October 3, 2011
Spelling Words (Consonant Blends with r, l, s )
Basic
spin
clap
grade
swim
place
last
test
skin
drag
glide
just
stage
Review
slip
drive
Challenge
climb
price
High Frequency Words (Must be able to read by Wednesday)
both
little
cold
long
eat
says
find
table
green
we
Target Vocabulary ( must know the definitions, practice using flash cards also see page 122-123)
wonderful
noises
quiet
share
bursting
sprinkled
noticed
suddenly
Don't forget to use Spelling City.com
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Picture Day September 30
Portrait Day Is Tomorrow!!!
No money is needed on portrait day.
You will be able to view the proof portrait before you make your purchase.
The individual proof along with a package price list will be sent to the school.
Sorry for the late notice! I received this info this morning!
Mr. F
No money is needed on portrait day.
You will be able to view the proof portrait before you make your purchase.
The individual proof along with a package price list will be sent to the school.
Sorry for the late notice! I received this info this morning!
Mr. F
Monday, September 26, 2011
Focusing on Spelling, HF Words and Vocabulary with Spelling City...
Parents and Readers of this Blog:
Spelling City is a great on-line program, it has lots of games to practice and here is the problem.
With lots of games it is easy to lose focus on what is really needed to be done.
For example: If you are on the spelling list you should be concentrating on the Spelling Section (Hang Mouse, Word Search, Unscramble, Word Match, Missing Letter and Handwriting)
If you are on Vocabulary you should be concentrating on the Vocabulary Section (Match It Sentence, Which Word Sentence, Sentence Scramble,Match It Definitions, Which Word Definitions and Word O'Rama)
And finally, High Frequency word need to be reviewed with Spelling Teach Me.
Remember to monitor your child and check his or her progress by testing their spelling, asking them to read the High Frequency words and use the flash cards (printed out for homework)
Mr. F
Spelling City is a great on-line program, it has lots of games to practice and here is the problem.
With lots of games it is easy to lose focus on what is really needed to be done.
For example: If you are on the spelling list you should be concentrating on the Spelling Section (Hang Mouse, Word Search, Unscramble, Word Match, Missing Letter and Handwriting)
If you are on Vocabulary you should be concentrating on the Vocabulary Section (Match It Sentence, Which Word Sentence, Sentence Scramble,Match It Definitions, Which Word Definitions and Word O'Rama)
And finally, High Frequency word need to be reviewed with Spelling Teach Me.
Remember to monitor your child and check his or her progress by testing their spelling, asking them to read the High Frequency words and use the flash cards (printed out for homework)
Mr. F
Friday, September 23, 2011
Diary of a Spider:
Spelling Words
Long o,u,e
doze
nose
use
rose
pole
close
cute
woke
mule
rode
role
tune
Review :
home
joke
Challenge:
wrote
ice cube
High Frequency Words (must be able to read)
by cheer
could hello
hundred mind
play read
see today
Target Vocabulary (must be able to know definition, test by matching)
page 66-67
insects rotten
dangerous screaming
scare breeze
sticky judge
Long o,u,e
doze
nose
use
rose
pole
close
cute
woke
mule
rode
role
tune
Review :
home
joke
Challenge:
wrote
ice cube
High Frequency Words (must be able to read)
by cheer
could hello
hundred mind
play read
see today
Target Vocabulary (must be able to know definition, test by matching)
page 66-67
insects rotten
dangerous screaming
scare breeze
sticky judge
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Science for the next 4 1/2 weeks/ Math Unit 3 Subtraction/
Parents and Readers of this Blog,
Parents we (our class) is ending our social studies units for this 9 weeks and now beginning science.
Our students will be introduced to Science safety and then begin our Weather unit.
Math, unit 2. Folks this unit was great! When you get back your child's test grade you should see some excellent results. We are now moving on to Unit 3 Subtraction.
Mr. F
Parents we (our class) is ending our social studies units for this 9 weeks and now beginning science.
Our students will be introduced to Science safety and then begin our Weather unit.
Math, unit 2. Folks this unit was great! When you get back your child's test grade you should see some excellent results. We are now moving on to Unit 3 Subtraction.
Mr. F
Friday, September 16, 2011
Henry and Mudge: Under the Yellow Moon (September 19)
Henry and Mudge: Under the Yellow Moon (September 19)
Parents and Readers of this Blog:
The Long a and i sound will be emphasized this week.
Basic words
cake
mine
plate
size
ate
grape
prize
wipe
race
line
pile
rake
Review
gave
bike
Challenge
mistake
while
High Frequency Words (must be able to read)
city
full
no
other
places
put
school
sing
think
this
Target Vocabulary ( must be able to define: see pg 62 and 63)
woods
turned
tops
chipmunks
busy
picked
south
grew
The Long a and i sound will be emphasized this week.
Basic words
cake
mine
plate
size
ate
grape
prize
wipe
race
line
pile
rake
Review
gave
bike
Challenge
mistake
while
High Frequency Words (must be able to read)
city
full
no
other
places
put
school
sing
think
this
Target Vocabulary ( must be able to define: see pg 62 and 63)
woods
turned
tops
chipmunks
busy
picked
south
grew
Thursday, September 15, 2011
TPRI Results
Parents and Readers of this Blog:
Finally our class as a whole can breathe a collective sigh that this test is over.
Hopefully I will be get permission to print out results as early as Friday.(if they network my printer at school)
I do have our progress reports ready and for sure those will be going out tomorrow.
My gosh, I never felt so pressured to get a set of grades as I have for Social Studies this
year. I have had to compress 9 weeks worth of work into 4 1/2 weeks. ( I'm on schedule !) But, when
Last Sunday, at home, I was inputting grade on to the computer, I hear a megaphone outside saying " Please leave immediately go to LBJ park to the Red Cross center." Yep the field next to my house (Wurzbach hwy and Wetmore) was on fire and for a while very out of control. Then...the power went off... "Ok", when I returned, "I still have time" I said to myself....(4 hours later) and finished most of the grades by 10:30 pm I was tired ( and sure as heck the Cowboys didn't make things better)
Next week will be 1/2 week of Social studies and then we will start with science.
Finally our class as a whole can breathe a collective sigh that this test is over.
Hopefully I will be get permission to print out results as early as Friday.(if they network my printer at school)
I do have our progress reports ready and for sure those will be going out tomorrow.
My gosh, I never felt so pressured to get a set of grades as I have for Social Studies this
year. I have had to compress 9 weeks worth of work into 4 1/2 weeks. ( I'm on schedule !) But, when
Last Sunday, at home, I was inputting grade on to the computer, I hear a megaphone outside saying " Please leave immediately go to LBJ park to the Red Cross center." Yep the field next to my house (Wurzbach hwy and Wetmore) was on fire and for a while very out of control. Then...the power went off... "Ok", when I returned, "I still have time" I said to myself....(4 hours later) and finished most of the grades by 10:30 pm I was tired ( and sure as heck the Cowboys didn't make things better)
Next week will be 1/2 week of Social studies and then we will start with science.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
TPRI and Homework
Parents and Readers of this Blog:
Busy,
The TPRI test is being conducted this week.
Homework for this week is studying the past two weeks spelling words and reread the stories:
Henry and Mudge also My Family.
I am having the students do all the math homework assignments in class while testing.
I have finished about 2/3 of our kids and the results I hope will be ready by Friday
Thank You,
Mr. Fierros
Busy,
The TPRI test is being conducted this week.
Homework for this week is studying the past two weeks spelling words and reread the stories:
Henry and Mudge also My Family.
I am having the students do all the math homework assignments in class while testing.
I have finished about 2/3 of our kids and the results I hope will be ready by Friday
Thank You,
Mr. Fierros
Saturday, September 10, 2011
September 12 TPRI testing week, Review Reading Week, and Grandparents Day
Parents and Readers of this Blog:
Our new reading list will be rescheduled for the week of September 19th.
This week we will be testing our students on the TPRI test. This test will measure:
- Book and Print Awareness*
- Phonemic Awareness
- Graphophonemic Knowledge and Word Reading
- Reading Accuracy
- Reading Fluency
- Listening Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
This test is very comprehensive and time consuming so your child will be reviewing concepts that they have learned over the past 3 weeks while the teacher is administering the exam.
Each exam is individualized for each child and will give a very good measure of your child's reading ability.
This is a very long week for your students since they will have to work quietly at their desk while the testing is going on.
Grandparents Day
Grandparents day is Monday, September 12. Please invite your child's Grandparents to see a wonderful show with their grandchildren. Due to limited space it is only for Grandparents and their student grandchildren.
Monday, September 12, 8:30 A.M.
Mr. F
Monday, September 12, 8:30 A.M.
Mr. F
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Henry and Mudge: Under the Yellow Moon (September 19)
Parents and Readers of this Blog:
(Please Note the Change in time....these words will be tested on the week of September 19)
The Long a and i sound will be emphasized this week.
Basic words
cake
mine
plate
size
ate
grape
prize
wipe
race
line
pile
rake
Review
gave
bike
Challenge
mistake
while
High Frequency Words (must be able to read)
city
full
no
other
places
put
school
sing
think
this
Target Vocabulary ( must be able to define: see pg 62 and 63)
woods
turned
tops
chipmunks
busy
picked
south
grew
(Please Note the Change in time....these words will be tested on the week of September 19)
The Long a and i sound will be emphasized this week.
Basic words
cake
mine
plate
size
ate
grape
prize
wipe
race
line
pile
rake
Review
gave
bike
Challenge
mistake
while
High Frequency Words (must be able to read)
city
full
no
other
places
put
school
sing
think
this
Target Vocabulary ( must be able to define: see pg 62 and 63)
woods
turned
tops
chipmunks
busy
picked
south
grew
PTA performance alert (last minute)
Dear Parents and Readers of this Blog:
This is a last minute request! Mr. Fierros' class has been asked to have a performance at our PTA meeting tonight! ( If your shocked, imagine how I looked when I was told that this morning when I got to school!!)
So I figured that if possible please attend the PTA meeting, bring your student in their uniform (same one worn today). Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Cafetorium
We (our students) are going to be "ambassadors" of 2nd grade and assist at the meeting by helping parents find a seat and pass out programs. Then we are going to do: The Pledge, Texas Pledge, School Pledge, and a patriotic song.
Let me apologize to you from the start, that this is an inconvenience to you by telling you so late and I will understand if you are unable to make our presentation.
Thank You,
Mr. Fierros
This is a last minute request! Mr. Fierros' class has been asked to have a performance at our PTA meeting tonight! ( If your shocked, imagine how I looked when I was told that this morning when I got to school!!)
So I figured that if possible please attend the PTA meeting, bring your student in their uniform (same one worn today). Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Cafetorium
We (our students) are going to be "ambassadors" of 2nd grade and assist at the meeting by helping parents find a seat and pass out programs. Then we are going to do: The Pledge, Texas Pledge, School Pledge, and a patriotic song.
Let me apologize to you from the start, that this is an inconvenience to you by telling you so late and I will understand if you are unable to make our presentation.
Thank You,
Mr. Fierros
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Free Dress Day / Spelling, HF words and Target Vocbulary/ Fluency
Parents and Followers of this Blog:
Tomorrow, September 07 is free dress day. All students may wear regular clothes except what is not allowed as stated by district policy.
Again, our class has exhibited exemplary behavior and has earned this distinction.
Keep in mind that we have 3 sets of words to learn every week.
1. spelling 2. high-frequency words and 3 target vocabulary
The spelling words are to be learned and will be tested starting on Wednesday and Friday ( if grade is lower than a 90) On short weeks the test will be given on Thursday and Friday, with make ups on the following Monday.
High Frequency words are to be learned and will be tested by having the student read the list to the teacher.
(Some parents are concerned that they will not know how to spell these words, but trust me we will eventually learn them during the year.)
Target Vocabulary is just that, the student must know the word, how to say it and know the definition.
Students are tested over the vocabulary by use of a matching test.
Fluency
What is Fluency? Fluency is being able to read a passage, story or article without having to stop at every word to decode or sound out. In essence to be able to read where a listener is actually hearing a story instead of what sounds like a list of words.
By the end of the year, your child must be able to read at least 90 words per minute.
This is very important to the reader since they must comprehend what they read and the best way to do that is that the passage sound like a story. Also, since the STAAR test is now a timed test our students must read the passage, read the questions, reread, then answer questions. Our student will not have the luxury of reading the test and answering till the end of the day.
What Do I Do? Practice, practice, practice....read, reread and read again.... It's o.k. to read something over and over, but eventually your child will get bored and need new challenges. Hopefully our reader text will provide much of the needed practice your child will need to develop.
... More later....
Mr. Fierros
Tomorrow, September 07 is free dress day. All students may wear regular clothes except what is not allowed as stated by district policy.
Again, our class has exhibited exemplary behavior and has earned this distinction.
Keep in mind that we have 3 sets of words to learn every week.
1. spelling 2. high-frequency words and 3 target vocabulary
The spelling words are to be learned and will be tested starting on Wednesday and Friday ( if grade is lower than a 90) On short weeks the test will be given on Thursday and Friday, with make ups on the following Monday.
High Frequency words are to be learned and will be tested by having the student read the list to the teacher.
(Some parents are concerned that they will not know how to spell these words, but trust me we will eventually learn them during the year.)
Target Vocabulary is just that, the student must know the word, how to say it and know the definition.
Students are tested over the vocabulary by use of a matching test.
Fluency
What is Fluency? Fluency is being able to read a passage, story or article without having to stop at every word to decode or sound out. In essence to be able to read where a listener is actually hearing a story instead of what sounds like a list of words.
By the end of the year, your child must be able to read at least 90 words per minute.
This is very important to the reader since they must comprehend what they read and the best way to do that is that the passage sound like a story. Also, since the STAAR test is now a timed test our students must read the passage, read the questions, reread, then answer questions. Our student will not have the luxury of reading the test and answering till the end of the day.
What Do I Do? Practice, practice, practice....read, reread and read again.... It's o.k. to read something over and over, but eventually your child will get bored and need new challenges. Hopefully our reader text will provide much of the needed practice your child will need to develop.
... More later....
Mr. Fierros
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Mi Familia: My Family: Spelling etc
Mi Familia: My Family Spelling Words, High Frequency, and Target Vocabulary
Spelling Words Short Vowel o, u, e
wet
job
hug
rest
spot
mud
left
help
plum
nut
net
hot
REVIEW
get
not
CHALLENGE
lunch
spend
HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS
(must know how to read)bring
children
comes
do
family
like
make
those
use
with
TARGET VOCABULARY
(must know definitions) found on page 34 in the reader.
rememberedporch
crown
spend
stuck
visit
cousin
piano
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