ed and -ing endings (bike, biked, biking)
- reading exclamatory sentences
- compare and contrast items
- spelling words with long e sound using y and ie (chief, kitty)
- reading idioms (ex. 'raining cats and dogs', 'glued to her chair', 'heart of gold')
Sight words:
1. above 2.school 3. pushed 4. thank 5 .teacher 6.these 7. bear
8. please 9. studied 10.during 11. toward 12. water 13.even 14.surprised
Math
Students will continue learning how to add double digit numerals this week. We will alternate several types of double digit problems (30+10=, 35+3=, 67+20=).
Homework
Please read the story 'The Dot' from the Journeys Story Summaries folder one night this week.
Mon. - homework sheet; spelling
Tues. -homework sheet;spelling
Thursday - homework sheet; spelling
Reading response journals are due on Friday.