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This Week’s Assignments 3/30

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Assignment Updates:

Spelling:

This week we have a new spelling pattern, the consonant digraph WH. Digraph is the word we use to describe two letters that represent only one sound. Other examples of digraphs are th, ch, and ph.

Spelling words: when, wheel, what, which, where, white, while, whale, wheat, once

Rule: WH is used to represent the unvoiced /w/ sound. (That means you don’t vibrate your vocal chords when making the sound. Put your hand on your throat and feel the difference when you say was compared to what.)

Notes: This could be a challenging week! Check out the notes below to help your child with any specific spellings that might be tricky. It is ok to reduce your list to the first five words.

  • wheel contains the double e which represents the long e sound.
  • what can be tricky to remember because the letter a represents the /u/ sound like in up. (We call that a lazy vowel or the schwa sound.)
  • white, while, and whale all have the magic e at the end which makes the vowel in the middle make the long sound.
  • where looks like it has a magic e but the “e-r-e” is a tricky spelling for ai-r. I like to remember it by thinking about the meaning of the word- where has the word here in it. Where? Here.
  • wheat has the vowel digraph ea, which can spell the long e, short e, or long a sound. In this word, it spells the long e sound like in eat. We eat wheat. Compare this to how the long e sound is spelled in wheel.
  • once is our super tricky sight word. The o does double duty representing two sound /w/ like win and /u/ like up. The c in this word comes before an e so it is pronounced /s/ like in circle or center. The e is silent.

Math:

Please do lessons 11-15 on Zearn.org this week. If your child finishes, please have them work on IXL math instead of moving on.

Writing:

One informational writing piece. See the description in This Week’s Assignments.

Reading:

Read and take at least 10 book quizzes on Raz Kids this week.

As a reminder, you can find descriptions of each of this weeks assignments under the Assignments tab in the menu.

This Week’s Assignments 3/23

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Assignment Updates:

Spelling:

This week we have a new spelling pattern, the consonant digraph CK. Digraph is the word we use to describe two letters that represent only one sound. Other examples of digraphs are th, ch, and ph.

Spelling words: neck, deck, check, rack, back, sick, pick, brick, stick, clock

Rule: CK is used to represent the /k/ sound. It is only used after a single vowel which says its short sound.

Math:

Please do lessons 6-10 on Zearn.org this week. If your child finishes, please have them work on IXL math instead of moving on.

Writing:

One informational writing piece.

Reading:

Read and take at least 10 book quizzes on Raz Kids this week.

As a reminder, you can find descriptions of each of this weeks assignments under the Assignments tab in the menu.

Friday Updates

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I have heard back from almost every parent and most students are caught up on their work. Great job! If your child is a little bit behind on Zearn assignments, they can double up and do two a day until they catch up. I usually assign two per day at school when there will be a substitute, so they are used to completing two.

If your child has already completed M4L5 (Module 4 Lesson 5) please do not allow them to move more than one or two lessons ahead. The first grade team has designed the Zearn lessons as a review before we get back to school; it is best for our class that we stay on the same track for these lessons.

If your child is done with the Zearn lessons and you would like to extend their learning, have them work on IXL math. I have highlighted first grade math tasks that will help them review and prepare for our future lessons. If they complete them all, they can work on any material that IXL suggests.

The following work was assigned this week:
– Complete 5 lessons on Zearn
– Complete 10 quizzes on Raz Kids
– Write one informational writing piece
– Practice the spelling words

If your child is behind, there is no need to stress about it! We are all dealing with a lot right now and this is first grade. It is absolutely fine for your child to work toward completing their assignments in a way that works for your family. Please let me know if you have any questions or problems. My assistant and I are here to help!

My assistant.