Homework for Monday 8/22

Students were given Ben & Me books today.  Each child recieved thier own copy- in which they are responsible for bringing home and back to school each day.  I have been reading daily outloud to the students. But, I want the students to re-read pages 1-15 tonight. We are working on vocab and questions over the chapters in class and there will be a quiz later this week if not next week (depending on how fast we progress).

In addition, I have asked the students to check out our class website (which you are reading) and play spelling games on www.spellingcity.com.

Here is the letter describing spelling city and directions:

This year, we will be using VocabularySpellingCity.com in our classroom. SpellingCity is a website that helps students learn their weekly spelling and vocabulary words while having fun at the same time.

As a teacher, I will put up the spelling/vocabulary list weekly and your children can review the words, and play spelling/vocabulary games that reinforce the learning process.

Here’s how to help your child master his or her spelling/vocab words:

Simply go to http://www.spellingcity.com/ to see how the site works. To get started, click on “sample lists” and chose any list you like. Than try Teach me, test me or play a game link.

You can find our class list by using the tab “FIND A LIST” and searching by typing my name Tricia Embley, or you can go directly to my homepage which is:  http://www.spellingcity.com/embleytricia . You can bookmark the URL so you can find it easily for next week’s list too!

Many kids enjoy building their spelling skills with spellingcity.com. Please encourage your child to spend about twenty minutes, two nights in a row before our weekly test. Let’s work together as a team to ensure that your child becomes an independent, lifelong learner!

Mahalo,

Mrs. Embley

SpellingCity.com is a fun way to reinforce spelling skills in addition to their weekly spelling homework and lessons in class.

Have a great Monday evening!