Monday Newsletter
February 13, 2012
Reading – The test for this week stories will be on Friday. “The Missing
Cake” and “Flake, the Missing Hamster”.
Reading vocabulary words to know are:
*found *near *hears *might *open *gone
*around *tired
Review words: warm, cool, over, our, mother, told.
The “words to know” are high frequency words. Your child should be able to
read/recognize these words (not spell them).
Robust Vocabulary words are:
*sympathy—When you let others know you are sorry they feel bad, you
are showing sympathy.
*sensitive—If you are sensitive, you care about other people’s
feelings.
*devoted—If you are devoted to someone, you love and want to take
care of that person.
*alarmed—If you are alarmed, you feel scared or worried.
*mysterious—If something is mysterious, it is strange or puzzling.
*overjoyed—When you are overjoyed, you are very, very happy.
Spelling – Lesson 21
came take
game day
gate play
late four
lake place
Religion –Chapter 18 ”We Are Followers of Jesus” -- The religion book will be
sent home the night before the test.
Math – Chapter 19 “We Celebrate God’s Forgiveness”. Math pages will be sent
home the night before the test.
Phonics – Long vowel /a/ a-e
Language – Lesson 21 Describing Words: we will identify and use describing
words that tell how many.
Have a great week!
Thanks,
Amy Heirtzler