Mrs. James Reading Classes
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  • Week of Feb. 6th to 10th
1st grade
"Weeks Activities"

STORY:
We are starting the story: " Kate's Game" Students will be introduced to long a sounds this week, summarizing and drawing conclusions while reading.Test will be next week.

SPELLING: Long a patterns. Focus on a_e. We will call it magic silent "e". Look for a handout to review with your child this week. Word families: ake, ame and ate.

HOMEWORK:
Please check your child's take home folder nightly for assignments. Review Book of Words nightly

TEST SCHEDULE
None this week! Test will be next week

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2nd grade
"Weeks Activities"

STORY:
Super Croc, a nonfiction article. Test will be this Friday, 2/10th.

SPELLING:
H diagraphs: ch, sh, wh, th. We will learn them as the H Brothers. Students will compare and contrast the sounds of -ch and -tch. Test will be this Thurs. 2-9th

AR Requirements:
AR Requirements: Requirements for the 3rd nine weeks are due on March 14th. All students in the 2nd grade are required to read 3 AR books, pass each AR test and complete AR STAR page on it.

HOMEWORK:
Please check your child's take home folder nightly.

TEST SCHEDULE:
Thurs. 2-9th Spelling and Phonics quiz on H Brothers
Fri. 2-10th Story test (Super Croc)


UPCOMING TEST


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3rd grade
"Weeks Activities"

STORY:One Riddle One Answer", test on story will be this Thursday, 2-9th.

SPELLING:
words with -air, -ear, -are and -eir. Test will be this Wed. 2-8th

3rd Nine weeks AR Requirements:
*All students are required to read 3 AR books leveled 2.0 or higher and pass required AR test on or before March 14th .

Students will be required to complete a book report on 1 of the 3 books read. Report forms will go out with AR requirement slips. Book reports due on March 12th.

HOMEWORK: Please check your child's planner nightly.

TEST SCHEDULE:
Wed. 2-8th Spelling test/Phonics Quiz (
Thurs. 2-9th Story test "One Riddle, One Rhyme"


UPCOMING TEST/AR
March 12th AR book report due
March 14th AR requirements due/print your student record and give to Mrs. James

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4th grade
"Weeks Activities"

Story: New Story, Mr. LaRue. Skills: drawing conclusions, prefixes, summarizing.Test will be next Tues. 2-14th

SPELLING: words with infected endings -ing, -ed. Test will be this Friday, 2-10th.

ORANGE VOCAB: Starting Unit 9.

AR REQUIREMENTS FOR 3rd NINE WEEKS:
All students are required to read 3 AR books leveled 3.0 or higher, pass AR test on or before March 14th.

HOMEWORK: Check your child's planner nightly

TEST SCHEDULE:
Fri. 2-10th Spelling test on inflected endings

UPCOMING TEST
Tues. 2-14th Story test Mr. LaRue
March 14th AR requirements due, print student record and give to Mrs. James

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  • *Please e-mail if you ever have any questions at: ljames@stjudebr.org