Spelling Words

You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Working Together:  How can we work together?	How can we help each other in dangerous situations?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar	r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar before   born   chore   corn   farm   hard   horse   more   part   porch   score  smart
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
break   family   heard   listen   once   pull	brave   collar   slipped
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
avalanche   blustery   courageous   fast-paced   hazard   instinct   rescue   skittish	Ii, Uu, Rr and Letter Size

Review Week

This week’s spelling test will be a review of the previous 5 weeks of spelling. If your student has mastered these spelling patterns, they shouldn’t have any problems at all with the words. Please review these spelling words with your child. The test will be any 15 words from this list.

Week 1
short vowel
sounds

• 1. rock
• 2. list
• 3. desk
• 4. job
• 5. sad
• 6. chop
• 7. sack
• 8. tag
• 9. rib
• 10. mess
• 11. dust
• 12. drum

Week 2
Long vowels
VCe

• 1. page
• 2. nose
• 3. space
• 4. size
• 5. fine
• 6. mice
• 7. late
• 8. huge
• 9. blaze
• 10. race
• 11. rice
• 12. vote

Week 3
Consonant
blends

• 1. stop
• 2. strap
• 3. nest
• 4. hand
• 5. brave
• 6. ask
• 7. clip
• 8. stream
• 9. mask
• 10. twin
• 11. breeze
• 12. state

Week 4
Suffixes
-ed, -ing, -s

• 1. hugged
• 2. dropping
• 3. lifted
• 4. talked
• 5. hugging
• 6. lifting
• 7. talking
• 8. smiling
• 9. excited
• 10. dropped
• 11. exciting
• 12. smiled

Week 5
blends sh,
th, tch, wh,

• 1. shape
• 2. that
• 3. whale
• 4. chase
• 5. bunch
• 6. when
• 7. wish
• 8. them
• 9. math
• 10. itch
• 11. patch
• 12. what

Don't Forget!

Don't forget to email me your child's t-shrit size ASAP. Here are this coming week's language arts skills we will be working on.

Unit 1, Week 5 (The Strongest One)

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days. You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Exploration:  What can we learn from exploring new places and things?	How does exploration help us find answers?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Consonant digraphs	Consonant digraphs: bunch   chase   itch   math   patch   shape   that   them   whale   what   when   wish
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
gone   learn   often   pieces   though   together   very	dangerous   gnaws   narrator   relatives
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
delicate   exhibit   genius   inquire   resist   satisfaction   stun   sturdy	Tt, Hh, Kk Word spacing

T-Shirt Sizes ASAP

As soon as possible could you please email me your child’s t-shirt size so we can get school spirit shirts ordered. Every child will get one so please let me know.  I am told they run just a little bit small if you want to take that into account. Also, if you haven’t sent an emergency bag to school with your child will you please do so ASAP. Thank you!

Spelling Words

Just to clarify, the 12 spelling words are those listed under "spelling patterns and associated words". The high frequency and story words are words that we practice in class and are not tested.

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days. You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Exploration:  What can we learn from exploring new places and things?	What can we learn by exploring the desert?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Base Words and Endings –s, -ed,    -ing	Base Words and Endings –s, -ed,    -ing dropped   dropping   excited   exciting   hugged   hugging   lifted   lifting   smiled   smiling   talked   talking
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
animals   early   eyes   full   warm   water	cactus   climate   coyote   desert   harsh
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
arid   dunes   extinct   forbidding   haven   landform   ledge   precipitation	Ff, Bb, Ll