Mrs. Whitlock's Class: November 2008

There is no school Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in honor of Veteran's Day. Thank you to our many brave military men and women who make it so we can live in the land of the free!

Student Supplies

Mrs. Whitlock’s 1st Grade Supply List

Everyone:

2 - Reams White Copy Paper (500 sheets per ream)
4 - 24ct Crayola Crayons
1 - 12 ct Crayola Colored Pencils
1 – 10 Count Crayola Markers (Regular Tip)
1 – Crayola Washable Water Colors
2 – Big Highlighters
2 – 24 Count #2 Pencils
1 - Pencil Box
1 - Blunt 5” Fiskar Scissors
1 – Elmer’s Washable School Glue
6 – Glue Sticks
1 – Germ-X
1 – Headphones (For Computer)
1 - Backpack, NO Wheels
1 - 3 pack white t-shirts (Need to fit all year, for art projects.)
$10 Classroom Donation
$6 for class fieldtrip t-shirt
$4.50 for Weekly Reader Subscription

Boys:

1 – Lysol Disinfecting Wipes
1- Tissues
1 - Quart Size Ziploc Bags

Girls:

1 – 4 Pack Dry Erase Markers
1 – Roll of Paper towels
1 - Gallon Size Ziploc Bags – 1 Box

FROG Books

FROG stands for Fully Responsible Organized Group

This notebook is used to communicate with my students and parents. It is a great way to be organized and to keep the lines of communication open.

Supplies used for FROG Book:

- 3 prong, 2 pocket, vinyl folder
- 1 zipper pencil pouch with 3 holes
- 1 clear protective sleeve w/ 3 holes
- 4 plastic vinyl sleeve folders w/ 3 holes

Contents of FROG Book:

Front Pocket of Folder - Daily Behavior Log
Zipper Pouch - Money Bag for Snack & Lunch Money
Clear protective Sleeve (One Side Class Rules & FROG Rules Other Side Contact Information)
1st Vinyl Folder - Newsletter Pocket
2nd Vinyl Folder - Weekly Passage & Homework Pocket
3rd Vinyl Folder - Graded Papers Pocket
4th Vinyl Folder - Keep at Home Pocket
Back Pocket of Folder - Notes to and from Teacher

Homework

Homework:

Students will have spelling homework according to the day we are on in our reading series. Homework can be found in the homework folder of your child's FROG book and will also be listed on the newsletter. Worksheets will be sent home daily to complete for homework.

Students will have a weekly passage to read throughout the week.

Directions:

(Weekly Passage should be read at least 5 times throughout week.)

1st Read: Parent Read Aloud
2nd Read: Echo Read (Parent read a line then child, etc.)
3rd Read: Choral Read (Parent & child read at same time.)
4th Read: Child Reads with Help
5th Read: Child Reads Independently

Students will have 10 High Frequency Words to practice each week, they must be able to read these words when they are presented to them. To view actual High Frequency Words please see the link for High Frequency Words or look on your child’s newsletter.

Students will have Math homework as needed; pages will be indicated in the homework section of the class newsletter. Homework will be done out of the Math workbook that was sent home at the beginning of the year.

Spelling Lists

Spelling Lists

Week 1
8/25 - 8/29
“Sam, Come Back!”

at, can, cat, back, dad, am , bat, mad, ran, sack, way, on

Week 2
9/2 – 9/8
“Pig in a Wig”

in, it, did, sit, six, fix, lip, mix, pin, wig, and, take

Week 3
9/9 – 9/16
“The Big Blue Ox”

mom, hot, hop, pot, pop, ox, lock, mop, got, rock, help, use

Week 4
9/17 -9/23
“A Fox and a Kit”

nap, naps, sit, sits, win, wins, fit, fits, hit, hits, her too

Week 5
9/24 – 9/30
“Get the Egg!”

bed, men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet, saw, your

Week 6
10/1 – 10/7
“Animal Park”

run, cut, must, sun, up, bump, jump, bus, nut, rug, many, into

Week 7
10/13 – 10/17
“Max and Ruby, A Big Fish for Max”

ship, fish, then, shut, with, rush, shell, shop, trash, thin, want, good

Week 8
10/20 – 10/24
“The Farmer in the Hat”

face, made, age, safe, take, make, cage, cake, late, name, could, old

Week 9
10/27 – 10/31
“Who Works Here?”

like, ride, smile, time, white, bike, dime, hide, ice, kite, who, work

Week 10
11/3 – 11/7
“The Big Circle”

home, hope, rose, woke, those, bone, hose, joke, rode, stone, there, together

Week 11
11/10 – 11/17
“Life in the Forrest”

huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute, rude, mule, water, under

Week 12
11/18 – 11/24
“Honey Bees”

be, feet, he, see, we, green, me, she, tree, week, some, family

Week 13
Test: Dec. 10th
“An Egg is an Egg”

my, by, try, any, body, fly, cry, lucky, silly, puppy,
things, always

Week 14
Test: Dec. 17th
“Ruby in Her Own Time”

bring, trunk, pink,bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, sunk every, sure

Week 15
Test: Jan. 12th
“Jan’s New Home”

1. fix 2. fixes 3. class 4. classes 5. wish 6. wishes 7. kiss 8. kisses 9. bus 10. buses 11. friends 12. very

Week 16
Test: Jan. 20th
“Frog & Toad Together”

1. ask 2. asked 3. plan 4. planned 5. help 6. helped 7. jog 8. jogged 9. call 10. called 11. again 12. soon

Week 17
Test: Jan. 27th
“I’m a Caterpillar”

1. her 2. first 3. bird 4. girl 5. burn 6. were 7. shirt 8. fur 9. hurt 10. sir 11. visit 12. done

Week 18
Test: Feb. 3rd
“Where are My Friends”

1. bigger 2. biggest 3. faster 4. fastest 5. slower 6. slowest 7. shorter 8. shortest 9. sadder 10. saddest 11. good-bye 12. before

Week 19
Test: Feb. 13th
“Mama’s Birthday Present”

1. train 2. way 3. tail 4. play 5. day 6. may 7. rain 8. gray 9. mail 10. afraid 11. about 12. teacher

Week 20
Test: Feb. 20th
“The Dot”

1. eat 2. sea 3. each 4. team 5. please 6. dream 7. treat 8. beach 9. clean 10. lean 11. colors 12. sign

Week 21
Test: Feb 27th
“Mister Bones”

1. boat 2. road 3. snow 4. row 5. yellow 6. loaf 7. coat 8. soap 9. blow 10. pillow 11. once 12. wild

Week 22
Test: March 6th
“Lady in the Moon”

1. lie 2. tie 3. high 4. might 5. right 6. night 7. bright 8. light 9. pie 10. tight 11. above 12. laugh

Week 23
Test: March 13th
“Peter’s Chair”

1. backpack 2. outside 3. baseball 4. herself 5. flashlight 6. bluebird 7. lunchbox 8. suitcase 9. inside 10. brainstorm 11. picture 12. remember

Week 24
Test: March 27th
“Henry and Mudge”

1. slowly 2. careful 3. quickly 4. useful 5. painful 6. playful 7. sadly 8. gladly 9. nicely 10. wonderful 11. because 12. across

Week 25
Test: April 8th
“Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!”

1. how 2. town 3. down 4. now 5. brown 6. cow 7. clown 8. frown 9. crowd 10. growl 11. eyes 12. never

Week 26
Test: April 16th
“Mole & the Baby Bird”

1. mouth 2. house 3. found 4. our 5. out 6. cloud 7. ouch 8. shout 9. round 10. count 11. should 12. loved

Week 27
Test: April 23rd
“Dot & Jabber”

1. book 2. moon 3. took 4. food 5. look 6. pool 7. zoo 8. noon 9. good 10. foot 11. instead 12. another

Week 28
Test: April 30th
“Simple Machines”
1. oil 2. soil 3. voice 4. point 5. boy 6. boil 7. coin 8. oink 9. toy 10. join 11. against 12.heavy

Week 29
Test: May 7th
“Alexander Graham Bell”

1. saw 2. draw 3. crawl 4. straw 5. law 6. jaw 7. paw 8. lawn 9. yawn 10. hawk 11. through 12. science

Week 30
Test: May 14th
“Ben Franklin”

1. unhappy 2. refill 3. untie 4. undo 5. repay 6. unkind 7. undress 8. retell 9. reopen 10. refund 11. different 12. carry

High Frequency Words 3rd Nine Weeks

High Frequency Words 3rd Nine Weeks

1. any 2. enough 3. ever 4. every 5. own 6. sure 7. were 8. away 9. car 10. friends 11. house 12. our 13. school 14. very 15. afraid 16. again 17. few 18. how 19. read/read (both pronunciations) 20. done 21. know 22. push 23. visit 24. wait 25. before 26. does 27. good-bye 28. oh 29. right 30. won’t 31. about 32. enjoy 33. give 34. surprise 35. worry 36. would 37. colors 38. draw 39. drew 40. great 41. over 42. show 43. sign 44. found 45. mouth 46. once 47. took 48. wild

High Frequency Words 4th Nine Weeks

High Frequency Words 4th Nine Weeks

1. above 2. eight 3. touch 4. laugh 5. moon 6. picture 7. room 8. thought 9. remember 10. stood 11. across 12. dance 13. because 14. shoes 15. only 16. opened 17. told 18. behind 19. never 20. pulling 21. eyes 22. along 23. toward 24. door 25. loved 26. wood 27. another 28. should 29. among 30. instead 31. none 32. goes 33. kinds 34. heavy 35. against 36. today 37. learn 38. through 39. built 40. early 41. science 42. answered 43. different 44. poor 45. carry 46. brothers

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