Week of 12/1/14 12/5/14

Phonics
5 sound words with consonant blends
Consonant blends are when 2 or 3 consonants are side by side, and each consonant sound is heard.
They can be found in the front or the back of words. This weeks words contain 5 sounds with
consonant blends.
***Marking the consonants with a line under each one, helps the students be more aware of the 2/3
consonants. This is especially helpful when writing these types of words. Very often, when words with
consonant blends are written, the second consonant is left out. Therefore, marking the consonants is a
strategy that helps the students with not only reading these words, but also writing them as well.
Examples:
Word: scrap (the 3 letter consonant blend is in the front of the word)
Marking the word: s c r a p
Word: struck (the 3 letter consonant blend is in the front of the word with a digraph in the back of
the word)
Marking the word: s t r u ck (the digraph gets a line under both letters since the 2 letters make 1
sound.
Word: stress (the consonant blend is in the front of the word with a bonus letter s in the back of the
word)
Marking the word: s t r e ss (the bonus letter s gets a star on top)
Phonics and sight word tests Friday, December 5, 2014

Sight
Words

Vocabulary
Words
(Week 2)

its
cant
wont
isnt
youre
well
shes
wouldve
couldve
shouldve

ape
brain
branch
cavern
chimney
dozen
flame
net
spear
torch

Chapter 3 Math test Friday, December 5, 2014

Wordly Wise Vocabulary test Thursday, December 11, 2014
In addition to the worksheets that will be given out for homework for phonics practice. Please have your child practice reading and writing the
words and sentences on the CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) , glued sounds (-am, -an) word lists, bonus letter lists, the ng and nk glued
sound, the long a words, the long e and long u words, the long i words, the long o words, and the 4 sound consonant blend words on the word
lists.
Reminders:
This is Week B. We will be going to the library on Tuesday to exchange our books.
Please make sure that the children come to school dressed with a warm jacket, a scarf, a hat, and gloves. The weather is getting colder, and
the children still go outside during recess, so please have them dress accordingly.
Please make sure to sign all homework and initial the agenda.
***Although written homework may not be given on the weekends, please make sure that your child is continuing to read daily.
Suggested weekend activities:
-In Reading and Writing, we are currently reading informational text (non-fiction). The following are suggested activities that can be done
using informational text.
-Write the main idea of the book or section of the book and write details that tell more about the main idea.
-Take notes about the topic on a thinking map and then use the notes to write about the topic. The students must include a topic sentence
that tells the reader what they will be writing about and a closing sentence that sums up what they wrote.
-Answering who, what, when, where, and why questions about the topic of their text.
***If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me at jpulido87@hotmail.com. I will try to get back to you within the next day or two
of receiving your email. If there is something that requires my immediate attention, please send in a written note