Dear parents,

Here are the spelling words for this week if you would like to practice with your child at home.

Spelling Words Unit 17: were, down, look, one, think, there, around, as, through, these, their, are, right, also

I have decided to forego homework packets, as I was getting very few returned. Instead, I would like to recommend a few activities at home for practice.

Add it: Students can work on words with the long i sound. (examples, right, time, kind, etc.)

Finish it: Students can elaborate and write a paragraph from the prompt, "It is good to look and think before __________."

Find it: Students can brainstorm ideas that rhyme with "look".

We will be doing activities using their words in class, however any additional practice or reinforcement at home definitely helps. I also recommend practicing alphabetizing words as well as making flashcards.


The students' Wordly Wise vocabulary for the week Lesson 6. These words include: cone, cube, Earth, fern, fuel, grain, lizard, miner, present,

You can have your child practice on quizlet at home at the website: http://quizlet.com/212921/wordly-wise-book-2-lesson-6-flash-cards/

We have finished reading the Magic Treehouse book, "Dinosaurs Before Dark." Since there was such an interest in the Mary Pope Osborn books, we decided to continue reading these as an author study unit to take us to the end of the school year. The next book in the series is "The Knight at Done". Would you please have the book for your child by Monday, February 23? If there are any problems, please let me know. Also, the third book we will read will be of your child's choice if you would like to have them pick out their third book. They will be writing a book talk on their Magic Tree House novel of their choice.

Thank you so much for your support and have a wonderful evening.

Sincerely,
Milana Miller