Noticias de la Sra.

Romero Utley
1/20/15
I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. I spent most of the weekend traveling
with my family to Kentucky for my husbands grandmothers funeral. It was a
beautiful celebration of her life and we were so glad that we were able to be
there. I am very happy to be back and have missed my students!
I will be administrating the PALS reading assessment today and tomorrow to all
students who scored on or below grade level in the fall. If your child was above
grade level in reading, I will reassess them in the spring. Everyone is being
reassessed for spelling.
Important notes and dates:
Swimming Swimming went well last week even though the bus was late.
Please remember to have your child bring their swimming supplies every
Tuesday! Students need to bring: a towel, swimsuit, extra plastic bag to put
wet swimsuit in, and a bag to carry everything to the YMCA. Also, please
have them wear something that they can easily change in and out of!

January 30th End of the 2nd 9 weeks Teacher Work Day No school for
students

February 4th Early dismissal for students

February 13th Report cards sent home

 Please consider attending one of the RPS community meetings on changing

the start times for school next year.

Have a great week!

Deb Romero Utley

dutley@richmond.k12.va.us

dutley.weebly.com

Name:

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Homework for Room 115
Week of January 20 - 23, 2015

Read aloud to an adult for 10 minutes and have an adult read to you for 10 minutes. Total
reading time should equal (at least) 20 minutes. We will focus on Analyzing Story
Elements and Summarizing & Synthesizing while we read.
Complete daily Word Study activities (attached).

Monday

Tuesday

No School
MLK Day

Title: _________________________
Title:_________________________
Total minutes read: _________

Word Study- written sort

Reflex Math

Wednesday

Thursday

Title: _________________________

Title: _________________________

Title:_________________________

Title:_________________________

Total minutes read: _________

Total minutes read: _________

Word Study blind sort/speed sort

Reflex Math
Math Addition worksheet

Word Study writing sort

Study for spelling test

Challenge homework: Reading Response (see attached form)

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Parent Signature
Please return homework sheet, signed, on Friday!
(Please do NOT send in before Friday.)

WORD STUDY HOMEWORK

Monday: Introduce and sort new words
Homework: Students cut out the words and sort (and say) three times. Store in
a plastic bag and use them again each night this week.
Tuesday: Blind Sort
Homework: Your child will sort the words again like yesterday. Then place the
category words (underlined words) on the table. You will then scramble the words
and call them out one at a time. Your child will point to the category in which the
word belongs. Hand the word to your child to place in that column. Check the
sort.
Wednesday: Speed Sort
Homework: Place the category words (underlined words) on the table. Scramble
the rest of the words. Time your child as he/she sorts the words. Check the sort
and add one second for each incorrectly sorted word. *Rescramble the words,
leaving the same headings (category words) on the table out. Time your child a
second time. Your child should try to beat his/her first time.
Thursday: Writing Sort
Homework: Call out the words one at a time as your child writes the words in
categories on paper under the correct category words (underlined words). Your
child should not be able to see the words before writing them. This will help
prepare for Fridays spelling test. (If needed, write words three times each.)

Friday: Students will be assessed on the week's words. Transfer words

(words with similar spelling patterns) will be included on the assessments.
Students will also write 3 sentences using their Word Study words for a
writing mechanics grade.