Mrs.

Phillips Monday Memo

(SPRING)
May 5-9, 2014
Character Word:
Confidence is having a strong belief in
your own abilities.
A Peek at Our Week:
Reading: We will continue a project-based learning unit to study
genres of literature.
Math: We will start a unit on adding within 100.
Writing: We will start an animal research project to determine if
our favorite animal would make a good pet.
Science/Social Studies: We will continue a unit on rocks and
minerals.
Reminders:
We need parent volunteers to
help with the set- up of the EWE
Art Show that will take place in
May. Please contact Matt Tarr at
355-4924 or
mtarr@greenville.k12.sc.us if you
are able to help.
Coach Couch is looking for parent
volunteers for our 2014 Field Day.
If you are able to help, please
email Coach Couch at
stcouch@greenville.k12.sc.us.
Students will be able to visit a 2
nd

grade classroom to learn about
2
nd
grade. Parents are invited to
visit 2
nd
grade classrooms on May
13
th
at 6pm.
Upcoming Events:
May 6-9: PASS Testing
May 12: SIC Meeting (11:30)
May 13: Move Up Night (6:00)
May 19: Art Show (5:30-7:30)
May 19:1
st
Grade Performance
(7:00)
May 21: 4
th
and 5
th
Field Day
May 22: 2
nd
and 3
rd
Field Day
May 23: K and 1
st
Field Day
May 27: 3
rd
Grade Play
Mrs. Phillips Contact Information:

Phone: 355-4921 (please leave voicemail) Email: bphillips@greenville.k12.sc.us
Educating Winners Everyday

Sound Check:
We will be learning about silent letters this week (kn, gn, wr). We
will also review words with long vowels.
Sight Words and Family
Words:
Sight words:
even, open, begin, tiger, music
(all 5 words will be on the spelling
test)

Phonics words:
knot, know, gnat, write, wrong
(all 5 words will be on the spelling
test)
The students will also write 5
review words from the word
walls.
Homework Help:
As we get closer to 2
nd
grade,
it is important that students
continue to practice their
addition and subtraction facts
as much as possible. These
facts can be found in the back
of your childs STAR binder.
When your child brings home a
Rocket Math sheet, have them
practice the facts they did not
finish in the time given in class.
Getting 2
nd
Grade Ready:
Math Common Core Standard: 2.NBT.1: Understand that the three digits of
a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones;
e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones.
2.NBT.2 Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.