WEEKLY NEWS AND LESSON PLANS

 Week of November 9-13

Theme: "Thanksgiving"

"Pilgrims and Indians"

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NOVEMBER STUDENT OF THE MONTH !

KAMBRY SCRUGGS

Dear Family,

Thanks for your help in donating baked goods, caramel apples, and volunteering your time to work at the first grade booths for the SES Fall Festival last Friday night.  I appreciate you!  I would like to extend a "special" thanks to Erin and Chad Lynn for volunteering to be our first grade BEES parents who organized our booths, sent notes home,  and made numerous calls for volunteer parents to work in our booths on fall festival night.  You are very much appreciated!

We will continue reading in Book 3, the story "Greg's Mask" pages 41-63.  Please listen to your child read the basal story each night as part of his/her 20 minutes of reading.  Don't forget to sign or initial the reading homework chart  each night in the homework folder. Your child will have his/her story selection assessment on Thursday.   Study the highlighted basal and Saxon sight words listed in your child's folder.  It would be very helpful if you would make sight word flash cards for your child.  As we complete each list of sight words, your child will be orally tested on these words.  

We will continue Spelling List 10 this week.  Your child will have a practice assessment on Wednesday and the retake assessment on Friday.  If your child has a perfect paper on the spelling words and/or sentence dictations, he/she will not have to retake it on Friday.  The words are getting progressively harder so make sure and study the words and dictations daily.

If you ever have any questions concerning your child's progress, please feel free to call the elementary school office (601-758-4289) to schedule a conference. I have specific conference times each day. You can also email me from this website or to my Lamar County School District address at www.teresa.hudson@lamarcountyschools.org.

Thanks for your support at Sumrall Elementary School. Remember our motto: LEARNING TAKES THREE: PARENT,TEACHER, AND ME !

Sincerely,

Teresa Hudson

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

November 12 - Progress Reports

November 19 - First Grade Fire Safety Day

November 20 - Thanksgiving Feast  at 2:00 - more info later

November 23-27 - Thanksgiving Holidays - no school

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK:

# Required skills are indicated by Competency Objective numbers and Depth of Knowledge levels)

MONDAY: 

Reading: #1a2 (DOK1); 1b4,1c1 (DOK 2)  1c8 (DOK 2)

Saxon Phonics Lesson 61 - Vowel y, Part 1

Key Picture - cry

New Saxon sight words - love    move

*Homework 61 -  complete/return.

#1f (DOK 1); 2b1 2b3 (DOK 2)

Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, and interpret text.

Read the basal story – "Greg's Mask" pages 41-63.

New basal sight words - any   grow   new   old

Study basal and Saxon sight words highlighted in the homework folder.

Spelling:  Spelling List 10  #4b7 (DOK 1)

we  with  long  must  like  brisk  clock  sleep  sanding  insect  *does  *been

* - denotes sight words - must be memorized

Sentence Dictations:  1. He has been resting at home.  2.  Does the clock ring at ten?

Practice writing the spelling words and sentence dictations daily. 

10:30 – 11:15 – Activity

Math:    envision Math  Topic 9   9-1      #2.a. (DOK 2)

Introduce Topic 9 - Patterns

Describing Patterns

Interactive Learning, Visual Learning, Guided and Independent Practice, Problem Solving, and Quick Check Master

12:15-12:45  Lunch

Language:  Prewrite - Writing Process  #3a1 (DOK 3)

Write a list of Details ; Describing something

Language Practice Book pages 95, 96

Handwriting : #4b8 (DOK 1)

Copy spelling sentences from the board, focusing on letter formation, spacing, and neatness.

1:30-2:00  Recess

Science/Social Studies: "Thanksgiving"  "Indians"

Activity: Paper bag puppet (Indian) - color, cut out, and assemble - Thanksgiving Holiday Kit page 44.

Share the classroom book about Indians.

TUESDAY:   

Reading: #1a2 (DOK 1) 1b4, 5;1c1 (DOK 2) 1c8 (DOK 2)

Saxon Phonics Lesson 62 - Vowel y, Part 2

Key Picture - candy

New Saxon sight words - any   many

Decodable Reader 21 - Bunny's Funny Hat

Homework 62 - complete/return.

Study all basal and Saxon sight words highlighted in the reading folder.

#1f (DOK 1); 2b1, 2b3 (DOK 2)

Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, and interpret text.

Read the basal story – "Greg's Mask" pages 41-63.

Study basal and Saxon sight words highlighted in the folder.

*Sign or initial the reading chart in the homework folder.

10:30-11:15  Activity

SEEKERS: Overcoming Poor Decisions (TE) page 121

Spelling:  Spelling List 9 #4b (DOK 1)

Practice writing each spelling word and sentence dictation correctly to prepare for Wednesday's assessment.  

Math:  enVision Math  Topic  9-2   #2.a. (DOK 2)

Using Patterns to Predict

Interactive Learning, Visual Learning, Guided and Independent Practice, Problem Solving, and Quick Check Master

 12:15-12:45  Lunch

Language:  Write Your Description    ##3b2 (DOK 3)

Language Arts Book pages 97, 98

 Handwriting: #4b8 (DOK 1)

Copy spelling sentences, focusing on letter formation, spacing and neatness.

1:30-2:00  Recess

Science/Social Studies: "Indians"

Activity: Indian Teepee - color, cut out, fold, and display in the classroom.

Share classroom books about Indians.

WEDNESDAY: 

Reading: #1a2 (DOK 1); 1b4,5; 1c1 (DOK 1)

Saxon Phonics Lesson 63 - Combination er

Key Picture - butter

New Saxon sight words - another   brother   mother   other

*Homework 63 -  complete/return

#1f (DOK 1); 2b1, 2b3 (DOK 2)

Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, and interpret text.

Reread the basal story – "Greg's Mask" pages 41-63.

Study basal and Saxon sight words highlighted in the homework folder.

Practice Book page 93 -  blends

Practice Book page  94 - Use new basal sight words to complete missing words in sentences.

Sign or initial the reading chart in the homework folder.

Spelling:  Spelling List 10  #4b7 (DOK 1)

Practice Spelling Assessment

10:30-11:45 – Activity

Math: enVision Math   Topic 9-3   #2.a. (DOK 2)

Extending Shape Patterns

Interactive Learning, Visual Learning. Guided and Independent Practice, Problem Solving, and Quick Check Master

12:15-12:45  Lunch

Language:  Publish and Present  #3a5 (DOK 3)

Language Arts Book pages 99, 100

Handwriting:  #4b8 (DOK 1)

Copy spelling sentences from the board, focusing on correct letter formation, spacing, and neatness.

1:30-2:00  Recess

Social Studies/Science:  "Indians"

Activity: Indian Maiden (girls) and Indian Tom-Tom (boys)

Education Center pages 91. 92 - color, cut out, and display in the hallway.

Share classroom books about Indians.

THURSDAY: PROGRESS REPORTS/ASSESSMENT FOLDER

***Progress Reports and Assessment Folder/Papers - Parents, please look over your child's assessments  and progress report for the 2nd 9 wks.  Sign the assessment folder and progress report.  RETURN ALL ASSESSMENT PAPERS, SIGNED PROGRESS REPORT, AND SIGNED ASSESSMENT FOLDER ON FRIDAY.   Thanks!  Teresa Hudson

Reading: #1a2 (DOK 1), 1b4,1c1 (DOK 2)

Saxon Phonics Lesson 64 - Trigraph igh

Key Picture - light

New Saxon sight word - only

Decodable Reader 22 - It Helps to Have a Big Brother

*Homework 64 - complete/return.

#1f (DOK 1); 2b1, 2b3 (DOK 2)

Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, and interpret text.

Reread the basal story – "Greg's Mask".

Story Selection Assessment - "Greg's Mask"

Review Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3 highlighted basal and Saxon sight words in the homework folder.

Spelling:  Spelling List 10  #4b7 (DOK 1)

Practice writing spelling words and sentence dictations.  This activity is only for the students who missed (-0) on the practice assessment yesterday.

10:30-11:15 – Activity

Math: enVision Math  Topic 9-4   #2.a. (DOK 2) 

Problem Solving:  Look for a Pattern

Interactive Learning, Visual Learning, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Problem Solving, and Quick Check Master

12:15-12:45  Lunch

Language: Common Assessment # 2 - Nouns   #4b1 (DOK 1)

Language Arts Book pages 103, 104

Handwriting: #4b8 (DOK 1)

Copy spelling sentences from the board, focusing on correct letter formation, spacing, and neatness.

1:30-2:00  Recess

Social Studies/Science:  "Indians"

Activity: Make Indian and Pilgrim headbands for the November 20th feast.

Share classroom books about Indians.

FRIDAY: 

Saxon Phonics Lesson 65

Assessment 12

**No homework

Review basal sight words highlighted in the homework folder.

#1f (DOK 1); 2b1, 2b3 (DOK 2)

Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, and interpret text.

Reread the basal story - "Greg's Mask" pages 41-63.

Spelling:  Spelling List  10  #4b7 (DOK 1)

Spelling  Assessment

This assessment is only for the students who did not have a perfect (-0) paper on Wednesday's spelling words/sentence dictations assessment.

10:30-11:15 – Activity

Math: enVision Math  Topic 9 - Patterns

Topic 9 - Assessment 

Interactive Learning, Visual Learning, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Problem Solving, and Quick Check Master

12:15-12:45  Lunch

Language: Writing Tests - Write a sentence.

Language Arts Book pages 101-102   #4c3 (DOK 2)

Handwriting: #4b8 (DOK 1)

Copy spelling sentences from the board, focusing on correct letter formation, spacing, and neatness.

1:30-2:00  Recess

Social Studies/Science: "Pilgrims"

Activity:  Complete the Indian and Pilgrim headbands from Thursday's activity

Scholastic News

***VOCABULARY BUILDER WORDS:  order    backward

Have a great weekend!

   Sincerely,

Teresa Hudson