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.)
Responsibility:  What does it mean to be responsible?	How can we be responsible when we make a mistake?
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.)
Vowels  aw, au, augh, al	Vowels  aw, au, augh, al: August   auto   because   caught   chalk   draw   fault   launch   talk   taught   thaw   walk
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
behind   brought   door   everybody   minute   promise   sorry	afternoon   blame   idea   important   signmaker   townspeople
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.)
apologize   citizen   hoard   interrupt   judgment   protest   scold   troublemaker	Cursive Letters H, K, N, M Letter Slant

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.)
Responsibility:  What does it mean to be responsible?	How can we be responsible friends and neighbors?
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.)
The sounds of /f/ph, gh, ck, ng	The sounds of /f/ph, gh, ck, ng: backtrack   clang   cough   duckling   enough   graph   laugh   phone   photo   rough   ticket   tough
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
bought   people   pleasant   probably   scared   shall   sign	adventure   climbed   clubhouse   exploring   greatest   truest   wondered
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.)
advantage   appreciate   communicate   defiant   demand   ferocious   firmly   respect	Size of letter

A Few Reminders and Donations

I just want to give a few reminders since we are over half way through the year! First off, we have weekly homework due on Friday. Your child should be bringing the homework packet home on Monday and it is due no later than that Friday. This is not intended to be done all in one sitting, feel free to space it out through-out the week. Of course, do whatever is best for your child and family. In addition to that homework, they should be reading 20 minutes daily. This should add up to no more than 30-40 minutes of homework a night.

Finally, with spring setting in, we are starting to run low on our supply of Kleenex and Clorox/Lysol/disinfectant wipes. If you are able to donate either item it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for all your support!

Spelling Words

As a reminder, the spelling words are the 12 words under the "spelling patterns and associated words" box. 

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.)
Responsibility:  What does it mean to be responsible?	How can we be responsible animal owners?
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.)
Silent Consonants:  kn, wr, gn, mb	Silent Consonants: climb   comb   gnat   knee   knob   knock   lamb   sign   wrap   wren   write   wrong
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
above   enough   toward   whole   word	Chased   chewing   dripping   grabbed    practice    treat   wagged
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.)
behavior   companion   confident   consider   cooperate   obedient   properly   reprimand	Letter Smoothness

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.)
Responsibility:  What does it mean to be responsible?	How can we be responsible community members?
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.)
Prefixes:  un-, re-, pre-, dis-	Prefixes: disagree   disappear   discolor   preheat   preschool   regroup   rerun   rewind   unlock   unpack   unplug   unsafe
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
become   enough   good-bye   nothing   people   stories   together	annoy   complain   mumbles   P.M.   signature   shrugs
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.)
concern   contribute   fragile   litter   pellets   persuade   pollute   release	Letter Spacing

Pizza Party!

This note will be going home on Wednesday but here it is in case you miss it!

Dear Parents,

         Our school recently had a fundraiser with Papa John’s Pizza and our class had the most participation and won a pizza party! This will take place Thursday at 11:30 am, just before our regular lunchtime. Thursday is also an early-out day. I’m letting you know ahead of time in case you choose not to send your child to school with a lunch. Every child will get a slice of either pepperoni or cheese pizza. Although this is last minute I’m also wondering if you would be willing and available to donate any drinks or healthy snack (i.e. carrots/ranch/fruit) to have with the pizza that day. If you are able to donate anything will you please let me know through email ASAP! Thank you for all your support and congrats to the class!

                                                                              

-Miss Stanger                                                         

Stacey.stanger@canyonsdistrict.org

Parent Teacher Conferences

Please remember that parent teacher conferences are this week. I sent home a reminder note about your individual times. If you aren't sure please email me and I will be happy to remind you. Thank you and I look forward to meeting with you.

Spelling Words

Please remember that due to parent teacher conferences this week there is no school on Friday. The spelling test will be on Thursday.

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.)
Responsibility:  What does it mean to be responsible?	Why should we be responsible for doing a good job?
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.)
Suffixes:  -ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish	Suffixes: cheerful   fighter   graceful   hardly   helper   quickly   sailor   slowly   teacher   visitor   weekly   yearly
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	building   burning   masks   quickly   roar   station   tightly
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.)
caretaker   community   instrument   lug   operation   responsible   supplies   teamwork	Letter Smoothness