Dear Parents,
Tonight your child is bringing home a note about the Angel Tree sponsored by The Salvation Army. We are in need for donations to buy our child, Carlos, gifts for Christmas.
I know times are tough. Any donation would be wonderful. If you can handle $5.00, it would be fantastic! This would be $100. Carlos is in need of a coat, socks, hat, mittens, and some simple toys.
It would be wonderful to help Carlos have a wonderful Christmas morning. If possible, send your donation to school tomorrow or Monday. On Monday night, I will go shopping for Carlos.
Our Angel Tree assembly will be Wednesday, December 8.
Thank you.
Susan Burford
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
November 29 - December 3, 2010
Dear Parents,
Hope everyone had a pleasant and safe holiday.
Here is this week's schedule:
Each morning the class will begin to have "Bell work" which will consist of variety of reading concepts. Concepts covered this week are comprehension, context clues, cause and effect, and generalizations.
Spelling - Words are with the vowel sound as in "shout." Study spelling words every night. Your child should have their words cards to study on Monday night.
Reading - How Night Comes From the Sea is the story this week. Pages 318 - 333.
Vocabulary words:
Skills this week: context clues, cause and effect, and generalizations.
Generalization words are:
1. Writing center - Students are given a topic to write about. After center time is over, students
may share their thoughts.
2. Fluency center - Students read to me in small groups.
3. Spelling center - Students work on workbook pages on Tuesday. On Thursday, the class will be
using their spelling words to write a story. Spelling City is a website students will be using to study
their words.
4. Listening center - Tuesday, the class will listen to the story. On Thursday, they will play a cause
and effect game.
Thank you for listening to your child read on Monday night. Many students are bringing their books home again on Thursday night to review the story before the test on Friday.
During conferences, we discussed how important it is to read 20 minutes every night. The objective of the reading is to increase their reading ability and to read at a higher reading level.
December 17 is approaching quickly. This is the last day for your child to earn their AR goal. I have been sending papers home showing their current percentage earned and asking for parent signatures. My goal is for every student to reach their reading goal. A child should reach their goal by reading every night for 20 minutes. At this time, your child should have 70% of their reading goal.
Language - This week main idea and personal narrative are discussed. The students are working on a paper titled, "Things I am Thankful for."
Social studies - The class will read about Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Pictures will be shown for each state to help the class see the difference between the states. Activities will be working on state maps. Another activity is working on a compare and contrast between each state. The capitols will be learned for each state.
Cursive - The letters Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, and Qq will be practiced. I am trying to get through the first book of cursive before the winter holiday. After the holiday, the class will be writing in cursive.
Continue to work on multiplication facts at home. Work on the facts your child is having trouble remembering. Try working on 3 or 4 facts at a time. It will be less overwhelming for your child.
Have a great week.
Susan Burford
Hope everyone had a pleasant and safe holiday.
Here is this week's schedule:
Each morning the class will begin to have "Bell work" which will consist of variety of reading concepts. Concepts covered this week are comprehension, context clues, cause and effect, and generalizations.
Spelling - Words are with the vowel sound as in "shout." Study spelling words every night. Your child should have their words cards to study on Monday night.
Reading - How Night Comes From the Sea is the story this week. Pages 318 - 333.
Vocabulary words:
- brilliant
- chorus
- coward
- gleamed
- shimmering
Skills this week: context clues, cause and effect, and generalizations.
Generalization words are:
- all
- never
- generally
- every
- always
- none
- most
- many
- usually
- often
- some
- sometimes
- everything
- few
- seldom
1. Writing center - Students are given a topic to write about. After center time is over, students
may share their thoughts.
2. Fluency center - Students read to me in small groups.
3. Spelling center - Students work on workbook pages on Tuesday. On Thursday, the class will be
using their spelling words to write a story. Spelling City is a website students will be using to study
their words.
4. Listening center - Tuesday, the class will listen to the story. On Thursday, they will play a cause
and effect game.
Thank you for listening to your child read on Monday night. Many students are bringing their books home again on Thursday night to review the story before the test on Friday.
During conferences, we discussed how important it is to read 20 minutes every night. The objective of the reading is to increase their reading ability and to read at a higher reading level.
December 17 is approaching quickly. This is the last day for your child to earn their AR goal. I have been sending papers home showing their current percentage earned and asking for parent signatures. My goal is for every student to reach their reading goal. A child should reach their goal by reading every night for 20 minutes. At this time, your child should have 70% of their reading goal.
Language - This week main idea and personal narrative are discussed. The students are working on a paper titled, "Things I am Thankful for."
Social studies - The class will read about Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Pictures will be shown for each state to help the class see the difference between the states. Activities will be working on state maps. Another activity is working on a compare and contrast between each state. The capitols will be learned for each state.
Cursive - The letters Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, and Qq will be practiced. I am trying to get through the first book of cursive before the winter holiday. After the holiday, the class will be writing in cursive.
Continue to work on multiplication facts at home. Work on the facts your child is having trouble remembering. Try working on 3 or 4 facts at a time. It will be less overwhelming for your child.
Have a great week.
Susan Burford
Friday, November 5, 2010
Mrs. Burford's Schedule
Mrs. Burford's Schedule for 2011-2012
8:30 - 8:50 Getting ready for the day. Fill out agenda. Start bell work.
8:50 - 9:10 Tier Time and AR reading
9:15 - 9:45 (M-W- F) Gym. (T-Th) Music
9:45-10:15 (T) Computer lab
9:50 - 10:20 Language (M, W, Th, F)
10:20 - 10:43 Social studies
10:45 - 11:15 Science
11:20 - 11:43 Successmaker lab (T/Th)
11:15 - 11:45 Library (F)
11:45 - 12:10 Lunch
12:20 - 12:35 Recess
12:40-2:10 Mrs. Chadd's class-spelling and reading
Mrs. Burford's class in Mrs. Chadd's class for math
2:15 - 2:35 Tier Time
2:40-3:45 Mrs. Burford's class in room for spelling and reading
3:50 Clean up
4:00 - Dismiss
8:30 - 8:50 Getting ready for the day. Fill out agenda. Start bell work.
8:50 - 9:10 Tier Time and AR reading
9:15 - 9:45 (M-W- F) Gym. (T-Th) Music
9:45-10:15 (T) Computer lab
9:50 - 10:20 Language (M, W, Th, F)
10:20 - 10:43 Social studies
10:45 - 11:15 Science
11:20 - 11:43 Successmaker lab (T/Th)
11:15 - 11:45 Library (F)
11:45 - 12:10 Lunch
12:20 - 12:35 Recess
12:40-2:10 Mrs. Chadd's class-spelling and reading
Mrs. Burford's class in Mrs. Chadd's class for math
2:15 - 2:35 Tier Time
2:40-3:45 Mrs. Burford's class in room for spelling and reading
3:50 Clean up
4:00 - Dismiss
Monday, October 18, 2010
October 18 - 22
Dear Parents,
Sorry for not writing last week. As the saying goes, "Time Flies When You Are Having a Good Time."
This group of young people are great! I love them all. What a joy it is to come to school everyday.
Upcoming events - Thursday, October 21
This week we are reading a great story, Marven of the Great North Woods, pages216 - 235. Read at home on Monday night.
Vocabulary words- cord, dismay, grizzly, immense, payroll
Skill lessons: fact and opinion, main idea and details, strategies to use with unfamiliar words.
Spelling-
This week the lesson deals with consonant pairs: ng, nk, ph, and wh.
Please make sure words are studied every night. Five minutes of practice is more beneficial than no time at all. I am finding out that the children who have the challenge words are not studying. Don't forget the challenge words.
Language-)
We continue to review the four types of sentences: declarative(statement), interrogative(question), imperative(command) and exclamatory(shows excitement). Many of the students are getting interrogative and imperative sentences mixed up. It would be great if you can review the different types of sentences at home. Tests will continue to be given on the 4 types of sentences.
Simple subject of a sentence has been discussed and identified in sentences. This week the simple predicate will be taught. Other skills to be covered are combining compound subjects in sentences. Combining compound predicates will be discussed as well.
Another language skill being worked on is using a resource called Write Trait. This is an excellent resource to encourage and develop their writing skills. Using Write Trait will be a great asset for their 6 trait writing.
The students are learning about strong leads to begin their writing. Learning to end an essay is also an important factor in one's writing.
There are 3 organizational patterns the students will learn this week in Write Trait:: step-by-step, comparision-contrast, and most important to least important information in their writings.
Social studies:
This week we continue to work on map skills and learn the names to the different parts of a map. The parts of the map include: compass rose, title, locator, inset map, map scale, map key, cardinal directions, and intermediate directions. A test will be given over the parts of a map.
AR Reading
Many students earned their ar goal for first nine weeks. Once a student reaches their goal and has 80% comprehension, a reading t-shirt is earned. Next nine weeks we are hoping for 100% of the class to earn their goals.
Help
Reading every night for 20 minutes helps their comprehension, fluency, and reading level. It is my goal for each child to improve their reading level and to be on grade level or higher.
Thank you for your support and sharing your child with me. This is a wonderful group of children.
Susan Burford
Sorry for not writing last week. As the saying goes, "Time Flies When You Are Having a Good Time."
This group of young people are great! I love them all. What a joy it is to come to school everyday.
Upcoming events - Thursday, October 21
- Field trip to Great Plains Nature Center/ Wichita Water Center on Thursday, Oct. 21. Don't forget to send a sack lunch.
- Music Program- students are to be in the classroom by 6:30. Program at 7:00 p.m.
This week we are reading a great story, Marven of the Great North Woods, pages216 - 235. Read at home on Monday night.
Vocabulary words- cord, dismay, grizzly, immense, payroll
Skill lessons: fact and opinion, main idea and details, strategies to use with unfamiliar words.
Spelling-
This week the lesson deals with consonant pairs: ng, nk, ph, and wh.
Please make sure words are studied every night. Five minutes of practice is more beneficial than no time at all. I am finding out that the children who have the challenge words are not studying. Don't forget the challenge words.
Language-)
We continue to review the four types of sentences: declarative(statement), interrogative(question), imperative(command) and exclamatory(shows excitement). Many of the students are getting interrogative and imperative sentences mixed up. It would be great if you can review the different types of sentences at home. Tests will continue to be given on the 4 types of sentences.
Simple subject of a sentence has been discussed and identified in sentences. This week the simple predicate will be taught. Other skills to be covered are combining compound subjects in sentences. Combining compound predicates will be discussed as well.
Another language skill being worked on is using a resource called Write Trait. This is an excellent resource to encourage and develop their writing skills. Using Write Trait will be a great asset for their 6 trait writing.
The students are learning about strong leads to begin their writing. Learning to end an essay is also an important factor in one's writing.
There are 3 organizational patterns the students will learn this week in Write Trait:: step-by-step, comparision-contrast, and most important to least important information in their writings.
Social studies:
This week we continue to work on map skills and learn the names to the different parts of a map. The parts of the map include: compass rose, title, locator, inset map, map scale, map key, cardinal directions, and intermediate directions. A test will be given over the parts of a map.
AR Reading
Many students earned their ar goal for first nine weeks. Once a student reaches their goal and has 80% comprehension, a reading t-shirt is earned. Next nine weeks we are hoping for 100% of the class to earn their goals.
Help
Reading every night for 20 minutes helps their comprehension, fluency, and reading level. It is my goal for each child to improve their reading level and to be on grade level or higher.
Thank you for your support and sharing your child with me. This is a wonderful group of children.
Susan Burford
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sept. 20 - Sept. 24
Dear Parents, September 20
I hope everyone had a great weekend.
Reading:
This week in reading our story is Letters From Yosemite, pages 116 -127. Your child will bring their book home tonight to read the story.
Skills in reading: main idea, suffixes, and fact and opinion
Vocabulary words are: glacier, impressive, naturalist, preserve, slopes, species, and wilderness.
Language-
We will review the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
Skills to be worked on are combining sentences with the conjunctions and, but, and or. We will also look at sentence punctuation.
We are also working on Write Trait which helps with our writing skills.
Social studies: On Monday the students will be having a test over the 7 continents and 4 oceans. We will review latitude and start on longitude. The class will be locating center points using latitude and longitude. Other skills are map reading and measuring distance. On Friday, there will be a test on latitude and longitude
Cursive- We will practice writing the letters Ee, Ff, and Gg. On the days we do not have cursive, the class write in their journals.
Important note:
1.Tonight, Monday, September 20, your child will bring home an update on the AR reading goal. Each student needs to have their paper signed and return it on Tuesday, September 21. Each student should have more than 50% of their goal.
2. Grandparents money is due on Wednesday, September 22. Grandparents
3. School fund raiser- hope it is going well. When you are finished, send the order to school.
4. Continue to study multiplication facts.
5. READ, READ, READ to improve reading skills
Susan Burford
I hope everyone had a great weekend.
Reading:
This week in reading our story is Letters From Yosemite, pages 116 -127. Your child will bring their book home tonight to read the story.
Skills in reading: main idea, suffixes, and fact and opinion
Vocabulary words are: glacier, impressive, naturalist, preserve, slopes, species, and wilderness.
Language-
We will review the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
Skills to be worked on are combining sentences with the conjunctions and, but, and or. We will also look at sentence punctuation.
We are also working on Write Trait which helps with our writing skills.
Social studies: On Monday the students will be having a test over the 7 continents and 4 oceans. We will review latitude and start on longitude. The class will be locating center points using latitude and longitude. Other skills are map reading and measuring distance. On Friday, there will be a test on latitude and longitude
Cursive- We will practice writing the letters Ee, Ff, and Gg. On the days we do not have cursive, the class write in their journals.
Important note:
1.Tonight, Monday, September 20, your child will bring home an update on the AR reading goal. Each student needs to have their paper signed and return it on Tuesday, September 21. Each student should have more than 50% of their goal.
2. Grandparents money is due on Wednesday, September 22. Grandparents
3. School fund raiser- hope it is going well. When you are finished, send the order to school.
4. Continue to study multiplication facts.
5. READ, READ, READ to improve reading skills
Susan Burford
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Sept. 13 - 16
Hello, welcome to my "blog" site. This is something new I am doing this year and am very excited about it.
Items due: 1. picture money- due Sept 15.
2. grandparents luncheon money due by Sept. 22.
Reading - This week we are readingm "The Great Horned Prince."
vocbulary words: bargain, lassoed, favors, offended, prairie, riverbed, and shrieked.(writing
the definitions is always done on Monday.) On Tuesday, the synonyms are looked up.
Reading skills: author's purpose, context clues using synonyms, and sequence.
Spelling: This week skills for the long e are being taught. These letter combinations make the sound of long
e. ie as in prairie, ey as in honey, and y as in finally
Every Wednesday is dictation. The students are given 3 sentences. I say the sentence over
and over. The students write the words I say.
Reading and spelling on Thursday the students have "centers." There are 4 centers.
At the fluencey center, students read to me at their grade level.
At the spelling center, students work with different media to practice their words. The media
includes letter magnets, colored pens, materials to "touch" and letter rubbings to spell their words.
At the writing center, the students are writing what would you do if you were a horned toad
prince or a horned toad princess?
At the listening center, the activity will be different this week. The students will listen to a story.
After listening, the students will write the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Study for the spelling test on Friday.
Continue to work to study multiplication facts at home. Even though I am not teaching math,
we are doing rocket. I am testing each child to see where they are in knowing their facts.
Being aware of their multiplication level is important to me.
Language - we are studying the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory. We will begin nouns, finding the simple subject and the simple predicate(verb)
Hello, welcome to my "blog" site. This is something new I am doing this year and am very excited about it.
Items due: 1. picture money- due Sept 15.
2. grandparents luncheon money due by Sept. 22.
Reading - This week we are readingm "The Great Horned Prince."
vocbulary words: bargain, lassoed, favors, offended, prairie, riverbed, and shrieked.(writing
the definitions is always done on Monday.) On Tuesday, the synonyms are looked up.
Reading skills: author's purpose, context clues using synonyms, and sequence.
Spelling: This week skills for the long e are being taught. These letter combinations make the sound of long
e. ie as in prairie, ey as in honey, and y as in finally
Every Wednesday is dictation. The students are given 3 sentences. I say the sentence over
and over. The students write the words I say.
Reading and spelling on Thursday the students have "centers." There are 4 centers.
At the fluencey center, students read to me at their grade level.
At the spelling center, students work with different media to practice their words. The media
includes letter magnets, colored pens, materials to "touch" and letter rubbings to spell their words.
At the writing center, the students are writing what would you do if you were a horned toad
prince or a horned toad princess?
At the listening center, the activity will be different this week. The students will listen to a story.
After listening, the students will write the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Study for the spelling test on Friday.
Continue to work to study multiplication facts at home. Even though I am not teaching math,
we are doing rocket. I am testing each child to see where they are in knowing their facts.
Being aware of their multiplication level is important to me.
Language - we are studying the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory. We will begin nouns, finding the simple subject and the simple predicate(verb)
Hello, welcome to my "blog" site. This is something new I am doing this year and am very excited about it.
Items due: 1. picture money- due Sept 15.
2. grandparents luncheon money due by Sept. 22.
Reading - This week we are readingm "The Great Horned Prince."
vocbulary words: bargain, lassoed, favors, offended, prairie, riverbed, and shrieked.(writing
the definitions is always done on Monday.) On Tuesday, the synonyms are looked up.
Reading skills: author's purpose, context clues using synonyms, and sequence.
Spelling: This week skills for the long e are being taught. These letter combinations make the sound of long
e. ie as in prairie, ey as in honey, and y as in finally
Every Wednesday is dictation. The students are given 3 sentences. I say the sentence over
and over. The students write the words I say.
Reading and spelling on Thursday the students have "centers." There are 4 centers.
At the fluencey center, students read to me at their grade level.
At the spelling center, students work with different media to practice their words. The media
includes letter magnets, colored pens, materials to "touch" and letter rubbings to spell their words.
At the writing center, the students are writing what would you do if you were a horned toad
prince or a horned toad princess?
At the listening center, the activity will be different this week. The students will listen to a story.
After listening, the students will write the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Study for the spelling test on Friday.
Continue to work to study multiplication facts at home. Even though I am not teaching math,
we are doing rocket. I am testing each child to see where they are in knowing their facts.
Being aware of their multiplication level is important to me.
Language - we are studying the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory. We will begin nouns, finding the simple subject and the simple predicate(verb)
Social studies - We have been doing map skills. This week we will have a test over the 7 continents and 4
oceans. From there, we will learn about latitude and longitude.
Make sure your child reads for at least 10 minutes or longer every night. My goal is to have every child reading at grade level. If they do not practice, their reading level will not improve.
I am having a wonderful time coming to school each day. This is a great class!
Thank you for your support!
Susan Burford
Items due: 1. picture money- due Sept 15.
2. grandparents luncheon money due by Sept. 22.
Reading - This week we are readingm "The Great Horned Prince."
vocbulary words: bargain, lassoed, favors, offended, prairie, riverbed, and shrieked.(writing
the definitions is always done on Monday.) On Tuesday, the synonyms are looked up.
Reading skills: author's purpose, context clues using synonyms, and sequence.
Spelling: This week skills for the long e are being taught. These letter combinations make the sound of long
e. ie as in prairie, ey as in honey, and y as in finally
Every Wednesday is dictation. The students are given 3 sentences. I say the sentence over
and over. The students write the words I say.
Reading and spelling on Thursday the students have "centers." There are 4 centers.
At the fluencey center, students read to me at their grade level.
At the spelling center, students work with different media to practice their words. The media
includes letter magnets, colored pens, materials to "touch" and letter rubbings to spell their words.
At the writing center, the students are writing what would you do if you were a horned toad
prince or a horned toad princess?
At the listening center, the activity will be different this week. The students will listen to a story.
After listening, the students will write the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Study for the spelling test on Friday.
Continue to work to study multiplication facts at home. Even though I am not teaching math,
we are doing rocket. I am testing each child to see where they are in knowing their facts.
Being aware of their multiplication level is important to me.
Language - we are studying the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory. We will begin nouns, finding the simple subject and the simple predicate(verb)
Items due: 1. picture money- due Sept 15.
2. grandparents luncheon money due by Sept. 22.
Reading - This week we are readingm "The Great Horned Prince."
vocbulary words: bargain, lassoed, favors, offended, prairie, riverbed, and shrieked.(writing
the definitions is always done on Monday.) On Tuesday, the synonyms are looked up.
Reading skills: author's purpose, context clues using synonyms, and sequence.
Spelling: This week skills for the long e are being taught. These letter combinations make the sound of long
e. ie as in prairie, ey as in honey, and y as in finally
Every Wednesday is dictation. The students are given 3 sentences. I say the sentence over
and over. The students write the words I say.
Reading and spelling on Thursday the students have "centers." There are 4 centers.
At the fluencey center, students read to me at their grade level.
At the spelling center, students work with different media to practice their words. The media
includes letter magnets, colored pens, materials to "touch" and letter rubbings to spell their words.
At the writing center, the students are writing what would you do if you were a horned toad
prince or a horned toad princess?
At the listening center, the activity will be different this week. The students will listen to a story.
After listening, the students will write the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Study for the spelling test on Friday.
Continue to work to study multiplication facts at home. Even though I am not teaching math,
we are doing rocket. I am testing each child to see where they are in knowing their facts.
Being aware of their multiplication level is important to me.
Language - we are studying the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory. We will begin nouns, finding the simple subject and the simple predicate(verb)
Items due: 1. picture money- due Sept 15.
2. grandparents luncheon money due by Sept. 22.
Reading - This week we are readingm "The Great Horned Prince."
vocbulary words: bargain, lassoed, favors, offended, prairie, riverbed, and shrieked.(writing
the definitions is always done on Monday.) On Tuesday, the synonyms are looked up.
Reading skills: author's purpose, context clues using synonyms, and sequence.
Spelling: This week skills for the long e are being taught. These letter combinations make the sound of long
e. ie as in prairie, ey as in honey, and y as in finally
Every Wednesday is dictation. The students are given 3 sentences. I say the sentence over
and over. The students write the words I say.
Reading and spelling on Thursday the students have "centers." There are 4 centers.
At the fluencey center, students read to me at their grade level.
At the spelling center, students work with different media to practice their words. The media
includes letter magnets, colored pens, materials to "touch" and letter rubbings to spell their words.
At the writing center, the students are writing what would you do if you were a horned toad
prince or a horned toad princess?
At the listening center, the activity will be different this week. The students will listen to a story.
After listening, the students will write the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Study for the spelling test on Friday.
Continue to work to study multiplication facts at home. Even though I am not teaching math,
we are doing rocket. I am testing each child to see where they are in knowing their facts.
Being aware of their multiplication level is important to me.
Language - we are studying the 4 types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory. We will begin nouns, finding the simple subject and the simple predicate(verb)
Social studies - We have been doing map skills. This week we will have a test over the 7 continents and 4
oceans. From there, we will learn about latitude and longitude.
Make sure your child reads for at least 10 minutes or longer every night. My goal is to have every child reading at grade level. If they do not practice, their reading level will not improve.
I am having a wonderful time coming to school each day. This is a great class!
Thank you for your support!
Susan Burford
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