Cumulative Spelling List

I apologize that the cumulative spelling list hasn't made it into the agendas yet!  Look for it on Friday (tomorrow).
The words are:

Cumulative Spelling List

This is a list of 100 words that we have learned to spell this year.  They are all from the last 10 units in spelling.  Please practice these words with your child. 

We will be having 2 cumulative spelling tests during the last 2 weeks of June.  Each test will be 25 words.

 These tests will be 20% of your child’s final spelling mark.  The term spelling list marks will be the other 75%.

The first test will be on Monday, June 11 and the second on Monday, June 18.

The tests will be any of the following 100 words.

1.   paw

2.   saw

3.   law

4.   lawn

5.   fawn

6.   then

7.   this

8.   what

9.   funny

10.         bunny

11.         puppy

12.         penny

13.         happy

14.         kitten

15.         mitten

16.         little

17.         car

18.         far

19.         jar

20.         star

21.         start

22.         farm

23.         harm

24.         are

25.         cow

26.         now

27.         down

28.         where

29.         brown

30.         show

31.         row

32.         low

33.         all

34.         wall

35.         call

36.         will

37.         tell

38.         well

39.         small

40.         smell

41.         day

42.         may

43.         stay

44.         away

45.         boat

46.         coat

47.         toad

48.         fast

49.         last

50.         nest

51.         must

52.         most

53.         step

54.         stamp

55.         still

56.         went

57.         sent

58.         ant

59.         bend

60.         find

61.         mind

62.         kind

63.         want

64.         ropes

65.         bones

66.         kites

67.         bees

68.         cakes

69.         were

70.         foxes

71.         roses

72.         late

73.         gave

74.         cone

75.         line

76.         snake

77.         feet

78.         jeep

79.         use

80.         go

81.         so

82.         no

83.         home

84.         note

85.         robe

86.         do

87.         you

88.         see

89.         need

90.         name

91.         fine

92.         tree

93.         name

94.         mine

95.         gate

96.         five

97.         nine

98.         like

99.         come

100.   make

May 28 to June 1

Congratulations to the Grade One's who did a great job at track meet yesterday!  They were good athletes and good sports!

A reminder that the students have a 150 word sight test tomorrow!  A practice test before the big 200 word test!

Below are the additional 50 words  ( Popsicles and Baseballs).  Everyone should have a sheet with the first 100 words as well.

Level 2 Fry Words  Level 2A and Level 2B

1.       new              26.  great

2.       sound           27.  where

3.       take              28.  help

4.       only             29.  through

5.       little             30.  much

6.       work            31.  before

7.       know           32.  line

8.       place            33.  right

9.       year              34.  too

10.           live             35.  mean

11.           me              36.  old

12.           back           37. any

13.           give            38.  same

14.           most           39.  tell

15.           very            40.  boy

16.           after            41.  follow

17.           thing          42.  came

18.           our             43.  want

19.           just             44.  show

20.           name          45.  also

21.           good           46.  around

22.           sentence     47.  form

23.           man            48.  three

24.           think          49.  small

25.           say              50.  set

May 28-June 1! Yep, it's almost June!

A few reminders:

1.  Wednesday is Track Day.  Remember a hat, sunscreen (apply ahead of time and also send), water bottle, outdoor running shoes and bug spray (haven't needed it yet!).
There will be a concession for lunch.  Please send a healthy morning snack.

2.  Spelling units.  We are completing Unit #29 and 30 is our last unit.  I will be sending home a cumulative spelling list to study from.  We will have 2 tests in June worth 20% of our spelling grade.  Look for the sheet in the agenda on Tuesday.

3.  GRADE testing - we will begin this school-based reading test this week.

4.  Congratulations to the following students for 100% on Unit 28 Spelling!  Kali, Burke, Ainsley, and Brooklyn!  Well done!

5.  Reading Levels!  Congratulations to Grade One!  Almost all the students are reading at or above Level 14!  Great job!  Some of the students are now reading Chapter books in class.

Frenchmen Butte coloring contest results!

Congratulations to Blake Nelson who place first in the Frenchmen Butte coloring contest celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee!  Great job, Blake!  There were other grade one classes from other schools that entered so he did very well!

Last Scholastic Book Order

The last Scholastic book order is due Friday, May 25 so that the books can be back before the end of the year.  Reminder:  please do not send cash.  Cheques only made payable to Scholastic Canada Inc.  Cash will be returned!
Thanks!

May 22-25

Hope everyone had a great long weekend!  I was busy painting!

1. Oratory results - Congratulations to Levi, Morgan, Nadia, Blake for placing in the Oratory competition!  Congratulations to the whole Grade one class for placing first!  Complete results in the Monday memo.  Certificates will be presented at the assembly on May 28.

2.  Sight word test - we will resume our regular sight word testing for Friday.  I will be testing the students on all 200 words the first week of June.

3.  Winding Down - we have a lot of tired kids!  I know we all have spring fever but please make sure to practice spelling, Home Reading etc until the end!  We have completed the CAT tests but will be doing the GRADE reading test in June and have lots to cover yet before then!

4.  Ties - we are in need of old ties still for a special project!

5.  Payment for crafts - I have only received one payment of $8.00 for crafts.  This is actually out of my own pocket as the school doesn't cover the cost of  'special day' projects!  I'd appreciate reimbursement.  Thanks!

6.  Field trip - I am in the planning stages for a field trip in early June.  I'm hoping that parents could drive.  Let me know if you think you would be available.  More on the trip soon.  Also, we will be going to Sandy Beach again at the end of June with the Grade 2 class.

Spelling words unit #27

Only three units left!

Unit #27
1. car
2.  far
3.  jar
4.  star
5.  start
6.  farm
7.  harm
8.  are
9.  cart

May 14-18 Update

1.  Congratulations to all the students for their excellent presentations at Oratory.  You all did a splendid job!

The following students placed in the top 3 and will present their individual poems on Thursday, May 17th at the interschool Oratory competition.

Published:  Kali Allen, Levi Bygrove, Warren Stapleton
Original:  Blake Nelson, Kamryn Thiessen, Nadia Nedialkov, Morgan Ridenour

The class will also be presenting our choral poem, "Nobody knows where our bus driver goes"
Good luck to everyone!

2.  Remember:  I am testing the grade ones this week on the first 200 sight words.  Make sure to practice!

3.  I need to collect $8.00 from each family for craft supplies to the end of the year.  This is payable to myself as I have already picked up the supplies.

4.  We are in need of old neckties for a project for June!  Please send any that you might have!  Thank you!

5.  OMG!  Only 30 days until the end of school!

EXCITING DAY!!!!!!

Well, a very exciting day in our classroom!

First, 5 minutes before Oratory began, Kali Allen became a big sister again!  Congratulations to Steve and Andrea as they welcomes a BIG, beautiful new baby boy to their family!  You are blessed!

Secondly, Oratory was great!  The grade ones did an outstanding job and I was so very proud of them!  Not an easy thing to do at all and they were wonderful!  We will let you know the results tomorrow but everyone is a winner for just being brave enough to get up there and do it! 

Sight Word test/Spelling words

I sent home the cumulative Sight Words for Level 1 and Level 2.  These are two hundred words.  Most of the students have practice all 200 words but some have not.  I will be testing ALL students on the 200 words on Friday, May 18.  I will test the same 200 words again 2 weeks later.  I will not test words this Friday.

Spelling Unit #26
1.  cow
2.  now
3.  down
4.  town
5.  brown
6.  show
7.  row
8.  low
9.  grow

Congratulations to Kali Allen, Burke Beauchesne, Levi Bygrove, Ainsley Kastendieck and Morgan Ridenour for 100% on Unit 25!  Great work!

Congratulations to Ainsley for receiving 100% on her Shapes test!  Well done!

Oratory Schedule May 10

We will be having our classroom Oratory this Thursday, May10th at 1:17 - 3:00 as indicated in previous blogs and on the Monday memo.  It will be held in the library. All students will present their individual poem to the teachers and students in grade one to fourl.  The top three students will go on from each grade and category (published and original).  Next Thursday, May 17th at 10:00 -1:45 we will be hosting Marshall and Onion Lake.  Please see the tentative schedule.  Parents are welcome to come to either or both performances.

Schedule for May 17th  (approximate)
10:00 Grade One choral
10:20 Grade Two choral
RECESS- SNACK TIME
10:55 Grade Three choral
11:15  Grade Four choral
LUNCH TIME RECESS
12:20 Grade one Original and Published
12:40 Grade Two Original and Published
1:00 Grade Three Original and Published
1:20 Grade Four Original and Published

CAT testing

The grade one's are involved in Canadian Test of Basic skills this week and next.  This is a standardized test evaluating reading, listening, vocabulary and mathematics.  We do approximately 1 hour of testing each day.  Please try to have your child at school if at all possible.  Results of this test are not available until next fall.

Oratory Poem Final version - please practice

I posted the poem last week but here is the final, updated version.  Remember, the school competition is Thursday, May 10 with the interschool oratory on the 17th.  There are a few word changes so please check this one.  Thank you for practicing the poem.  Most children have a good understanding of it.  Now practice it so they are confident!

Nobody Knows Where Our Bus Driver Goes

By Jeff Mondak

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
While all of us kids are at school
Does she study the map,
Does she take a nice nap,
Or lazily lounge by the pool?

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
Nor what she may do with her time
Does she work for the mayor,
Is she off cutting hair,
Or secretly out fighting crime?

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
She may be a creature from Mars
But she might be a spy
Or a rock-n-roll guy
Who's flailing on 'lectric guitars

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
She leaves us each morning at eight
All that we see
Is our bus back at three

And, boy, we're sure glad she's not late!

Spelling words Unit #25

Congratulations to the following students for 100% on Unit #24 spelling: 
Kali Allen, Burke Beauchesne, Levi Bygrove, Ainsley Kastendieck, Brooklyn Leer, Nadia Nedialkov, Blake Nelson, Morgan Ridenour, Kamryn Thiessen and Tazan Schreiner!  Great work!!!

Unit #25

1.  all
2.  wall
3.  call
4.  will
5.  tell
6.  well
7.  small
8.  smell
9.  spell

Practice hard!

Class Oratory - please practice

Nobody Knows Where Our Bus Driver Goes

By Jeff Mondak

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
While all of us kids are at school
Does she study the map,
Does she take a nice nap,
Or lazily lounge by the pool?

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
Nor what she may do with her time
Does she work for the mayor,
Is she off cutting hair,
Or secretly out fighting crime?

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
She might be a creature from Mars
 Or she might be a spy
Or a rock-n-roll guy
Who's flailing on 'lectric guitars

Nobody knows
Where our bus driver goes
She leaves us each morning at eight
All that we see
Is our bus back at three

And, boy, we're sure glad she's not late!