Sortino Assignments

Work on Topic 16 a little at a time over the summer to help you prepare for second grade. This topic is full of "stepping up" lessons for second grade. You do not need to hand these in.

Students are asked to do thirty minutes on this program  three or more times a week. Be sure to complete the placement test this week if you haven't done so already, and then do 30 minutes daily this week. Next wee we will do 30 minutes 3 days a week.


1. Go to Maxscholar.com
2. Enter your username
3. Enter your password
4. Click on either  Max phonics, Max reading or Max words. 



The username for your child is their first name and last initial. It is case sensitive. So for example: if your name was John Smith, then your username would be JohnS.
The password is 12345

 Ms. Spataro wants all students actively using this program for the remainder of the school year, and then you can continue as a resource to keep reading skills fresh over the summer. 


All students are expected to begin using this program by Friday May 21st the latest. 


If you have any questions or concerns, please DOJO me. Thanks.
Mrs. Sortino

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Take the End Of the Year Cumulative Assessment and submit by 2 pm today.

Dear Parents,
If you would like for me to share your phone number and email with the class, so that the children can talk, zoom or meet up for playdates over the summer, please indicate so in the comments section of this assignment and hit submit. Please put the email and or phone number you want shared. I will be create a list from the responses and post it in the stream for the class tomorrow. If you do not want to share your information, that is okay. Please just respond so I know. Anyone that does not respond, unfortunately I will not be able to include on the list. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

This week we are continuing to work on writing poems. Today we learned about a poem called a bio poem, or an autobiography poem.  


Today you will create a bio poem of your own. Choose the bio poem paper you prefer below to create a poem that tells about you! Submit when completed.

This week we are continuing to work on writing poems. Today we learned about a poem called a diamante poem. To write this poem you need to use a noun, adjectives, verbs ending in suffix 'ing", more adjectives and a noun that is a synonym for the first noun in the poem. 


Today you will create a diamante poem of your own. Be sure to use the attached paper to guide you as to where you need to place each type of word or words. Submit your poem when complete.

This week we are continuing to work on writing poems. Today we learned that some poems rhyme at the end of each line. 


Today you will create a rhyming poems of your own. Be sure to have words that rhyme at the end of each couplet (or every two lines.) Choose the paper you wish to use below, write your poem, illustrate it and submit.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Students are asked to do thirty minutes on this program  three or more times a week. Be sure to complete the placement test this week if you haven't done so already, and then do 30 minutes daily this week. Next wee we will do 30 minutes 3 days a week.


1. Go to Maxscholar.com
2. Enter your username
3. Enter your password
4. Click on either  Max phonics, Max reading or Max words. 



The username for your child is their first name and last initial. It is case sensitive. So for example: if your name was John Smith, then your username would be JohnS.
The password is 12345

 Ms. Spataro wants all students actively using this program for the remainder of the school year, and then you can continue as a resource to keep reading skills fresh over the summer. 


All students are expected to begin using this program by Friday May 21st the latest. 


If you have any questions or concerns, please DOJO me. Thanks.
Mrs. Sortino

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Submit your spelling test.

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

1. Complete pages 209 and 211in your Journey's workbook. Omit page 210

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 205-208 in your Journey's workbook.

Happy Birthday!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

This week we are learning about poetry and try writing some poems of our own.


We have been learning how poems try to paint a picture and convey feeling without using a lot of words. Often authors do this by using their five senses to come up with descriptive words to convey their message. They also use descriptive words or words that will bring an image into mind.


We learned about a type of poem today that is called an Acrostic poem. In this poem the author spells out a word vertically, then they write words or phrases that fit the topic of the word.


See the attachment below.


We will write an Acrostic poem today using our five senses. Choose one of the attached poem papers to write your own Acrostic poem. Or write your own.


Submit your poem when complete. Please keep your poem in your writing folder because we will each have a turn to read our favorite poem to the class on Friday.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 201-204 in your Journey's workbook.

This week we are learning about poetry and try writing some poems of our own.


We have been learning how poems try to paint a picture and convey feeling without using a lot of words. Often authors do this by using their five senses to come up with descriptive words to convey their message. They also use descriptive words or words that will bring an image into mind.


We learned about a type of poem today that is called a LIST poem. In this poem the author thinks of a topic, names the topic, then lists all sorts of things that will paint a picture of this topic in someone's mind. 


See the attachment below.


We will write a list poem today using our five senses. Use the attached list Poem paper to write your own list poem. 


Submit your poem when complete. Please keep your poem in your writing folder because we will each have a turn to read our favorite poem to the class on Friday.

Take your Topic 14 Math Assessment and submit.

1. Complete pages 197-200 in your Journey's workbook.

This week we are learning about poetry and try writing some poems of our own.


Today we learned how poems try to paint a picture and convey feeling without using a lot of words. Often authors do this by using their five senses to come up with descriptive words to convey their message.


We will write a color poem today using our five senses. Use the attached Color Poem paper to write your own color poem. Include a colorful picture to go with your writing.


Submit your poem when complete. Please keep your poem in your writing folder because we will each have a turn to read our favorite poem to the class on Friday.

Students are asked to do thirty minutes on this program  three or more times a week. Be sure to complete the placement test this week if you haven't done so already, and then do 30 minutes daily this week. Next wee we will do 30 minutes 3 days a week.


1. Go to Maxscholar.com
2. Enter your username
3. Enter your password
4. Click on either  Max phonics, Max reading or Max words. 



The username for your child is their first name and last initial. It is case sensitive. So for example: if your name was John Smith, then your username would be JohnS.
The password is 12345

 Ms. Spataro wants all students actively using this program for the remainder of the school year, and then you can continue as a resource to keep reading skills fresh over the summer. 


All students are expected to begin using this program by Friday May 21st the latest. 


If you have any questions or concerns, please DOJO me. Thanks.
Mrs. Sortino

Submit your spelling test.

Today we focused on using text evidence and story events as clues to help us determine the theme of a story.


We read the story: The Kite, by Arnold Lobel in class today and discussed the story messages we found in this story.


Today you will write to tell about the theme of this story.


In your red dot notebook:

Put your heading at the top of the page
Write the title of the story in the center of the page: The Kite
Then write 5 or more sentences to tell about what you think the story message(s) or theme (themes) are in this story and why you think that.
Your first sentence should state what you think the theme of the story is. For example: In my opinion the theme of this story is _________. I think that because ________. (explain in 3-4 more sentences why you think that- tell what the characters said or did that make you say this is the theme of this story.)
Be sure to include text evidence to support what you are saying the story message is.
draw and color a picture to go with your writing.

Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 191, 192, 194, 195 in your Journey's workbook. Omit page 193

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

1. Complete pages 187-190 in your Journey's workbook

Today we reread the story Frog and Toad, The Kite, by Arnold Lobel in class. We discussed character traits.. 
Success Criteria: I can describe characters in a story using key details. (RL1.3)


Today you will do the following:


1. Reread this story with your family at home.
2.In your RED dot notebook,  write to tell character traits you recognize in the characters Frog  and Toad based off the text evidence in this story. 
 Include the following:

a heading at the top of the page
Fold the paper in half. Draw and label Frog and list the character traits/ words you could use to describe him, under your drawing. 
On the other side, draw Toad and list the character traits/ words you could use to describe him, under your drawing.
On the next page, choose one or two character traits you think describe them best. Give text evidence to support your thinking. 
You can use the attached PDF of the story to help you find words from the story when giving your text evidence.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we read the story The Kite, by Arnold Lobel.


We identified the story structure elements of: Characters, setting, problem and solution.


Today you will reread / watch the attached video below. Then write to retell the story in your red dot notebook. Do the following:


1. Write your heading at the top of your page.
2. Write the title of the story The Kite, by Arnold Lobel  Be sure to underline the title of the book every time you write it.
3. Write to retell the story:

Characters
setting
Story events: problem & solution(Be sure to include words like: First, Next, Then, and Last to organize the story events as you explain the problem and the solution)
Include details in your retelling.
a drawing with labels

4. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.
5. Your writing should contain a minimum of 5 sentences.

1. Complete pages 182-186 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Please upload your photo to share for Harry Potter day! I can't wait to see what you wore, created or brought!


I attached some drawing videos for you to use if you would like to draw some Harry Potter characters. Drawing is optional.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Pete the Cat stepped in 24 strawberries and 18 blueberries. How many berries did Pete step in altogether?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Happy Birthday Joseph!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we read the story Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun.


We identified the story structure elements of: Characters, setting, problem and solution.


Today you will reread / watch the attached video below. Then write to retell the story in your red dot notebook. Do the following:


1. Write your heading at the top of your page.
2. Write the title of the story Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun.  Be sure to underline the title of the book every time you write it.
3. Write to retell the story:

Characters
setting
problem
solution
Include details in your retelling.
a drawing with labels

4. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.
5. Your writing should contain a minimum of 5 sentences.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Upload a photo of you dressed in your red, white and blue for our school spirit friday! I will post them on our stream for all your friends to see and email them to Mrs. Tinervia to post on the school website, too!  I can't wait to see your red, white and blue!

We have been studying Mo Willems craft as an author for the past few weeks. Today you will use what you know about Mo Willems craft to create your own short story in Mo Willems style. Below you will find template you can use for creating your own Elephant and Piggie, or The Pigeon Story. 


Include as many of the Mo Willems Author's Craft as you can think of in your work.



Have fun!

Today is our last day of our Mo Willems Author Study.


Mo Willems loves getting fan mail, so I thought it might be fun if we wrote and email to Mo Willems today. (Due to Covid he is not accepting regular mail.) You can ask your parent or caregiver to help you make an email to Mo Willems. You can even attach a picture if you like! 


This assignment is optional.

Upload a photo of you with your favorite Mo Willems book. If you do not have the book, then take a photo of you with your and  the book cover showing on your computer or tablet! I can't wait to see which ones you choose! It's hard to choose just one!


Submit your photo.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Dear Families,
 We have a new reading program for all our students to use called Max Scholar. Please have your child login and begin using Max Scholar today. Students are asked to do thirty minutes on this program every day this week and then three or more times a week next week and there after. Be sure to complete the placement test this week if you haven't done so already, and then do 30 minutes daily this week. Next wee we will do 30 minutes 3 days a week.

1. Go to Maxscholar.com
2. Enter your username
3. Enter your password
4. Click on either  Max phonics, Max reading or Max words. 



The username for your child is their first name and last initial. It is case sensitive. So for example: if your name was John Smith, then your username would be JohnS.
The password is 12345

 Ms. Spataro wants all students actively using this program for the remainder of the school year, and then you can continue as a resource to keep reading skills fresh over the summer. 


All students are expected to begin using this program by Friday May 21st the latest. 


If you have any questions or concerns, please DOJO me. Thanks.
Mrs. Sortino

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Take your Unit 5 Journeys Test online and submit it today. 


Use the PDF  version of the test to read the stories for this reading assessment. The PDF version of the test is posted below this post as a material.

Submit your spelling test.

Happy Birthday Shirley!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Today we learned how Mo Willems uses theme or story messages in his books to make them funny and meaningful at the same time.


We read the story: The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog  in class today and discussed the story messages we found in this story.


Today you will write to tell about the theme of this story.


In your red dot notebook:

Put your heading at the top of the page
Write the title of the story in the center of the page: The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, by Mo Willems
Then write 5 or more sentences to tell about what you think the story message(s) or theme (themes) are in this story and why you think that.
Your first sentence should state what you think the theme of the story is. For example: In my opinion the theme of this story is _________. I think that because ________. (explain in 3-4 more sentences why you think that- tell what the characters said or did that make you say this is the theme of this story.)

Be sure to include text evidence to support what you are saying the story message is.
draw and color a picture to go with your writing. Include elements of Mo Willems Author's Craft that we learned about last week in your drawing.

Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion/persuasive writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite Mo Willems Book or Book Series.


Today we learned how good writers revise and edit their wriitng on their graphic organizer then use this to create a "published" piece on writing paper..
Continue working on your  graphic organizer below by:
Rereading your writing to check for errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization and word choice. 
Use your CUPS checklist to help you check your work.

All corrections should be shown on your graphic organizer using a different colored pencil or pen to show where you "fixed up" your writing.
Then copy your writing onto the writing paper.
Include a detailed drawing that will make your reader pay attention to your review.
Don't forget to color your drawing, include labels, and color the amount of stars you give it.

Use the Review Writing Checklist to self assess. 
Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

1. Complete pages 179-181 in your Journey's workbook

Read your Mo Willems book review writing piece to the class today on FlipGrid.

1. Complete pages 175-177 in your Journey's workbook

Today we learned how Mo Willems uses theme or story messages in his books to make them funny and meaningful at the same time.


We read the story: My Friend is Sad  in class today and discussed the story messages we found in this story.


Today you will write to tell about the theme of this story.


In your red dot notebook:

Put your heading at the top of the page
Write the title of the story in the center of the page: My Friend is Sad, by Mo Willems
Then write 5 or more sentences to tell about what you think the story message(s) or theme (themes) are in this story and why you think that.

Be sure to include text evidence to support what you are saying the story message is.
draw and color a picture to go with your writing. Include elements of Mo Willems Author's Craft that we learned about last week in your drawing.

Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion/persuasive writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite Mo Willems book or book series.


Today we learned how good writers support their recommendation/opinon by giving reasons and examples to support those reasons.
Continue working on your  graphic organizer below by:
filling in the reasons boxes with reasons and examples to support why someone should or should not read this book or book series.
Include a conclusion to "wrap it up"
Remember, a good conclusion restates your opinion or in the case of reviews, your recommendation to read or to not read this book or book series..
Be sure to include linking words when you write each reason, so your writing will flow.

Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

1. Complete pages 171-174 in your Journey's workbook

Take your math assessment and submit.

Today we learned how Mo Willems uses theme or story messages in his books to make them funny and meaningful at the same time.


We read the story: Elephants Cannot Dance  in class today and discussed the story messages we found in this story.


Today you will write to tell about the theme of this story.


In your red dot notebook:

Put your heading at the top of the page
Write the title of the story in the center of the page: Elephants Cannot Dance, by Mo Willems
Then write 5 or more sentences to tell about what you think the story message(s) or theme (themes) are in this story and why you think that.

Be sure to include text evidence to support what you are saying the story message is.
draw and color a picture to go with your writing. Include elements of Mo Willems Author's Craft that we learned about last week in your drawing.

Submit your work.

Happy Birthday LEAH!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion/persuasive writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite Mo Willems book or Book Series.


Today we learned how good writers start their writing with a good introduction.
Begin working on your  graphic organizer below by:
coloring in the amount of stars you would give this book or book series based on your own opinion of the book or book series.
 If you loved it, you would give 5 stars, if you liked it you would give four stars, if you thought it was good but not great three stars and so on. If you do not recommend this movie you would give it one or two stars.
Write your introduction in the top box. Be sure to "hook" your reader with a question. The book title or book series and author should be stated in your introduction.
Write your opinion or recommendation of this movie in the "State Your Opinion" part of the graphic organizer. Be sure to state how many stars you give this book in your introduction or opinion part of your writing.

Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

1. Complete pages 167-170 in your Journey's workbook

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite Mo Willems book or book series.


Today you will recall what we learned last week:  good writers brainstorm reasons why the like or dislike things when writing reviews.
Complete the graphic organizer below by:

write the name of the Mo Willems book or book series you will review in the center oval
color in the amount of stars you would give this movie based on your own opinion of the movie.
 If you loved it, you would give 5 stars, if you liked it you would give four stars, if you thought it was good but not great three stars and so on. If you do not recommend this movie you would give it one or two stars.
In each of the four squares you will brainstorm reasons why you are giving this book or book series the amount of stars you are. You need to think about what you like or dislike about the movie. For example: The characters? The setting? The action or adventure? The Author's Craft? The Story lines? ETC..

Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

Today we learned how Mo Willems uses theme or story messages in his books to make them funny and meaningful at the same time.


We read the story I Really Like Slop  in class today and discussed the story messages we found in this story.


Today you will write to tell about the theme of this story.


In your red dot notebook:

Put your heading at the top of the page
Write the title of the story in the center of the page: I Really Like Slop, by Mo Willems
Then write 5 or more sentences to tell about what you think the story message(s) or theme (themes) are in this story and why you think that. Be sure to include text evidence to support what you are saying the story message is. For example: The story message or lesson in Mo Willem's I Really Like Slop is _____________. I think that because__________. (Your writing should have 5 or more sentences.)
draw and color a picture to go with your writing. Include elements of Mo Willems Author's Craft that we learned about last week in your drawing.

Submit your work.

As part of our Author Study for Mo Willems you will create an Elephant and Piggie craft this week.


Below are some templates and drawing ideas. Submit the one you like best, or submit your own Pigeon and Duckling creation,  by Friday 5/21/21


Have fun!

Submit your spelling test.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Gerald read 6 books. Piggie read 4 books. Pigeon read 6 books. How many books did they read in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Dear Families,
 We have a new reading program for all our students to use called Max Scholar. Please have your child login and begin using Max Scholar today. Students are asked to do thirty minutes on this program 3 times a week. Begin with 30 minutes of Max phonics, then do 30 minutes of Max Reading, and then 30 minutes of Max words. Each of these sessions should be done on different days. (Only 30 minutes each day-of course you are welcome to do more if you are enjoying it.)


1. Go to Maxscholar.com
2. Enter your username
3. Enter your password
4. Click on either  Max phonics, Max reading or Max words. 


(I believe the program will start you off with a placement test so do your best with what they give you to start with.)


The username for your child is their first name and last initial. It is case sensitive. So for example: if your name was John Smith, then your username would be JohnS.
The password is 12345


Please start to use this program today if possible, if not definitely tomorrow. Ms. Spataro wants all students actively using this program for the remainder of the school year, and then you can continue as a resource to keep reading skills fresh over the summer. 


All students are expected to begin using this program by Friday May 21st the latest. 


If you have any questions or concerns, please DOJO me. Thanks.
Mrs. Sortino

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

1. Complete pages 162, 164, 165, 166 in your Journey's workbook

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion/persuasive writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite movie.


Today we learned how good writers revise and edit their wriitng on their graphic organizer then use this to create a "published" piece on writing paper..
Continue working on your  graphic organizer below by:
Rereading your writing to check for errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization and word choice. 
Use your CUPS checklist to help you check your work.

All corrections should be shown on your graphic organizer using a different colored pencil or pen to show where you "fixed up" your writing.
Then copy your writing onto the writing paper.
Include a detailed drawing that will make your reader pay attention to your review.
Don't forget to color your drawing, include labels, and color the amount of stars you give it.

Use the Review Writing Checklist to self assess. Save this checklist, as we will use the bottom part,  it in class tomorrow to help us provide feedback to our peers when we read our writing in our breakout rooms.
Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

This week we will continue our Author Study of Mo Willems by studying his "author's craft." 


Today we learned how Mo Willems uses No Setting and Punctuation in his stories. He has no setting to encourage the reader to use his/her imagination. He uses punctuation to let the reader know how to read the story with expression.


We read some of The Pigeon Books
We observed Mo Willems use of No Setting and Punctuation in his stories. He has no setting to encourage the reader to use his/her imagination. He uses punctuation to let the reader know how to read the story with expression. 


Today you will complete the attached graphic organizer

 Draw The Pigeon in the center. (you can use the How to Draw the Pigeon document that is attached to help you or the video)
 Add a speech bubble in your Pigeon Drawing to show what he is saying. Use punctuation to show how the reader should read it.
Fill in the circles with words you can use to describe Pigeon 
You can do this assignment in your red dot notebook if you prefer. Be sure to include a heading at the top of the page, draw Pigeon with speech bubbles and then write character traits for Pigeon under or around your drawing of her. 

Submit your work.

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion/persuasive writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite movie.


Today we learned how good writers support their recommendation/opinon by giving reasons and examples to support those reasons.
Continue working on your  graphic organizer below by:
filling in the reasons boxes with reasons and examples to support why someone should or should not go to see this movie.
Include a conclusion to "wrap it up"
Remember, a good conclusion restates your opinion or in the case of reviews, your recommendation to see this movie or to not see this movie.
Be sure to include linking words when you write each reason, so your writing will flow.

Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Artem!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This week we will continue our Author Study of Mo Willems by studying his "author's craft." 


Today we learned how Mo Willems uses Capital Letters, Bold Letters and Facial Expressions as part of his craft to express how the characters are feeling, especially to express strong feelings. 


We read the story: My New Friend is So Fun!
We observed Mo Willems use of 

 Capital Letters, Bold Letters and Facial Expressions as part of his craft to express how the characters are feeling, especially to express strong feelings. 
We discussed the characters Elephant and  Piggie today and how they are alike and different.


Today you will complete the attached Venn diagram graphic organizer to compare these two characters.

Submit your work.

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion/persuasive writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite movie.


Today we learned how good writers start their writing with a good introduciton.
Begin working on your  graphic organizer below by:
coloring in the amount of stars you would give this movie based on your own opinion of the movie.
 If you loved it, you would give 5 stars, if you liked it you would give four stars, if you thought it was good but not great three stars and so on. If you do not recommend this movie you would give it one or two stars.
Write your introduction in the top box. Be sure to "hook" your reader with a question. The movie title should be stated in your introduction.
Write your opinion or recommendation of this movie in the "State Your Opinion" part of the graphic organizer.

Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

1. Complete pages 156-158 in your Journey's workbook

This week we will continue our Author Study of Mo Willems by studying his "author's craft." 


Today we learned how Mo Willems uses Speech Bubbles as part of his craft to show what the characters say and to write his stories in a dialogue fashion. There are no narrators in the Elephant and Piggie stories. The story is developed purely through conversation that happens in the speech bubbles.


We read the story: Can I Play Too?
We observed Mo Willems use of Speech Bubbles to show what the characters are saying.
We discussed the character Piggie today and came up with words we can use to describe her (character traits.)


Today you will complete the attached graphic organizer

 Draw Piggie   in the center. (you can use the How to Draw piggie document that is attached to help you or the video)
 Add a speech bubble in your Piggie Drawing to show what piggie is saying.
Fill in the circles with words you can use to describe Piggie. 
You can do this assignment in your red dot notebook if you prefer. Be sure to include a heading at the top of the page, draw piggie with speech bubbles and then write character traits for Piggie under or around your drawing of her. 

Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This week we will continue our Author Study of Mo Willems by studying his "author's craft." 


Today we learned how Mo Willems uses motion lines to show how the character moves and what they do. He does this to give the reader more detail about what is happening in the story.


We read the stories: I'm a Frog and Listen to My Trumpet.
We observed Mo Willems use of motion lines to give details about how the characters are moving and what the are doing.
We discussed the character Gerald today and came up with words we can use to describe him (character traits.)


Today you will complete the attached graphic organizer

 Draw Gerald ( Elephant) in the center. (you can use the How to Draw elephant/Gerald document that is attached to help you or the video)
 Use motion lines to try to show how Gerald is moving.
Fill in the circles with words you can use to describe Gerald. 
You can do this assignment in your red dot notebook if you prefer. Be sure to include a heading at the top of the page, draw elephant with motion lines and then write character traits for elephant around or under Gerald. 

Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 152-155 in your Journey's workbook

This week we will be working on writing reviews as an extension of our Opinion Writing Unit.
Each day we will learn how we can use and transfer our skills as opinion writers to help us write reviews.


This week we will be writing a review of our favorite movie.


Today we learned how good writers brainstorm reasons why the like or dislike things when writing reviews.
Complete the graphic organizer below by:

writing the name of the movie you will review in the center oval
color in the amount of stars you would give this movie based on your own opinion of the movie.
 If you loved it, you would give 5 stars, if you liked it you would give four stars, if you thought it was good but not great three stars and so on. If you do not recommend this movie you would give it one or two stars.
In each of the four squares you will brainstorm reasons why you are giving this movie the amount of stars you are. You need to think about what you like or dislike about the movie. For example: The characters? The setting? The action or adventure? The costumes or colorful animation? The story line? ETC..

Submit your work and save it in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

Submit your spelling test.

complete and submit

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

As part of our Author Study for Mo Willems you will create a pigeon or duckling craft this week.


Below are some templates and drawing ideas. Submit the one you like best, or submit your own Pigeon and Duckling creation,  by Friday 5/14/21


Have fun!

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Today on Flip Grid tell us about three of the most interesting things you learned about the Author we are currently studying: Mo Willems

1. Complete pages 146-150 in your Journey's workbook

Take your topic 12 math assessment during our math block time this morning and submit it.

We begin a new writing topic: Reviews! This week we learn what a review is, look at some examples, and understand how we can write a review.

(Try to complete each activity on the assigned day, to carry over to the next lesson.)

View attached reviews about toys, movies, and books.  Discuss and share thoughts on reviews. 
Discuss 5_Star Rating Chart

Nothing to submit today, watch the videos below and then click submit (no files needed to be attached)

1. Complete pages 142-145 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 138-141 in your Journey's workbook

Since we are not able to help your children make something special for mom this Mother's Day we have attached are an assortment of Mother's Day craft ideas that you can do with your child at home to surprise mom for Mother's Day.

Feel free to look through the resources with your child and choose the ones your child likes the most to make for MOM on her special day!


If you choose to make one, please submit a photo of your child with their special gift! You can even submit a mommy and me photo of you with your mom when you give her the gift! I will post these to share with your classmates next week! Have fun!

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Piggie had  85 toys. She gave 40 toys to Gerald. How many toys did Piggie have left?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Submit your spelling test.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Our moms are amazing! Let's show them LOTS of love on their special day! Go on Flip Grid to tell us all the reasons why you love your mom and think she is so awesome. We will show these flipgrids during our second meet of the day on Friday 5/7/21 during our Mother's Day class celebration.


If you want to make one of the mother's day crafts and hold it up as a prop during your presentation, feel free to do so! Get creative and have fun with it!

Today you will listen to the story Hey Little Ant again. Think how you feel about the boy squishing ants. Is it okay? Is it wrong?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which students introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
I am successful when I introduce my writing using a hook question, opinion words and details and a conclusion to wrap up my writing.


1.  Review anchor charts and videos of Opinion Writing (attached below).

2. Complete the attached graphic organizer to express your opinion as to whether or not it is okay to squish the ant.    
 Remember a good introduction will:

hook your reader
introduce the topic (Is is okay to for the boy to  squish the ant? Is it not? Think of a question or a fun way to introduce this topic)  
tell your opinion ( I think, I feel _____ )

3. Use your craftivity from yesterday and the story, to write your reasons. You can include some of your own thoughts and reasons as well to tell if you think the boy should or should not squish the ant.  Remember to use your linking words when you go from one reason to the next! (First, Also, Most of All, Finally)

4.  Write your conclusion. Review sentence starters  (Now you know why_____, These are all the reasons why _____, I truly believe____,)


Submit your work, then keep this graphic organizer in your writing folder to use for tomorrow's assignment.

1. Complete pages 134, 135, 137 in your Journey's workbook

1. Complete pages 131, 132, 133 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Please complete the attached slide below. You need to insert a photo of you and your mom and type in the reasons why your mom is so special in the text box area. We will be using this for a virtual Mommy and Me Parade during our second meet on Friday 5/7.21.


All photos need to be submitted to me by Wednesday May 5th at 2pm. I will not be able to include photos that are submitted late. Thanks!


To Insert a photo, click on the word " Insert" at the top of the google slide page. Then hit Image. Select the photo of you and your mom from your computer. When the photo inserts it will be in the middle of the slide. Simply click on the photo to resize and drag into position on the "polaroid" picture shape to the right on the slide.


To Insert you text, just click on the words insert text, and start typing. You can then highlight and hit backspace to erase the words insert text.


Have fun!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 127, 128, 129, 130 in your Journey's workbook

1. Complete pages 123-126 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

The Pigeon had 37 cookies. The duckling ate 20 of them. How many cookies does the Pigeon have left?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Submit your spelling test.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Below are some crafts for dachshund dogs, like the kind in our story Whistle for Willie. 


There are also some pet crafts for you to choose from too, for our writing about pets we'd love to have!


Choose one or more to complete this week.


Please submit the craft you choose from below. Enjoy!

Today we publish and share our Opinion Writing on FlipGrid. 

1. Take out your final published paper from yesterday in your Writing Folder. 

2. Practice reading it over.

3. Share your writing with your peers (upload FlipGrid) or read out in class.

4. Submit your video on FlipGrid.

5. This grade goes towards Listening and Speaking component of Report Cards.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Complete and submit your Topic 11 math test online.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Complete and submit.

1. Complete pages 120-121 in your Journey's workbook

Peter was very persistent in this story. He did not give up on trying to learn to whistle.

What have you learned to do because you kept trying and being persistent in your learning? Tell us about it today on flipgrid!

Today we publish and share our Opinion Writing Pieces on the Pet we want.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
I am successful when I can copy and include changes in my writing to publish without errors.  

1. Take out your graphic organizer, rubric and publishing writing paper from yesterday in your  Writing Folder.

2. Use a sharpened pencil to write your best on the Final Copy Publishing paper.  
Make sure your published writing paper is complete and you can read it.

3. On your publishing paper, use the revisions and edits from yesterday to write your FINAL paper to convince your parents you want a pet. 

4. Be prepared to share this tomorrow with your classmates on Flipgrid tomorrow. 

Great work this week, Writers!

Today we read the story The King of the Frogs in class. We discussed using key details in a text to support our opinions. 
Success Criteria: I can ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (RL1.1)


Today you will do the following:


1. Reread this story with your family at home.

2. As you reread the story, focus on this question: Is Mamba a good or a bad king for the frogs?


3. Complete the attached sheet to tell us what you think. Be sure to include text evidence. Remember text evidence is examples from the story. Try to find it in the story. You can underline or highlight the sentences in which you find your text evidence. Then write it on the bottom of the page where it says text evidence. Remember, using text evidence helps to strengthen your opinion.


4. Submit this page when you are done and save it for our Socratic Discussion on Friday.

1. Complete pages 116-119 in your Journey's workbook

Today we reread the story The King of the Frogs in class. We discussed character traits of The  Old Frog and Mummi. 
Success Criteria: I can describe characters in a story using key details. (RL1.3)


Today you will do the following:


1. Reread this story with your family at home.
2.In your RED dot notebook,  write to tell character traits you recognize in the characters Wise Old Frog and Mummi. 
 Include the following:

a heading at the top of the page
Fold the paper in half. Draw and label  Old frog and list the character traits/ words you could use to describe him, under your drawing. 
On the other side, draw Mummi and list the character traits/ words you could use to describe him, under your drawing.
On the next page, choose one or two character traits you think describe them best. Give text evidence to support your thinking. For example: The  Old Frog is  ____________. I think that because _______. Mummi is ___________. I think that because _________.

Today you will listen to the story I Wanna Iguana again. As I read, think of your reasons you brainstormed yesterday of the pet you want to have. 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which students introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
I am successful when I introduce my writing using a hook question, opinion words and details and a conclusion to wrap up my writing.


1. View the Opinion Videos below. Review anchor charts of Opinion Writing (attached below).

2. Complete the attached graphic organizer.     Remember a good introduction will:
-hook your reader
-introduce the topic (ask a question about pets)  
-tell your opinion ( I think, I feel _____ make great pets!)


3. Use your brainstorming page from yesterday to write your reasons.  Remember your linking words! (First, Also, Most of All, Finally)

4.  Write your conclusion. Review sentence starters  (Now you know why, Please may I have _____, I truly believe,)


Submit your work, then keep this graphic organizer in your writing folder to use for tomorrow's assignment.

1. Complete pages 112-115 in your Journey's workbook

1. Complete pages 108-111 in your Journey's workbook

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

We are continuing our work on Opinion Writing.  This week, we will listen to a story titled, I Wanna Iguana.

Just like we have been stating our opinions in previous lessons, this week will are trying to convince our parents that we want a pet. 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which students introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
I am successful  when I use give three reasons.


1. Watch the video of the read aloud I  Wanna Iguana. Discuss Alex's reasons he gives to convince his mom why he should have an iguana.
2. Then you will think of a pet you want.
3. On the brainstorming sheet below, write four reasons you want this pet.  Make sure you're able to give examples and details so you can CONVINCE your parents its a good idea.  
4. Submit this brainstorming sheet when complete.  Add a picture if you wish on the sheet too.
5. Keep this sheet ready for tomorrow, when we begin to draft.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Fran has 80 french-fries. She eats 20 french-fries. How many french-fries does Fran have left?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Submit your spelling test.

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Today we read the story The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

In this story Unhei has a unique and special  name. Each of us has a special name, too. 


In this story Unhei's mother and granmother went to a name master to pick out this beautiful and perfect name for her. That is the origin of her name. Unhei's name means "grace." 


Today you will talk to your family about the origin of your name, why it was chosen, what it means, etc.. 


Complete the attached graphic organizer to tell us about your name. We will share these with our friends on Friday.


 Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.

Please upload a picture of yourself dressed up as a character or holding your puppet or character drawing, so  can send it in for posting on our school website. Thank you.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Today is Earth Day! 
Wear something green, watch the videos below and choose and  Earth day craft, booklet or headband below to make. Take  a picture of you with your Earth Day craft, booklet  or headband and submit it.

Today we read the story The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi


We learned about theme, or the message/lesson of a story today.


Today you will listen to the story The Name Jar again  by clicking on the video below. Then write to tell what you think the story lesson is and why you think that.
 Do the following:


1. Draw to show the beginning, middle and end of the story.

2. Write to tell what you think the story lesson or message is and why.

3. Be sure to use text evidence to explain your thinking. For example:

In my opinion the message of this story is __________. I think that because in the story _______ happens. When ________ (give a detailed example from the story.)

4. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.

Today we learned about how good writers use their graphic organizers to write their writing pieces. We also learned that good writers read their writing to look for mistakes and then they revise and edit their work, before submitting it.
I will revise and edit my opinion writing. 
View Slide number 8 attached for revising and editing review.  

1. Watch the videos below.

2. Edit and revise your graphic organizer from yesterday on the best snack.

3. Then use your graphic organizer to write your opinion writing piece on to the writing paper below with complete sentences, punctuation, spelling and linking words.

4. Include a drawing with your writing. The drawing should have detail and color.

5. Use the attached rubric to guide you in your writing,

6. Submit your work.

Today is Earth Day!

On flipgrid today tell us about two or more things that you can do to help save and protect our earth.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we review how good writers give reasons and examples to support their opinion, as well as write a conclusion to wrap up their writing.

1. Take out your graphic organizer from yesterday about the best snack and your graphic organizer that we used to brainstorm ideas for our reasons.


2. Continue working on writing your three reasons and three examples on to your graphic organizer. Each reason box should have the reason and the example to strengthen and explain the reason.


3. View conclusion sample sentences starters on slide 9. Choose one, to add to your conclusion sentence (restate your opinion, summarize your reason and a final thought)

4. Reread all your work you've done so far on this sheet.

5. Submit your work.

Today we read the story The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi


We learned about theme, or the problem and solution of a story today.


Today you will listen to the story The Name Jar again  by clicking on the video below. As you watch it think about the story problem and the solution. Then write to tell about the problem and solution.
 Do the following in your red dot notebook:


1. Put your heading at the top of the page.


2. Write the story title in the middle of the page and underline: The Name Jar

3. Write to tell about the story problem and solution.

3. Be sure to use text evidence as you write to describe the problem and solution. For example:

I read the book The Name Jar  today. The problem in this story is ____________.   __________.   (tell what happens with detail) The solution in this story is __________.  ____________. (Use text evidence to explain the solution in detail.

4.  Your writing should have a minimum of 3-4 sentences.


5. Draw and label a picture to show the problem and solution.
5. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.

Today we read the story The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi


We learned about how characters feeling change in a story in relation to story events.


Today you will listen to the story The Name Jar again  by clicking on the video below. As you watch it think about how Unhei felt at the beginning and at the end of the story. Focus on her feelings at the end of the story and text evidence that helped you understand how she was feeling now. Then draw and write to tell how Unhei felt at the end of the story using the graphic organizer below..

1. How did Unhei feel at the end of the story? Draw a picture of Unhei at the end of the story and write a label for how she feels at the end of the story.


2. Write to tell how she felt at the end of the story and why she felt that way. How do you know? Give text evidence to explain how you know she is feeling that way at the end of the story.


3. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.

1. Complete pages 97-100 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

We will continue to work on Opinion Writing this week. 
Listen to the story Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin.  

 Think about your favorite snack.
Why do you like it?  When do you eat this snack?  What makes it your favorite?


Take out the planning Graphic organizer attached.

In the center circle write your favorite snack.
Jot dot your reasons this is your favorite snack.  Use your 5 senses to help you give reasons on the graphic organizer. What does is look like? (shapes, colors, etc..) What does is smell like? What does it taste like? What does it feel like? etc... Add pictures in each box to remind you what you are thinking about writing for each, if you wish. 

Submit your brainstorming organizer for me to review. 

Keep this sheet for tomorrow's assignment.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we read the story The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi


We learned about how characters feelings change in a story in relation to story events.


Today you will listen to the story The Name Jar again  by clicking on the video below. As you watch it think about how Unhei felt at the beginning of the story. Focus on her feelings at the beginning of the story and the text evidence that helped you understand how she was feeling. Then draw and write to tell how Unhei felt at the beginning of the story using the graphic organizer below..

1. How did Unhei feel at the beginning of the story? Draw a picture of Unhei at the beginning of the story and write a label for how she feels at the beginning of the story.


2. Write to tell how she felt at the beginning of the story and why she felt that way. How do you know? Give text evidence to explain how you know she is feeling that way at the beginning of the story.


3. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.

1. Complete pages 93-96 in your Journey's workbook

Submit your spelling test.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Sammy saw 18 caterpillars. Jan saw 18 caterpillars. How many caterpillars did they see in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Today we will share our Opinion Writing Pieces on Duck, Rabbit.

1. Take out your graphic organizer, rubric and publishing writing paper.

2. Make sure your published writing paper is complete and you can read it. (Practice reading it so your reading is fluent.)

3. Share your writing with your peers during our second meet today as we take turns reading out in class.


Great work this week, Writers!

Below please find some frog and toad crafts. Please upload a picture of you and your craft so I can share it on the stream with the class!
Have fun! Enjoy!

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is the next one in the packet and correlates to our spelling words. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Our School Spirit Friday  this week is wear your favorite PS 32 School shirt! You can upload your school spirit photo here if you want to have it sent to be posted on our school website. This is optional.

Attached is a flyer for PS32's 1st Grade Egg Coloring Contest. Please upload a picture of only your egg directly into this assignment. Save your picture to your computer or tablet, then in the assignment select Add a File and select your picture to upload.
All submissions must be sent by April 5, 2021.
Students in all grades will vote for their favorite decorated egg from April 6th through April 9th.
The winners will be announced on April 12th.
Have fun, Be creative!! We're very excited to see them all!

On flipgrid today tell us what your favorite part of the story The Garden is, and why you like that part so much. Give reasons and examples from the story to support your opinion about your favorite part.

This week we read the story Frog and Toad- The Garden, by Arnold Lobel


We focused on:

character traits of frog and toad
the story lesson/message

Today, Thursday April 15th,  we will have a socratic seminar discussion of this story during our third meet of the day. The following questions will be asked:


what word do you think describes Frog the best? Why do you think that? (give text evidence to explain your thinking)
what word do you think describes Toad the best? Why do you think that? (give text evidence to explain your thinking)
Frog tells Toad that the seeds were afraid to grow? Do you think the seeds were really afraid to grow?  Why do you think he would say that to Toad? (use text evidence/ examples of what happened in the story to explain your thinking.)
At the end Toad says that gardening is "hard work". Do you think that Toad really worked hard on his garden? Why or why not? Use text evidence to explain your thinking.



Come prepared to express your opinion about each question above and be ready to give text evidence to explain your thinking. Looking forward to a great class discussion. You can write your responses to the next two questions or just discuss them with a family memeber as a way to prepare for tomorrow's Socratic. Please review what you wrote on the character traits before the socratic discussion as well, to refresh your memory.

1. Complete pages 90-91 in your Journey's workbook

Today we learned about how good writers use their graphic organizers to write their writing pieces. We also learned that good writers read their writing to look for mistakes and then they revise and edit their work, before submitting it.
I will revise and edit my opinion writing. 
View Slide number 8 attached for revising and editing review.  

1. Watch the videos below.

2. Edit and revise your graphic organizer from yesterday on Duck, Rabbit!.

3. Then use your graphic organizer to write your opinion writing piece on to the writing paper below with complete sentences, punctuation, spelling and linking words.

4. Include a drawing with your writing. The drawing should have detail and color.

5. Use the attached rubric to guide you in your writing,

6. Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Happy Birthday Harrison!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Today we learned about how good writers wrap up their Opinion Writing Pieces with a conclusion sentence.
I will write a closing sentence to end my opinion paper.  
View file attached slide number 9 for sample closing sentences.  

1. Watch the video below.

2. Take out your graphic organizer from yesterday on Duck, Rabbit. Add your conclusion sentence (restate your opinion, summarize your reason and a final thought)

3. Reread all your work you've done so far on this sheet.

4. Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 86-89 in your Journey's workbook

Today we read the story Frog and Toad- The Garden, by Arnold Lobel


We learned about theme, or the message/lesson of a story today.


Today you will reread the story to yourself using the attached pdf version. Then write to tell what you think the story lesson is and why you think that.
 Do the following:


1. Write your heading at the top of your page.

2. Write the title of the story Frog and Toad The Garden.  Be sure to underline the title of the book every time you write it.

3. Write to tell what you think the story lesson or message is and why.

4. Be sure to use text evidence to explain your thinking. For example:

In my opinion the message of this story is __________. I think that because in the story _______ happens. When ________ (give a detailed example from the story.)

5. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.

6. Your writing should contain a minimum of 3 sentences.

Complete the Topic 10 assessment online and submit.

Complete and submit.

Today we read the story Frog and Toad- The Garden, by Arnold Lobel


We identified character traits in Frog and Toad.


Today you will reread the story to yourself using the attached pdf version. Then write to tell about each character and which character trait you think best describes them and why. This will be done in your red dot notebook. Do the following:


1. Write your heading at the top of your page.
2. Write the title of the story Frog and Toad The Garden.  Be sure to underline the title of the book every time you write it.

3. Fold the page in half. On one side draw frog and list some character trait beneath your drawing. On the other side, draw and label Toad and list character traits to describe Toad beneath your drawing.


4. On the next page, write two or more sentences to tell me which character trait describes Frog and why you think that, and two or more sentences to tell me which character trait describes Toad and why you think that. 


5. Be sure to use text evidence to explain your thinking. For example:

 In my opinion Toad is silly. I think that because he was singing to his seeds to make them grow.
 In my opinion, Frog is kind. I think that because he gave Toad seeds so he could have a garden, too


6. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.


7. Your writing should contain a minimum of 4 sentences.

Today you will listen to the story Duck! Rabbit! again. As I read, think of your reasons you brainstormed yesterday.


1. Watch the video below.

2. Complete the attached graphic organizer. Be sure to include a hook in the topic section.
Remember a good introduction will:
-hook your reader
-introduce the topic (ask a question)
-tell your opinion ( I will, I think, I feel, etc.)
Then state your opinion in the next box.

3. Use your sheet from yesterday to help you develop your reasons on this sheet. Be sure to use transition words on your reasons lines when you write them down, so your writing flows.

NO conclusion today


Submit your work, then keep this graphic organizer in your writing folder to use for tomorrow's assignment.

1. Complete pages 82-85 in your Journey's workbook

We continue learning about Opinion Writing this week by listening to a story, Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
 By listening and looking at the illustrations, you will form your opinion on what you think you see.

Today you will look at a simple illustration attached. Think about what you see. What makes you think you see a rabbit or a duck.
We will brainstorm your reasons based on the story on the web organizer below.

Submit pictures of your work that we do together.

Keep this sheet for tomorrow's assignment.

Today we read the story Frog and Toad- The Garden, by Arnold Lobel


We identified the story structure elements of: Characters, setting, problem and solution.


Today you will reread the story to yourself using the attached pdf version. Then write to retell the story in your red dot notebook. Do the following:


1. Write your heading at the top of your page.
2. Write the title of the story Frog and Toad The Garden.  Be sure to underline the title of the book every time you write it.
3. Write to retell the story:

Characters
setting
problem
solution
Include details in your retelling.
a drawing with labels

4. Check your writing for neatness and proper use of capital letters and periods. (Use your CUPS checklist to check your work before submitting it.) At this point in the year, we should all have a capital letter at the beginning of each new sentence and a period at the end of each sentence.
5. Your writing should contain a minimum of 5 sentences.

1. Complete pages 78-81 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

April 9th is National unicorn day so I have included some fun unicorn crafts in our art choices this week. I have also included some kite for spring. Complete one or more of the crafts below. Take a photo of your with your craft and submit.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Ryan saw 12 big ants and 14 small ants. How many ants did Ryan see in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Submit your spelling test.

Take the Journeys Uni4 test and submit by noon today. Use the PDF version of this test that is posted as a material in our google classroom to read the articles and view any pictures.

1. Complete pages 74-75 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Answer the following question on Flip Grid today:
Was the princess wise or foolish to make the promise to the frog? Tell us what you think. Give examples from the text to support your thinking.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Reread the story the Frog Prince. Think about the princess.


In your opinion was the princess wise or foolish to make the promise to the frog?  Why do you think that?


In your red dot notebook today, you will write to tell us your opinion as to if the princess was wise or foolish to make the promise to the frog.


Be sure to include the following:

a heading at the top of the page
Write and introduction that answers the question. For example, In my opinion the princess was _____ to make the promise to the frog.
Write your reasons to explain your opinion. Be sure to include text evidence or examples of things the frog did or said that make you think he was or was not a good friend to the princess. For example: I think that because______. I also think that because____. In the story it says____.
Restate your opinion at the end of your writing again and include a drawing. (Submit your work when you are done)

1. Complete pages 70-73 in your Journey's workbook

Happy Birthday Ella!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

1. Complete pages 66-69 in your Journey's workbook

Reread the story the Frog Prince. Think about the frog.


In your opinion was the frog a good or a bad friend to the princess?  Why do you think that?


In your red dot notebook today, you will write to tell us your opinion of the frog as a friend.


Be sure to include the following:

a heading at the top of the page
Write and introduction that answers the question. For example, In my opinion the frog  was/was not a good friend to the princess.
Write your reasons to explain your opinion. Be sure to include text evidence or examples of things the frog did or said that make you think he was or was not a good friend to the princess.
Restate your opinion at the end of your writing again and include a drawing. (Submit your work when you are done)

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Reread the story the Frog Prince. Think about the words you would use to describe the frog. Why do you think that? Find text evidence or examples from the story to explain your thinking. Be prepared to participate in a class conversation about the words you would use to describe the frog. Have your text evidence ready to help explain your opinion of the frog. (You can review your notebook from last week to refresh your thinking about the frog as well.) We will have our class discussion at our 11:30 am meet today.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Happy Birthday Ava Wepy!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Chuck read 53 books last week. He read 20 books this week. How many books did Chuck read in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Read the issue, watch the video and explore the activities.

Submit your spelling test.

For art this week we will make a frog prince! You can use the template below, or draw one of your own, or use any other materials you wish to create your frog prince. Get creative and have fun!

Submit a photo holding your artwork.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

On Flip grid today, tell us, in your opinion, what the best part of the Frog Prince story is, and why you think that. Give a reason why you like it and an example to support your opinion.

Today we learned about how good writers include a conclusion in their Opinion Writing Pieces.

1. Watch the video below.

2. Complete your graphic organizer by writing a conclusion.

3. Then use your graphic organizer to write your opinion writing piece on to the writing paper below. Include a drawing with your writing. The drawing should have detail and color.

4. Use the attached rubric to guide you in your writing,

5. Submit your work.

Happy Birthday Jana!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Complete and submit the quiz on the story: The Frog Prince

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

1. Complete pages 56, 57, 58, 59, and 61 in your Journey's workbook

Today we reread the story The Frog Prince.

We discussed Character Traits. Remember Character traits are words we use to describe how a character is on the inside. Are they kind, mean, brave, silly, persistent, etc..


1. In your red dot notebook write to tell us about The Frog. Include a picture of the Frog with as many label words/character traits as you can. Then write 5 or more sentences to tell us what words you would use to describe the frog and why.
2. Be sure to include text evidence, or examples from the story to explain your thinking.
Think to yourself, what did the character say or do that makes me think that.
3. Remember to use proper capitalization, punctuation and to add a detailed drawing.

Complete the test and submit.

Today we reread the story The Frog Prince.

We discussed Character Traits. Remember Character traits are words we use to describe how a character is on the inside. Are they kind, mean, brave, silly, persistent, etc..


1. In your red dot notebook write to tell us about The Princess. Include a picture of the Princess with as many label words/character traits as you can. Then write 5 or more sentences to tell us what words you would use to describe the princess and why.
2. Be sure to include text evidence, or examples from the story to explain your thinking.
Think to yourself, what did the character say or do that makes me think that.
3. Remember to use proper capitalization, punctuation and to add a detailed drawing.

Today we learned about how to write reasons and examples to support our opinion writing pieces.

Watch the video below.

Complete the graphic organizer boxes with three or more supporting reasons.

Submit your work.

Keep your graphic organizer in your folder to use tomorrow.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today you will create your introduction for your opinion writing piece.

Remember that a good introduction will:
-hook your reader
-introduce the topic
-tell your opinion

1. Use your graphic organizer from yesterday to remind yourself what you wanted to say about your opinion writing for the topic of the best book!

2. Watch the video below.

3. Complete the first two boxes in the attached graphic organizer. Be sure to include a hook in the introduce your topic section. Then state your opinion in the next box. Submit your work, then keep this graphic organizer in your writing folder to use for tomorrow's assignment.

1. Complete pages 50-53 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 46-49 in your Journey's workbook

We are continuing our work on Opinion Writing today with making a plan for our opinion writing piece.

Today you will think about your favorite book, and develop a writing plan to tell why you think this book is the best book!

Watch the video below, then think about a book that you love and the reasons why ( in your opinion) it is the best book.

Complete the writing plan graphic organizer below, and submit.

Keep this graphic organizer in your writing folder to use tomorrow.

Today we read the story The Frog Prince.
We discussed story elements: Characters, Setting, Story Events: First, Next, Then, Last.

Today you will reread the story, then write and draw, in your RED dot notebook, to retell the story events. Be sure to include:
1. A heading at the top of your page.
2. The characters, setting, and use words to organize story events in your retelling (first, next, then, last.)
3. Include labels, and try to include speech bubbles, too!
4. Remember to use proper capitalization, punctuation and to add a detailed drawing.
5. Remember to write on ONE line space. Please skip a line each time so your writing is easier to read.

Watch the short video below on how to retell a story, before you begin your writing.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Stan has 25 pencils. His sister gave him 10 more pencils. How many pencils does Stan have now?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Read the issue and explore the video and activities.

Submit your spelling test.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is Lesson 18. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson 18 sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

For art this week we will make something that represents one of our favorite foods! Get creative with it and have fun. You can use the materials below or anything other things you choose to create art about your favorite food.

Submit a photo holding your artwork.

1. Complete pages 42-44 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the test during our usual math time and submit by 10 am.

Complete the color by number math and submit.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Below are some fun ST. Patrick's day crafts for you! This assignment is optional. You might want to make a fun hat to wear on Wednesday for our St. Patrick's Day Party. If you choose to make any of these crafts you can submit a photo of you with your craft to show off to all your friends. Have fun!

1. Complete pages 39-42 in your Journey's workbook

If you caught a Leprechaun and they offered to grant you three wishes, what would you wish for? Complete the Leprechaun Writing and Craft below.
Due Tuesday March 16th.

1. Complete pages 35-38 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we learned to use an idea web to write our ideas for an opinion writing piece:

Today you will write your opinion and reasons about what the best thing to eat for breakfast is. Complete the idea web below and submit.
Place it in your opinion writing folder, so you can use it to write your first opinion piece.

Each student will create a Leprechaun trap. See the letter below.
After you create the trap, you will go on to flip grid to explain to your friends how you made your trap and how your trap will work.

Take a photo of you with your Leprechaun Trap and submit the photo here and the flipgrid, too. Have fun and good luck catching a leprechaun!

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we learned to identify the parts of an opinion writing piece:
Introduction: Opinion
Reasons
Conclusion: Restating the opinion

Complete the worksheet below and submit.

1. Complete pages 31-34 in your Journey's workbook

Happy Birthday Anthony!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Create a farm animal puppet. You may use any materials you would like. Have fun and get creative with it. Attached below are some templates you may use for a paper bag farm animal puppet if you want to use one of those. Scroll down past the colored patterns to print out the black and white patterns that you can use to color, paint, and decorate on your own.

Take a photo on Friday of you dressed for farm day, holding your farm animal puppet, and submit.

On Friday 3/12 you will bring your farm animal puppet, with 3 clues for your friends to try to guess your farm animal. We will play this game during our School Spirit Friday:Farm Day!

For example: If my puppet was a cow, I would write three clues for me to use on Friday such as: I am black and white, I make milk, I rhyme with the word now. What am I? Then when my friend guess correctly, I would show them my cow puppet.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Pig thought of 15 ways they could travel on their big trip. Goat thought of 9 ways they could travel. How many more ways to travel did Pig thing of than Goat?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Read the issue, explore the videos, complete the last page in the issue and submit today.

Then read the attached Leprechaun trap document below. If you haven't done so yet, begin to create a plan for your Leprechaun Trap.

Leprechaun Traps are due by Monday March 15th. Leprechaun traps should be submitted in the Leprechaun Trap Assignment.

Take the attached quiz and submit it by 3 pm today.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is Lesson 17. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson 17 sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put all ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Submit your spelling test.

1. Complete pages 27-30 in your Journey's workbook

Today we learned about how parents and their offspring can use their structures to help defend and protect themselves from predators.

Re read the text: Parents and Offspring
Choose an animal to write about.
Complete the attached pages about parent and offspring. You will fill out one page for the parent and one for the offspring.

Today we learned about using reasons to support our opinons.

Today on Flipgrid tell us, in your opinion, which farm animal is the best farm animal, and why you think that. Think about what reasons you can give to explain why this farm animal is the best. Use facts and information about the farm animal you choose to try to persuade your audience to think like you do.

Dear Families,
Scholastic book club online is a great way to shop for and purchase books for your child to add to their at home library and use in their OWL folders as well. Take a look at this months flyers as they have many book sets on sale this month that are on first grade reading levels. You can also purchase book for older and younger siblings through our scholastic book club as well.

During the COVID crisis, you can choose to have your books shipped directly to your home. With a $25 order, you will get FREE shipping and a FREE Book (use code: READS).

All orders also earn FREE Books for our class. Thank you for your support!

Class Order Due Date: 03/15/21

Connect and Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/KLGR2

Shop the flyers for our grade with your child: https://scholastic-clubs.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=684667

I attached some of the PDF versions of the flyers for you to view at your leisure. There are also flyers for other grades in case you want to place an order for an older child of yours. You can buy books for other grades as well.



Class Code: KLGR2

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

For the next few weeks we will work on opinion (persuasive) writing.

Each day will be one step in becoming good opinion writers.

Learning Target: I can determine a fact or opinion sentence.
Success Criteria: I will be able to write one fact and one opinion about a topic.

View anchor charts for fact and opinion.

Complete the attached fact and opinion worksheet by writing one fact about snakes and one opinion about snakes.
.

1. Complete pages 23-26 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 20--23 in your Journey's workbook

Today we continued to learn how to distinguish between a fact and an opinion.

Complete the attached facts and opinions sheet.

Today we read the story The Big Trip.
We discussed character traits and the similarities and differences in Pig and Goat in this story. Today you will complete a Venn Diagram to show similarities and differences in these two characters.

1. Complete pages 16-19 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

For the next few weeks we will work on opinion (persuasive) writing.

Each day will be one step in becoming good opinion writers.

Learning Target: I can determine a fact or opinion sentence.
Success Criteria: I will be able to explain if the sentence is a fact or opinion.

View anchor charts for fact and opinion.

Choose and complete one of the attached fact or opinion worksheet.
Color the opinion coloring sheet and glue it in your red dot notebook.

Today we read the story The Big Trip.
We discussed story elements: Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution.
Today you will reread this text and write to retell the story. In your retelling be sure to include: Characters, Setting, problem and solution.

Complete one of the attached astronaut crafts. Take a photo of you with your craft. Have fun!

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Submit your spelling test.

Complete and submit the attached quiz.

Take the quiz below and submit by 2pm.

Complete your test during our math block of time this morning. Submit by 10 am.

1. Complete pages 10,11, and 13,14 in your Journey's workbook

Go on flipgrid and tell three or more facts you learned from reading the text Let's Go to the Moon.

Complete the math problems, color by number and submit.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is February all students should be using their GREEN DOT NOTEBOOK for all Spelling work. As we prepare for second grade readiness it is very important that all students use the green dot notebook and write on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put al ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Happy Birthday to Ms. Omima!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish Ms. Omima a very Happy Birthday!

If you can, please take a photo of your child holding their message for Ms. Omima and submit it here by Tuesday March 2nd. or first thing in the Morning on Wednesday March 3rd.

Read the text Let's Go to the Moon, in your journeys reader. The link is attached below.

Think about the Author's Purpose for writing this text and the details support the Author's Purpose.

In your red dot notebook today you will:
-put your heading at the top of the page
-Write the title of the story in the center of the page, and underline it.
- Write to tell the author's purpose and give details to go with what you write.
- Include a picture.
For example: The Author's purpose for writing this text was to _________ (persuade, inform, entertain.) I know that because ________. In the text it shows _____. (give details from the text.) It also shows________.(give more details from the text.) That is how I know the author's purpose was to ________.

Topic 8 math test tomorrow.
Study for the test using the review we did in class and any of the reteach pages that you need to complete to help you prepare. You do not need to do all of the reteach pages. Pick and choose the ones you feel you need extra practice with.

1. Complete pages 5-9 in your Journey's workbook

Today is Dr. Seuss' Birthday! We celebrated in class by wearing our Cat in the Hat, hats and re reading the story: The Cat in the Hat.
We learned how to use text evidence to support our responses to questions.


Today you will answer the two questions below in preparation for a class discussion tomorrow.
The questions are attached below. In your red dot notebook complete the following:
1. write the question
2. give your opinion/answer to the question
3. add text evidence (examples of what the characters said or did that make you think that) to support and strengthen your answer
4. Complete this for each question.
Be sure to write neatly as you will be using these notes to help you in our class discussion tomorrow.

Tomorrow in class you will bring this work with you and to help you during our first "Socratic Discussion."

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we read the text LET'S GO TO THE MOON.
We discussed main idea and key details.
Today you will reread this text and complete the graphic organizer to tell what the main idea of the text is and to give details to support your thinking.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we reread the story The Cat in the Hat.
We discussed Character Traits. Remember Character traits are words we use to describe how a character is on the inside. Are they kind, mean, brave, silly, persistent, helpful etc..


In your journal notebook write to tell us about The Cat in the Hat and Thing one and Thing two. Include a picture of The Cat in the Hat with as many label words/character traits as you can. Then choose just one of the many words you labeled him with and write the following:

The Cat in the hat is _____________. I think that because___________.

On the next page draw Thing one and Thing two with as many label words/character traits as you can. Then choose just one of the many words you labeled him with and write the following:

Thing One and Thing Two are _____________. I think that because___________.

Please be sure to include text evidence to support what you write. Text evidence means writing something that happened in the story that makes you think that about the character. Think to yourself, what did the character say or do that makes me think that.


Remember to use proper capitalization, punctuation and to add a detailed drawing.

I also included a cat in the hat, hat craft for you to make and wear tomorrow if you would like to, in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday!

1. Complete pages 1-4 in your Journey's workbook

Complete this math drill quiz and submit.

Take the quiz below and submit by 2 pm

Read the issue, watch the video, and explore the activities.
Complete the attachement and submit.

Complete the attached art project. You will make a portrait of what you will look like when you are 100 and write a sentence or two to go with it. Take a picture with your completed project to show your friends!

Submit your spelling test.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Sandy went to the zoo and saw 9 lions, 9 tigers, and 1 monkey. How many animals did Sandy see in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Our 100th day of school is this Friday! We will celebrate with a party in class.

On Friday February 26th, come to our second meet of the day dressed for the 100th day celebration.
You may want to dress up like you are 100 years old, or wear a shirt with a collection of 100 things on it, or wear your 100th day of school head band and glasses craft. You can do any and all of the above. Be creative with it and have fun!

Be sure to bring your 100th day of school, collection of 100 things to show all your friends!

Hip Hip Hooray for the 100th day of school!

Create a collection of 100 things. You can put these in a ziploc, or you can create a poster that shows 100 things! You might want to organize your poster into groups of 10 tens! Be creative and fun with it.
Then go on flipgrid to show the class your collection.

In your flipgrid presentation be sure to :
-begin your presentation by introducing yourself to your audience.
-Clearly show your collection of 100 things.
-Explain what your collection is and why you decided to make this your collection of 100 things
-Tell us what you liked best about the first 100 days of first grade.

Happy Birthday Lucas!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we learned about two non-fiction text features: diagrams and captions. As you create a new animal report of information, you will add these two new text features into your report today.

As part of our informative writing unit, today you will create a new report of information on an animal of your choosing. I have added some new articles for you to choose from below.

1.Choose one article from below. Print this article out and annotate facts you find that you may want to include in your report of information.

2. Create an introduction, write four or more facts and a conclusion on to your graphic organizer.

3.Copy the introduction, facts and conclusion that you have on your graphic organize, on to your writing paper.

4. Reread each sentence as you write, before writing your next sentence. You want to read what you are writing as you write to make sure it makes sense. Be sure to add details as you go if you can.

4. After you have copied your graphic organizer neatly on to your writing paper, draw a picture of you animal and include labels that teach more to the reader. We learned how often in a non fiction report there will be a photo that is a diagram of the topic that they are informing us about. Include a diagram in your drawing today. We also learned that a caption is a sentence or two that you often find under picture in a non-fiction text that tells you more about the picture or gives you additional information.

5. Design a cover for your report of information and staple all the pages together when you are done.

Use the checklist and the rubric to self monitor and self assess your work prior to submitting it.
Submit your report when it is completed. Please note all parts of the writing process need to be submitted: annotating, graphic organizer, writing, and report cover.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put al ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Today we learned about how animal parents and their offspring can have similar structures. We discussed how to these structures can help to defend and protect themselves from predators.

Read the text: Parents and Offspring
Choose an animal graphic organizer below. Complete the venn diagram/graphic organizer to compare and contrast the parent and the offspring by the structures they have.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 219-222 in your Journey's workbook

Use the PDF version of this test to read the articles and view the pictures, before answering each question on the attached online test.
Submit the google test form below once completed.

This test must be completed and submitted today. Thank you.

Reread the text Animal Groups.
Choose an animal you learned about in the text.
Create a riddle about the animal.
To do this you will use the sheet attached below. You will write three clues about the animal using information from the text.
Draw the animal at the top of the page and then create a flap with the animal's habitat to hide the animal. Your reader will lift the flap to see if they guessed your animal correctly.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 214-218 in your Journey's workbook

Good Morning,

Parent Teacher Conferences (Afternoon & Evening) will be held virtually on March 4, 2021.

Conferences will be held From 12- 2pm and 4:30- 7:30 pm.

Parents/Guardians please indicate in the comments of this assignment if you would like an afternoon or an evening appointment, and I will message you back with your appointment time on this same assignment, in the comments section. Appointments will be given on a first come, first served basis. Each appointment will be approximately 7-8 minutes long in order to try to accommodate all 35 families in our class. If anyone needs more time to discuss anything with me I am always available and happy to set up another date or time for a more in-depth discussion.

If you have any questions, please dojo me.

Thank you.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages 210-213 in your Journey's workbook

Today we read the text Animal Groups in class. We discussed using in a Venn diagram to help us compare and contrast information in a text.

Reread the text Animal Groups.
Choose ONE of the venn diagram graphic organizers below. Fill in the Venn Diagram to compared and contrast the two animal groups you use. The center of the diagram (where the two circles overlap should have things that are the same about both animal groups.) The things that are different should be listed in each remaining part of the circle.

Choose one or more of the art projects below to complete for this week's art assignment. Take a photo with your artwork and submit it to share with your classmates.

Complete this assessment during our math block this morning: 8:30-9:30

All students were reassessed on their reading levels. Please use the leveled readers that I posted in our classroom, to print out books for your child to practice on their new reading level, as well as on the next level up. When they are practicing the books on the next level up, please sit with them to provide support and guidance.

Your child should keep these books in their owl folder to use daily as part of their reading practice routine. Each week please try to print out a few more books for your child to practice reading, to keep it interesting and to provide them with many different books to read.


Please submit photos of your child with their updated OWL reading folder full of their new updated books. Thank you for all you do to support their growth as readers at home.💖

What does it mean to show respect for all? Why is so important to treat everyone with respect? On flipgrid today tell us about what respect for all means and why you think its so important to respect each other.

Complete the math problems.
Color by number.
Submit your work.

Today we read The Kindness Book and discussed what it means to be kind.

Today you will complete the "craftivity" below.
See the sample. Write to tell how you show kindness. Upload a picture of you with your kindness craft to share.

Choose one of the articles below about Chinese New Year.

Annotate facts you find in the article or articles you choose.

1. In your red dot notebook write a short report of information about Chinese New Year.

Be sure to include the following:
- a heading at the top of the page
-an introduction/hook
- 3 facts about Chinese New Year
- a closing sentence, or conclusion
- a drawing to go with your writing.

2. Choose one of the Chinese New Year: Year of the Ox hats to make. Take a picture in your hat to share with the class. You can wear this hat to our Valentine/Chinese new year class celebration on Thursday 2/11.

Today we read the story the Recess Queen in class. We discussed the character traits of the two main characters in this story. We also continued discussing what it means to show respect for others and we talked about which characters were respectful and which ones were not.

1. Complete the graphic organizers below for each character: Mean Jean and Katie Sue. Be sure to include text evidence to support the trait you give. See the example that is attached to the other graphic organizers below.

We also discussed how we can be a recess "friend" instead of a recess "queen." A recess friend includes others when they play and treats others with kindness.

2. On the slide below, type in to tell something you can do to be a recess friend to others.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

In class we reread the story: Have You Filled a Bucket Today.

We discussed what respect for others means, as well as what the golden rule is: "Treat others the way you would want to be treated."

Today you will complete a respect for all craftivity to tell how you show respect for other people. You will write and draw to show one of the ways you show respect for others. Then you will create a person head to look like you. Take a photo of you with your respect for all craftivity so I can post them on the stream each day during respect for all week to share with your classmates.

Attached below you will find a sample of how your completed crafitivity will look. Have fun!

Today we read the story the Recess Queen in class. We discussed the story elements: characters, setting, problem and solution.

In your red dot notebook today you will write and draw to retell this story. Be sure to include the following:
-A heading at the top of your page
-The title of the book
-The Characters and setting
-The problem and the solution
-A detailed and colorful picture to match your words.
-Be NEAT in your work. Remember we are all writing on ONE line space now, with a line skipped in between each line written to make it easier to see and read our own work.

Complete the math drill quiz and submit.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Minnie baked 12 cookies. Mickey baked 5 cookies. How many more cookies did Minnie bake than Mickey?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Please note that this is not an optional assignment. Daily practice is a necessity in order for your child to develop fact fluency. I will begin counting this weekly grade as one of our math tests. Your child receives 20 points for each day of practice, regardless of their score within the program itself.

So for example: If your child only goes on for three days, then your child's score on Friday will be 60/100. If they go on for four days it will be 80/100, all five days earns 100/100.

Every Friday at 3 pm, I will check the report generated by the program on usage for the week and grade accordingly.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Submit your spelling test.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is Lesson 14. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson 11 sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Read the issue and watch the video.

Complete the last page in the issue.

Then go on flip grid and tell us three facts you learned about the white house and the president from watching the video and reading this issue. Use the flip grid rubric to organize what you want to say in your presentation.

Draw one or more of the valentine drawings from the videos below or complete one of the attached valentine crafts: BEAR, Mouse, or cupcake.

Take a photo of you holding your valentine art and submit it. Complete one or more! Have Fun!!💖😃

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

We have been learning how to write a report of information in class for the past few weeks. Today you will create your own report of information on an animal of your choosing. I have added some new articles for you to choose from below.

1.Choose one article from below. Print this article out and annotate facts you find that you may want to include in your report of information.

2. Create an introduction, write four or more facts and a conclusion on to your graphic organizer.

3.Copy the introduction, facts and conclusion that you have on your graphic organize, on to your writing paper.

4. Reread each sentence as you write, before writing your next sentence. You want to read what you are writing as you write to make sure it makes sense. Be sure to add details as you go if you can.

4. After you have copied your graphic organizer neatly on to your writing paper, draw a picture of you animal and include labels that teach more to the reader. We learned how often in a non fiction report there will be a photo that is a diagram of the topic that they are informing us about. Include a diagram in your drawing today.

5. Design a cover for your report of information and staple all the pages together when you are done.

Use the checklist and the rubric to self monitor and self assess your work prior to submitting it.
Submit your report when it is completed. Please note all parts of the writing process need to be submitted: annotating, graphic organizer, writing, and report cover.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday: Put al ten words in alphabetical order.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Today we learned a new science vocabulary word: Offspring.

1. Glue the new word card into your red dot notebook.

2. In your red dot notebook, write to tell about one animal or plant and it's offspring.

Be sure to include:
- a heading
-What the word offspring means.
-the name of your animal or plant
-the name of the offspring, and what it looks like. What structures does it have that are the same or different from its parent?
-a picture to go with it.

3. I included a video about animal parents that you may watch if you would like to. This is optional, but informative.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we reviewed our reading strategies in class and learned a new reading strategy: Tryin' Lion.

1. Color the Tryin Lion coloring page and glue it into your red dot notebook.

2. Then choose one of your independent reading books from the reading time you did today and write a reading response. The reading response prompts are attached below.
Be sure to include the following:
- a heading at the top of the page
-the title of the story in the center of the page, under the heading
- 4 or more sentences for your response.
-a picture to match your words
-Use your CUPS to make sure your writing is the best it can be.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

1. Complete pages: 195- 199

Complete the following:
1. -Choose one of the hats and one of the crafts below. Complete the hat and the craft.
Take a photo of you in your ground hog hat, holding your ground hogs craft, and upload so your friends cans see it.

2. Read the scholastic news article, the attached groundhog articles, and watch the groundhog videos.
In your red dot notebook, write a small report of information about groundhogs based on what your learned in the articles and videos:
- put your heading at the top of the page
- write a small report of information on groundhogs or on groundhogs day. ( It is your choice if you want to write about ground hogs day or the animal itself)
- be sure to include an introduction, 3 or more facts and a conclusion.
-be sure to include a picture/drawing that matches your words.

3. Wear your groundhog hat to class tomorrow for Groundhogs Day!

Upload the photo of you with your craft and hat, as well as the report of information here.

Have fun!

Take this math drill quiz and submit

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Use the PDF version of this test for questions 1-10. The PDF version is in classroom as a material, posted in the assignments, right below this assignment.

Read the article "FALL" and answer questions 1-10. Then continue to answer the rest of the questions: 11-18 are on contractions and 19-20 are on glued sounds and digraphs.

This week we read a text that taught us about the four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.

Today you will take a blank sheet of paper and create a drawing of your favorite season. Be sure to make it colorful and include a lot of details about your favorite season in your drawing, such as what the outside setting would look like, how you might dress for the weather in this season, what outdoor activities you might do during this season. Draw you and your family doing something you love in this season. During sharing time on Friday we will share our artwork and tell our friends all about it!

When your artwork is complete, take a picture of you holding your colorful drawing, and submit.

1.Practice your reading for 20 minutes EACH DAY THIS WEEK. You can do this by taking 10 minutes to read and re-read the booklets you printed out and placed in your owl folder, and by going on Raz for 10 minutes today. Take one quiz on raz when you are finished,

2. Go on Lexia and complete 15 minutes DAILY, or a minimum of your allotted time for the week. Be sure to log out to save your progress. Please note that your Lexia time is saved and the data is sent to the school. Meeting your weekly Lexia time is mandatory and is part of your reading grade.

3. Progress monitor sheet. Please note we do have a progress monitor sheet this week. The sheet for this week is Lesson 13. Scroll through the attached progress monitor packet and print out the lesson 10 sheet to practice daily at home. On Friday, test your child on the words and score the progress monitor sheet and submit it to me. Thank you.


You can submit these assignments on Friday after you have completed your daily practice for all three school days. Thank you.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Hank paints 8 pictures. Then Hank paints 9 more pictures. How many pictures does Hank paint in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Submit your spelling test here.

Read the issue "Too Much Toothpaste" and explore the videos and activities.

Complete the last page in this issue and submit it.

Go on Flip grid today to tell us about your favorite season. Why do you like it? What kind of clothes do you wear in this season? What things can you do in this season?

See the flip grid rubric below to help guide you on making a good oral presentation.

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday : write words in ABC order in spelling notebook

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Read the article about Kinkajous.
Find facts in the article as you read.
In your red dot notebook you will:
-put your heading at the top of the page.
-Create a short report of information about Kinkajous. Use the facts and information you find in this article.
-Be sure to write an introduction, 3 facts and a closing sentence.
-Draw a picture to go with your writing.

Today we learned how good writers use their graphic organizers to create their report of information.

1.Print out the writing paper below.

2.Copy the introduction, facts and conclusion that you have on your graphic organize, on to your writing paper.

3. Reread each sentence as you write, before writing your next sentence. You want to read what you are writing as you write to make sure it makes sense. Be sure to add details as you go if you can.

4. After you have copied your graphic organizer neatly on to your writing paper, draw a picture of you animal and include labels that teach more to the reader.

5. Design a cover for your report of information and staple all the pages together when you are done.

Use the checklist that is attached below to check your work.
Submit your report when it is completed.

1. Complete pages 189-190 in your Journey's workbook

Take your Topic math test during our math period this morning. Be sure to submit it by 10 am today.

1. Complete pages: 184-188 in your Journey's workbook

Today we learned how good writers organize their ideas for writing on a graphic organizer.

1.Print out the graphic organizer from below.

2.Create an introduction for your report of information on the animal article you were working on yesterday. Write this on your graphic organizer. Remember your introduction should "hook" your reader. You can do this with a question, a statement, a fun fact or a sound effect. Be sure to include the name of your animal in your introduction so your reader knows what the report will be about.

3. Reread your annotated article from yesterday and add facts you found in your article on to the fact boxes in your graphic organizer. Be sure to put the facts into your own words. We may copy some of what the article said, but you cannot copy the article over word for word. Try your best to tell the facts you learned in your own words.

4. Complete the graphic organizer with a conclusion. Remember a conclusion is a way to "wrap it up" and let your reader know you are done teaching them about this topic.

Submit it when completed.

1. Complete pages: 180-183 in your Journey's workbook

Read the story SEASONS in your journeys reader. The link is attached below.

Think about the Author's Purpose for writing this text and the details support the Author's Purpose.

In your red dot notebook today you will:
-put your heading at the top of the page
-Write the title of the story in the center of the page, and underline it.
- Write to tell the author's purpose and give details to go with what you write.
- Include a picture.
For example: The Author's purpose for writing this text was to _________ (persuade, inform, entertain.) I know that because ________. In the text it shows _____. (give details from the text.) It also shows________.(give more details from the text.) That is how I know the author's purpose was to ________.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we learned how good writers prepare to write their reports of information by reading and annotating articles they read on their topic.

Choose an animal article from below that you would like to use to for your next animal report of information.
As you read your article today, use your pencil or a highlighter to underline facts and important information you are finding.

Please note that when you "annotate" by underlining or highlighting information, you will not be underlining or highlighting everything you read. Choose just facts and information. It may be a few words, part of a sentence and sometimes most of a sentence, but it will not be everything.

Submit it when completed.

Submit your spelling test.

Solve each equation on the test below and submit.

Read the article, and explore the videos, etc..

Complete the attached reading checkpoint sheet.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Take a look at the animals in the art hub. Click on the ones you like to find a drawing video you can follow to help you create your animal masterpiece!
Choose one of the animal drawing videos below.
Draw one or more of the animals you like best. Make your drawing colorful. Submit a picture of you with your drawing/ artwork animal creation.

Choose the best answer to each question.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Go on Flip grid today to tell us about your favorite animal. What is your favorite animal? What does it look like? Where does it live? What interesting facts can you tell us about this animal? Why do you like it?

See the flip grid rubric below to help guide you on making a good oral presentation.

Today we learned how good writers use their graphic organizers to create their report of information.

1.Print out the writing paper below.

2.Copy the introduction, facts and conclusion that you have on your graphic organize, on to your writing paper.

3. Reread each sentence as you write, before writing your next sentence. You want to read what you are writing as you write to make sure it makes sense. Be sure to add details as you go if you can.

4. After you have copied your graphic organizer neatly on to your writing paper, draw a picture of you animal and include labels that teach more to the reader.

5. Design a cover for your report of information and staple all the pages together when you are done.

Use the checklist that is attached below to check your work.
Submit your report when it is completed.

1. Complete pages: 174-178 in your Journey's workbook

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Tuesday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

1. Complete pages: 169-173 in your Journey's workbook

Happy Birthday Noah!

Attached below is our birthday book paper. Please print out the second page and write a happy birthday message.( If you do not have a printer, then create your own drawing and message on any sheet of paper you have.) Then you can hold your birthday message paper while you go on to the flip grid below to wish your friend a very Happy Birthday!

Today we learned how good writers organize their ideas for writing on a graphic organizer.

1.Print out the graphic organizer from below.

2.Create an introduction for your report of information on the animal article you were working on yesterday. Write this on your graphic organizer. Remember your introduction should "hook" your reader. You can do this with a question, a statement, a fun fact or a sound effect. Be sure to include the name of your animal in your introduction so your reader knows what the report will be about.

3. Reread your annotated article from yesterday and add facts you found in your article on to the fact boxes in your graphic organizer. Be sure to put the facts into your own words. We may copy some of what the article said, but you cannot copy the article over word for word. Try your best to tell the facts you learned in your own words.

4. Complete the graphic organizer with a conclusion. Remember a conclusion is a way to "wrap it up" and let your reader know you are done teaching them about this topic.

Submit it when completed.

Today we reread the folktale How Leopard Got His Spots.

We learned that folktales are stories that try to explain the reason for things as well as try to teach a lesson that we can use in real life.

In your red dot notebook today you will write a reading response to tell about the real life lesson that we can learn from the story HOW LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS.

Remember to do the following:
-reread the story online
-put your heading at the top of your page
-write the title of the book
-write 4 or more sentences to tell what the lesson of this story is and why you think that (give examples and text evidence from the story to support your thinking)
-include a picture with details

Use your C.U.P.S. checklist to check your work over for errors before submitting it.

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Today we learned how good writers prepare to write their reports of information by reading and annotating articles they read on their topic.

Choose an animal article from below that you would like to use to for your next animal report of information.
As you read your article today, use your pencil or a highlighter to underline facts and important information you are finding.

Please note that when you "annotate" by underlining or highlighting information, you will not be underlining or highlighting everything you read. Choose just facts and information. It may be a few words, part of a sentence and sometimes most of a sentence, but it will not be everything.

Submit it when completed.

Today we read the folktale How Leopard Got His Spots. We discussed sequence of events. (The order of events in a story.)
Complete the graphic organizer below to show the sequence of events in this story.

1. Complete pages: 165-168 in your Journey's workbook

Complete the following:
-Watch the video
-Do the quick check
-Complete the rest of the math workbook pages for this lesson.
-Submit your work.

Login in to XTRA math daily and practice your math facts for 10-15 minutes or more each day, to help you memorize your facts and develop fact fluency.

Submit this assignment on Friday after you have practiced each day.

Copy the following word problem into a notebook that you can use for math:

Ben has 6 pink flowers, 4 yellow flowers, and 4 blue flowers. How many flowers does Ben have in all?

Use more than one strategy to show your work in solving this word problem.
Bring this with you to our first meet today. We will share our strategies and we will learn about the SOLVE method for solving word problems.

We will use our SOLVE cards today. Please bring it with you to the meet. I attached it below in the event that you do not have it, or you lost it.

I attached the Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart for you to glue into your math notebook as well to use for reference.

I attached Addition and Subtraction Key words for you glue in your math notebook to refer to when solving word problems.

Submit your spelling test.

Read this Scholastic News Issue on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and explore the videos, resources, etc. You can read more about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by clicking on the attached raz kids book, too.
1. Complete the last page: Dr. King Timeline
2. Go on Flip Grid and tell two facts you learned from this article.

Choose one of the art assignments or craftivities below and complete it. Then take a photo of you with your art and upload it to the stream to share with the class.

You can choose one of these listed below, or your child can create their own peace poster. Be creative! Have fun!

This is our spelling assignment for the week. Send/turn in photos on Friday, once all the activities below are completed.

Now that it is January, we will begin to write a heading on all our notebook work. You may continue to use your blue and white notebook for spelling work, or you can start to use the green dot notebook from the beginning of the year. (The one we used to practice our letter writing.)
At this point in the school year, we begin to transition to students writing on one line space in a regular black and white notebook. Please guide your child to do this. Students that continue to use the blue and white spelling notebook, will still use two line spaces. By February, all students should be using the green dot notebook and writing on one line space. Please show your child to skip a line when writing on one line space to make it easier for them to read back what they have written.

When writing in your notebook, make sure to go to the next clean page and write our school heading:
PS 32 your name(first and last)
1-243 Date
Start at the second line (inside the blue lines, not above the blue line)
We will begin using our heading each time we write in our notebook and papers.

Monday : write words 1-10 3 times each in spelling notebook

Tuesday : write words in ABC order in spelling notebook

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling word: 1-5.

Thursday - Write a sentence for each spelling word: 6-10.

In order to help our students improve in their fact fluency, we will begin using a free math program called XTRA math.

Please view the attached flyers as well as the sheet with the class pin numbers to get your child set up.

PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH THE ATTACHMENTS to find YOUR CHILD's PIN and SIGN UP information. Thank you! :)

When you have them set up on XTRA math please submit this assignment to me with a note letting me know your child now has access to XTRA math.

Using this program daily will help your child to develop and improve their addition and subtraction fact fluency.