Homework for Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Post date: Jan 31, 2018 8:40:11 PM

Math: Lesson 16, Module 4

Reading: The "January Reading Log" was due today, but you may turn it in tomorrow, Thursday, February 1, 2018.

Spelling: Review Red Words other, sister, knew, were; Review dictation sheets for or and ar

Spelling Information for the Week of January 29, 2018 to February 2, 2018

Dear Parents,

Red Words: other, sister, knew, were

Red Word Focus

The new 3^rd Quarter Red Words for the week will be the words knew and were. These words are non-decodable words and do not follow the rules of phonics. The review Red Words are other and sister. Please remember, each student must receive a 100 percent for two weeks in a row to receive a final grade for the Red Words other and sister. Students will take a test over these four Red Words on Friday, February 2, 2018.

Green Word Focus

RF.2.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

Our “Green Word” pattern/focus for the week will be ar as in star and or as in horn. Please practice these words as your child brings them home on dictation pages. Weekly spelling words may come from the dictation pages. Students will be expected to apply all classroom information to ten or more of the ar and or patterns on their Friday, February 2, 2018, spelling test.

Reading Focus

We will continue our reading focus with the genre, “Fairy Tales.” Students will identify the elements of fairy tales, recount stories to determine their central message, lesson, or moral, identify character traits, and learn to compare and contrast two versions of the same story. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2, 2.9) Our writing focus continues to be opinion writing (CCSS. ELA-W2.1), and our grammar focus will be verbs/irregular verbs. (CCSS.ELA-L2.1d)

The final spelling test for the Red Words other and sister and Green Word Patterns ar and or will be on Friday, February 2, 2018.

Thank you,

Mrs. Arp