Monday, January 18th is King/Lee Day = No School/No Homework

Homework:

Tuesday 19th (in back of folder)

*Read:  10 Important Sentences & Fluency Passage (3 times each)  RECORD READING ON LOGS & SIGN (in back of folder)

Wed. 20th & Thur. 21st

*Read Story:  “Where Are My Animal Friends?”  (in reading book)  RECORD READING ON LOGS AND SIGN (in back of folder)

Friday, 22nd

Students may choose their own reading selection:  “Free Choice  RECORD READING ON LOGS & SIGN (in back of folder)

Study word lists nightly:  Spelling, Sight Words & Vocabulary.  These are found behind the purple section in the reading folder

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Where Are My Animal Friends?

1.  Where is caterpillar?

2.  He became a chrysalis.

3.  Then we won’t see Caterpillar until spring when he’ll be a butterfly.

4.  He must fly away to where it is warm.

5.  Yes, we’ll be back in the spring.

6.  I will see if Bear is at home.

7.  I will sleep a long time.

8.  All my friends are going away.

9.  I will stay here all winter.

10.  I have a warm nest and lots of friends.

Play Date

     Jan woke up.  It was a beautiful day!  She wanted to run outside and lay.  But she had to eat.  Next she had to do some chores.  Then she had to feed her fish.  At last, Jan went out to play.  She saw a friend down the block.

     “Hi, Pam!”  Jan yelled.  “Do you want to play with me?”

     Pam looked up.  “Yes, I do!”  Pam yelled back.  Then Pam gave Jan a big hug.

Questions/Answers

How are Pam and Jan the Same

1.  They both want to play

2.  They both feed their fish

3.  The both have chores

What did Jan do first?

1.  She ran out to play

2.  She yelled to Pam

3.  She woke up and ate.

What did Jan do next?

1.  She fed her fish

2.  She did her chores

3.  She saw her friend

What did Jan do after she did some chores?

1.  She ate

2.  She fed her fish.

3.  She woke-up.

What is the last thing that happened in the story?

Pam gave Jan a hug.

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Tests:

Thurs. 21st:

*Story: “Where Are My Animal Friends?”

*Oral Reading

Friday 22nd:

Spelling Tests – students need to correctly spell each word when called aloud

Sight Words:  must identify word upon sight (w/i 3 seconds/per word)

Vocabulary:  must orally give definition of word

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Spelling Words:

1.  bigger

2.  biggest

3.  faster

4.  fastest

5.  slower

6.  slowest

7.  shorter

8.  shortest

9.  sadder

10.  saddest

11.  good-bye

12.  before

Sight Words

1.  different

2.  move

3.  us

4.  home

5.  try

6.  kind

7.  hand

8.  picture

9.  again

10.  change

Vocabulary Words

1.  migrate – Migrate means to move from one place to another

2.  bitterly – Bitterly means in a sad or painful way

3.  weary – When you are weary, you are tired

Week of Jan. 18 –22 is a post from: PhD in First Grade