Friday, February 1, 2013

Newsletter Week 23 2/4-2/8

Reminders:

  • Please return contract forms ASAP
  • Continue working on basic math facts of addition, subtraction and multiplication 
Math- Review of Multiplication and Division (review test on Friday) 5's multiplication test on Thursday 
Language Arts- Homonyms 
Reading- Please download "Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race" 
Spelling: Begin looking over 2nd grade sight words. There will be a random, 30 word spelling test given on Friday, 1/15/13.
        Complete Dolch Word List Divided by Level

Pre-primer
Primer
Grade One
Grade Two            
Grade Two                  Grade Three

a
and
away
big
blue
can
come
down
find
for
funny
go
help
here
I
in
is
it
jump
little
look
make
me
my
not
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up 
we
where
yellow
you



all
am 
are 
at 
ate
be
black
brown
but
came
did
do
eat
four
get
good
have
he
into
like
must
new
no
now
on
our
out
please
pretty
ran
ride
saw
say
she
so
soon
that
there
they
this
too


under
want
was
well
went
what
white
who
will
with 
yes

after
again
an
any
ask
as
by
could
every
fly
from
give
going
had
has
her
him
his
how
just
know
let
live
may
of
old
once
open
over
put
round
some
stop
take
thank
them
then
think
walk
were
when


always
around
because
been
before
best
both
buy
call
cold
does
don’t
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off
or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tell
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which

why
wish
work
would
write
your 


about
better
bring
carry
clean
cut
done
draw
drink
eight
fall
far
full
got
grow
hold
hot
hurt
if
keep
kind
laugh
light
long
much
myself
never
only
own
pick
seven
shall*
show
six
small
start
ten
today
together
try
warm
* ‘shall’ has dropped out of use

 
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Focus on wh- pattern
  1. whale
  2. when
  3. where
  4. what
  5. why
  6. which
  7. whistle
  8. whip
  9. while
  10. whirl
Spelling Dictation: 
1. If you whistle while you work, the job is fun. 
2. Show me where the whale went while I was gone.

Vocabulary:
  1. 1.    buggy- small wagon that is pulled by a horse
  2.    2. leap- to jump high and far
  3.    3. reared- for a horse to go up on its back two legs
  4.    4. repairs- parts of a machine that need to be fixed
  5.    5. hire- to pay for someone to do something for you
  6.    6. afford- being able to buy something 
  7.    7. victory- to win first place 
  8.    8. mechanic- someone who fixes machines and cars
  9.    9. horsepower- the amount of power an engine has (compared to the strength of a horse)
  10.   10. "seconds flat"- without going over the amount of time




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