In our classroom the week of May 7-11, 2012

Spelling Words Theme 10 Week 2


1. arm

2. far

3. car

4. start

5. dark

6. yard

7. large

8. jar

9. disappear

10. reappear

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- Fireflies for Nathan

Target Skills: r-Controlled Vowels: ar; Sequence of Events

Vocabulary skill: Prefixes dis-, re-; Comparing with Figurative Language

April 30-May 4th Class Information

Spelling Words Theme 10 Week 1


1. store

2. more

3. corn

4. or

5. for

6. morning

7. afford

8. before

9. turning

10. thirsty

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- Two Greedy Bears

Target Skills: r-Controlled Vowels or, ore, er, ir, ur; Making Predictions

Vocabulary skill: Math Words; Ordinal Number Words

Donation item for May/June is........

Cereal!!!!!

Any donations that are received will benefit local food banks!  Our class has been so giving this school year.... lets keep going from now until our last day on June7!  This is a great way to show students how something so small can really make a difference in a person's life.

Thank you in advance,

Ms. McDonnell

April's Donation Item is....

Peanut Butter!!!

First Grade "Spring Fling"

Wednesday April 4th is our First Grade Spring Fling. We are asking each student to send in by Tuesday (April 3rd) 6 plastic eggs filled with a candy that will not melt in the hot afternoon sun. Each student 6 eggs should be sealed with tape and have their names (first and last) written with marker on the egg.

The egg collection will take place @ 1:00 p.m. on the track (you are more than welcome to attend)
Prior to lunch we will have a brief arts/crafts hour in the classroom from 10:20-11:20.

If you would like to volunteer for both or either sessions please let me know.

Thank you,
Ms. McDonnell

Week of April 2-6

There will be no HOMEWORK or SPELLING WORDS for the week of April 2-6. We have school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No School on Thursday (Teacher's Planning Day) or Friday (Good Friday).

Theme 8 Week 1

1. cup
2. frog
3. tree
4. cups
5. frogs
6. trees
7. gloves
8. birds
9. bathroom
10. homework

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- The Forest
Target Skills: Base Words an Endings –s, -ed, -ing
Vocabulary skill: Compound Words and Nature Words

Doation item for March

Mac and Cheese!!



For the month of March our school will be collecting boxed Macaroni and Cheese for a local food bank. Any donatiosn will be appreciated.

Th 7 Wk 2

Reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday Feb 20, 2012

Theme 7 Week 2

1. book


2. cool


3. foot


4. good


5. look


6. took


7. crook


8. hoof


9. anything


10. someone

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)= LOST!

Target Skills: Compound Words; Sounds for /oo/; Sequence of Events

Vocabulary Skill: Multiple-Meaning Words; City Words

Theme 7 Week 1 (Feb. 13th)

Spelling Words:

1. boat


2. toad


3. coat


4. slow


5. grow


6. show


7. coast


8. know


9. road


10. because

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- That Toad is Mine!

Target Skills: Vowel Pairs oa, ow

Vocabulary Skill: Categorizing; Friendship Words

Theme 6 Week 2 (January 30-Feb 3)

Spelling Words:
1. eat
2. feet
3. he
4. me
5. mean
6. see
7. maybe
8. sheep
9. seat
10. teeth

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- EEK! There's a Mouse in the House
Target Skills: Blending Long /e/ words (CV, CVCe); Vowel pairs ee, ea
Vocabulary Skill: Rhyming words; Expression of Surprise

Story Vocabulary:
dancing, tangles, there, laying, now, mouse, mercy, door, squeezed, elephant, eating, cow, barn, wall, through, EEK!, table, marched, horse

February Food Drive

Canned Green Beans!!!!Bartram Springs students will be collecting canned green beans for the entire month of February to help our local food drive. The class with the most participation and number of cans collected will win a prize from the F.L.I.G.H.T team here at school.

Flashlight Friday

To finish our week of school wide literacy activities this Friday (1-27-12) we are asking that each student bring in a flashlight to participate in the final literacy activity. Please label the flashlight with the students name so they don't get mixed up.

Also a reminder that the month of January is Canned Meat Month! Please send in any donations no later than Jan 31, 2012

Thank you in advance,
Ms. McDonnell

Theme 6 Week 1 (January 23, 2012)

Spelling Words:
1. go
2. bone
3. so
4. nose
5. home
6. no
7. also
8. woke
9. fly
10. try

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- The Sleeping Pig
Target Skills: Story Sturcture
Blending Long /O/ words (Cec and CVCe)
Long /U/ words (CVCe)
Final Clusters (ft, lk, nt)
Vocabulary Skill: ABC order

Do you have pictures of our class this year???

If you do and you would like to share them to possibly be picked to be part of this years yearbook please click on the link below to add your images.

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