Miss Valdez
Room 114
Welcome to our class web site! The purpose of our web site is to provide you with information to support your child throughout the school year. On a weekly basis, you will see a new post that highlights what we are learning in class as well as what homework has been assigned for the entire week. Below are additional online resources in language arts and math to support your child at home. They are already linked to their web sites. As a result, you only have to click on a resource to go directly to its web site.
Language Arts Support
- Starfall.com – This web site provides a wide range of activities to help your child continue to practice his/her reading skills.
- Pbskids.org – This web site provides a wide range of educational games, videos, and activities. I highly recommend Super WHY!
- Ictgames.com – This web site provides a wide range of educational games under its “Literacy” section. All of the games are really neat and focus on various skills (including high frequency word recognition) that we are learning in class.
- Tumblebooks.com – This web site is an online collection of animated, talking picture books with reading comprehension quizzes and educational games. Our school has purchased a license for you to access this web site for free. Please contact me for the username and password. You can also access it by going to our school’s main web page and looking under “Quick Links.” “Quick Links” is in the middle of the web page.
Math Support
- Starfall.com – This web site provides a wide range of activities to help your child practice his/her math skills.
- Coolmath4kids.com – This web site provides several fun math games and activities for students. Please make sure to click on the “Ages 3-5” section and review the other sections to determine if they are appropriate for your child.
- Ixl.com – This web site provides a variety of interactive math practice by specific grade levels. There are 140 skills featured for first grade and 195 skills featured for second grade. There is a fee for the use of this web site.
- Ictgames.com – This web site provides a wide range of math games under its “Numeracy” section. The games are hard, but it is worth checking them out.
- Aplusmath.com – This web site has interactive games and worksheets.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Fold Jim and Kim handout in half to create a little book and read it five times.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Jim and Kim five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Jim and Kim five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Jim and Kim five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Fold Spin the Top handout in half to create a little book and read it five times.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Spin the Top five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Spin the Top five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- No Homework
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Fold Vin and the Bag handout in half to create a little book. Read it five times.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Vin and the Bag five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Vin and the Bag five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Vin and the Bag five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Qq and Yy.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Fold Run, Tim handout in half to create a little book and read it five times.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Qq and Yy.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Run, Tim five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Qq and Yy.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Run, Tim five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letter Qq and Yy.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- No Homework
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Vv and Zz.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Fold Val’s Top handout in half to create a little book and read it five times.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Vv and Zz.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Report Card Pick Up
- No Homework
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Val’s Top five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Vv and Zz.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
- Read for at least 15 minutes.
- Read the little book Val’s Top five times. Please keep the book at home.
- Complete the literacy worksheet for the letters Vv and Zz.
- Complete the math worksheets.
- Practice counting numbers 0 to 110.
A Peek at the Week: May 14, 2012
May 14th, 2012 | 
Author: Language Arts
This week, we will focus on the letter name Ee and its sound /e/ as in egg. In addition, we will focus on the high frequency words: run, not, does, get, this, saw.
Please practice reading all of the high frequency words with your child every day. Below are all the high frequency words your child should know by now.
I |
am |
the |
little |
to |
a |
big |
school |
yes |
no |
mom |
dad |
have |
is |
in |
at |
love |
we |
my |
like |
it |
play |
he |
for |
on |
can |
jump |
she |
me |
with |
got |
how |
help |
see |
look |
his |
went |
use |
up |
they |
of |
you |
will |
there |
word |
are |
that |
do |
then |
out |
were |
one |
two |
three |
four |
five |
who |
go |
from |
here |
or |
her |
eat |
green |
yellow |
blue |
some |
came |
because |
what |
said |
was |
house |
when |
could |
where |
come |
and |
down |
which |
away |
six |
seven |
eight |
nine |
ten |
again |
|
|
|
|
Math
This week, we will review money. We will focus on identifying the name and value of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter. We will continue to count orally from 0 to 110 and count backwards. We will also count orally by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s.
Homework
Monday, May 14
Tuesday, May 15
Wednesday, May 16
Thursday, May 17
Friday, May 18
A Peek at the Week: May 7, 2012
Language Arts
This week, we will focus on the letter name and sound of Oo. In addition, we will continue to focus on the high frequency words: six, seven, eight, nine, ten, again.
Please practice reading all of the high frequency words with your child every day. Below are all the high frequency words your child should know by now.
I |
am |
the |
little |
to |
a |
big |
school |
yes |
no |
mom |
dad |
have |
is |
in |
at |
love |
we |
my |
like |
it |
play |
he |
for |
on |
can |
jump |
she |
me |
with |
got |
how |
help |
see |
look |
his |
went |
use |
up |
they |
of |
you |
will |
there |
word |
are |
that |
do |
then |
out |
were |
one |
two |
three |
four |
five |
who |
go |
from |
here |
or |
her |
eat |
green |
yellow |
blue |
some |
came |
because |
what |
said |
was |
house |
when |
could |
where |
come |
and |
down |
which |
away |
|
|
|
Math
This week, we will continue to learn about money. We will focus on identifying the name and value of a dime and quarter. We will continue to count orally from 0 to 110 and count backwards. We will also count orally by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s.
Homework
Monday, May 7
Tuesday, May 8
Wednesday, May 9
Thursday, May 10
Friday, May 11
A Peek at the Week: April 30, 2012
Language Arts
This week, we will focus on the letter names and sounds of Aa and Ii. In addition, we will focus on the high frequency words: six, seven, eight, nine, ten, again.
Please practice reading all of the high frequency words with your child every day. Below are all the high frequency words your child should know by now.
I |
am |
the |
little |
to |
a |
big |
school |
yes |
no |
mom |
dad |
have |
is |
in |
at |
love |
we |
my |
like |
it |
play |
he |
for |
on |
can |
jump |
she |
me |
with |
got |
how |
help |
see |
look |
his |
went |
use |
up |
they |
of |
you |
will |
there |
word |
are |
that |
do |
then |
out |
were |
one |
two |
three |
four |
five |
who |
go |
from |
here |
or |
her |
eat |
green |
yellow |
blue |
some |
came |
because |
what |
said |
was |
house |
when |
could |
where |
come |
and |
down |
which |
away |
|
|
|
Math
This week, we will begin to learn about money. We will focus on identifying the name and value of a penny and nickel. We will continue to count orally from 0 to 110 and count backwards. We will also count orally by 2s up to 60 and continue to count orally by 5s, 10s, and 25s.
Homework
Monday, April 30
Tuesday, May 1
Wednesday, May 2
Thursday, May 3
Friday, May 4
A Peek at the Week: April 23, 2012
Language Arts
This week, we will focus on the letter names and sounds of Qq and Yy. In addition, we will continue to focus on the high frequency words: where, come, and, down, which, away.
Please practice reading all of the high frequency words with your child every day. Below are all the high frequency words your child should know by now.
I |
am |
the |
little |
to |
a |
big |
school |
yes |
no |
mom |
dad |
have |
is |
in |
at |
love |
we |
my |
like |
it |
play |
he |
for |
on |
can |
jump |
she |
me |
with |
got |
how |
help |
see |
look |
his |
went |
use |
up |
they |
of |
you |
will |
there |
word |
are |
that |
do |
then |
out |
were |
one |
two |
three |
four |
five |
who |
go |
from |
here |
or |
her |
eat |
green |
yellow |
blue |
some |
came |
because |
what |
said |
was |
house |
when |
could |
|
|
Math
This week, we will continue to learn about telling time. Our focus will be on telling time in increments of 5 minutes to help students better understand how they arrived at 30 minutes. We will continue to count orally from 0 to 110 and count backwards. We will also count orally by 2s up to 60 and continue to count orally by 5s, 10s, and 25s.
Homework
Monday, April 23
Tuesday, April 24
Wednesday, April 25
Thursday, April 26
Friday, April 27
A Peek at the Week: April 16, 2012
Language Arts
This week, we will focus on the letter names and sounds of Vv and Zz. In addition, we will focus on the high frequency words: where, come, and, down, which, away.
Please practice reading all of the high frequency words with your child every day. Below are all the high frequency words your child should know by now.
I |
am |
the |
little |
to |
a |
big |
school |
yes |
no |
mom |
dad |
have |
is |
in |
at |
love |
we |
my |
like |
it |
play |
he |
for |
on |
can |
jump |
she |
me |
with |
got |
how |
help |
see |
look |
his |
went |
use |
up |
they |
of |
you |
will |
there |
word |
are |
that |
do |
then |
out |
were |
one |
two |
three |
four |
five |
who |
go |
from |
here |
or |
her |
eat |
green |
yellow |
blue |
some |
came |
because |
what |
said |
was |
house |
when |
could |
|
|
Math
This week, we will continue to learn about telling time. Our focus will be on telling time by 30 minutes. We will continue to count orally from 0 to 110 and count backwards. We will also count orally by 2s up to 50 and continue to count orally by 5s, 10s, and 25s.
Homework
Monday, April 16
Tuesday, April 17
Wednesday, April 18
Thursday, April 19
Friday, April 20