<p> Mrs. Meek’s Homework Newsletter (OL)</p><p>Get the Egg! September 24, 2012</p><p>Name______</p><p>1. bed 6. net Bonus words 2. men 7. leg *your 3. red 8. jet *habitat 4. step 9. sled 5. ten 10. wet</p><p>This Week At A Glance *Skills for this week: short /e/ sound in words, identifying telling sentences, identifying realism and fantasy *Science standards: animal needs and animal habitats *High-frequency words: saw, small, tree, your</p><p>Homework: Practice your high-frequency words each night! Monday – Write your spelling words three times each. Read a book of your choice to someone. (Remember to record it on your reading log.) Tuesday – Complete the spelling activity sent home. Read the leveled reader sent home to someone. (Record it.) Wednesday – Choose 3 of your spelling words and write them in a sentence. (You should have a total of 3 sentences.) Underline your spelling words. Read Get the Egg! to someone. (Record it.) Thursday – Take a practice spelling test at home and bring it in on Friday. Write the words you missed 3 times each on the same paper. The person giving you the practice test should sign it at the bottom. Read a book of your choice to someone. (Record it.) Friday – Assessment day at school. Have a great weekend! </p><p>First Grade Weekly News: *We are selling cookie dough and other treats! Yummy!!! Help our school and earn prizes for yourself. Try to sell at least one item! *Help us fill our can! We are collecting BOX TOPS for EDUCATION!! Please cut your BOX TOPS along the pink dotted lines and send them in. *Please continue to review all papers and tests sent home with your child. *You can monitor your child’s AR progress on the web – see my webpage for the link. *Teacher webpages have a new look! Please visit to see what we are doing at school. (I’m sure you’ve heard about the animals we are observing…) *October 12-15: No school, Court Day Fall Break</p>