*Chick-fil-A Spirit Night: Tuesday 9/22

Religion

Religion Series: We Believe

Virtue: Cheerfulness

Please study the  Sign of the Cross  prayer. I will be testing the students on the correct hand usage, direction, and all of the words in the prayer at the end of September. 

Language Arts: Reading - Wonders         

Wonders: Unit 1: "Getting to Know Us"    Week 5: "Move It"

Essential Question: How does your body move?

Genre: nonfiction

Vocabulary Words: exercise, exhausted, physical, agree, difficult (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: jump, move, run, two (know how to read)

Comprehension: topic and details

Grammar: possessives

Spelling Words: none at this time

Dictation Sentence: none at this time

Language Arts: Phonics - Fundations

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Module 1: Sums and Differences to 10
*Omit: Lesson 18

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Johnny Appleseed; "The Little Red House" story

Social Science: Scholastic News; Communities: Community Rules

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated. Please click herehttps://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*Grandparents/Grandfriends Event: Friday 9/18

Religion

Religion Series: We Believe

Virtue: Cheerfulness

Please study theSign of the Cross prayer. I will be testing the students on the correct hand usage, direction, and all of the words in the prayer at the end of September. 

Language Arts: Reading - Wonders         

Wonders: Unit 1: "Getting to Know Us"    Week 4: "Friends"

Essential Question: What do friends do together?

Genre: nonfiction

Vocabulary Words: relationship, chore, collect, cooperate, deliver (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: fun, make, they, too (know how to read)

Comprehension: character, setting, events

Grammar: exclamations and interjections

Spelling Words: none at this time

Dictation Sentence: none at this time

Language Arts: Phonics - Fundations

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Module 1: Sums and Differences to 10
*Omit: Lesson 13 and 15

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science

Social Science: Scholastic News; Communities: Home, School, and Community Rules

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated. Please click herehttps://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*No School: Monday 9/7 and Tuesday 9/8

Religion

Religion Series: We Believe

Virtue: 

Please study the Sign of the Cross prayer. I will be testing the students on the correct hand usage, direction, and all of the words in the prayer at the end of September.  

Language Arts: Reading - Wonders         

Wonders: Unit 1: "Getting to Know Us"    Week 3: "Flip"

Essential Question: What makes a pet special?

Genre: fantasy

Vocabulary Words: groom, popular, train, care, companion (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: good, pull, be, come (know how to read)

Comprehension: character, setting, events

Grammar: plural nouns

Spelling Words: none at this time

Dictation Sentence: none at this time

Language Arts: Phonics - Fundations

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Module 1: Sums and Differences to 10
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science

Social Science: Scholastic News; Communities: Home, School, and Community Rules

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated. Please click herehttps://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*No School: Friday 9/4

Religion

Religion Series: We Believe

Virtue: Cheerfulness

Please study the Sign of the Cross prayer. I will be testing the students on the correct hand usage, direction, and all of the words in the prayer.  

Language Arts: Reading - Wonders         

Wonders: Unit 1: "Getting to Know Us"    Week 2: "Go, Pip!"

Essential Question: What is it like where you live?

Genre: fantasy

Vocabulary Words: feast, scurried, bored, city, country (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: down, out, up, very (know how to read)

Comprehension: Main Story Element: Character

Grammar: inflectional ending -s

Spelling Words: none at this time

Dictation Sentence: none at this time

Language Arts: Phonics - Fundations

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Module 1: Sums and Differences to 10
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science

Social Science: Scholastic News; Communities: Home, School, and Community Rules

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of August. Please click herehttps://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*FastBridge Testing: Monday 8/24

Religion

Religion Series: We Believe

Virtue: 

Please study the Sign of the Cross prayer. I will be testing the students on the correct hand usage, direction, and all of the words in the prayer.  

Language Arts: Reading - Wonders         

Wonders: Unit 1: "Getting to Know Us"    Week 1: "Jack Can"

Essential Question: What do you do at your school?

Genre: realistic fiction

Vocabulary Words: learn, object, recognize, subjects, common (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: does, not, school, what (know how to read)

Comprehension: character

Grammar: inflectional ending -s

Spelling Words: none at this time

Dictation Sentence: none at this time

Language Arts: Phonics - Fundations

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Module 1: Sums and Differences to 10
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science

Social Science: Scholastic News; Communities: Home, School, and Community Rules

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of August. Please click herehttps://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*FastBridge Testing: Monday 8/24

Religion

Religion Series: We Believe

Virtue: 

Please study the Lord's Prayerr. I will send a handwriting page home for this prayer that will be due at the end of the school year.  

Language Arts: Reading - Wonders         

Wonders: Unit 1: Great Ideas    Week 1: "Jack Can"

Essential Question: What do you do at your school?

Genre: realistic fiction

Vocabulary Words: learn, object, recognize, subjects, common (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: does, not, school, what (know how to read)

Comprehension: character

Grammar: inflectional ending -s

Spelling Words: none at this time

Dictation Sentence: none at this time

Language Arts: Phonics - Fundations

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
Module 6: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 100
*Omit: Lessons 9 and 12

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Five Senses

Social Science: Scholastic News

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of April. Please click herehttps://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 5/12

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: 

*All prayers are complete!

Language Arts               Reading Street 

Reading Street: Unit 5: Great Ideas   Week 6: The Stone Garden

Genre: realistic fiction

Question of the Week: What can happen when someone has a new idea?

Amazing Words: accomplish, original, unmanned, exclaim, doubt, glider, soar (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: answered, carry, different, poor (know how to read)

Comprehension: theme

Grammar: prepositions and prepositional phrases

Spelling Words: 

Dictation Sentence: 

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 5
*Omit: Lesson 9 and 12

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; The Five Senses; Light/Sound

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of April. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 5/4

*FastBridge Testing: Tuesday 5/4

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: 

*All prayers are complete!

Language Arts               Reading Street 

Reading Street: Unit 5: Great Ideas   Week 5: Alexander Graham Bell: A Great Inventor

Genre: biography

Question of the Week: How can a great idea change the way we live?

Amazing Words: determined, inventor, technology, stable, stalled, biplane, sketch, speech (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: built, early, learn, science, through (know how to read)

Comprehension: sequence

Grammar: adverbs

Spelling Words: Spelling is complete for the year!

Dictation Sentence: 

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 6: 
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Solar System

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of April. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*Write and Share

*Spirit Night: Tuesday 4/21

*Teacher Inservice: Friday 4/24

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Justice

*April prayer: Hail Mary There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Language Arts               Reading Street 

Reading Street: Unit 5: Great Ideas    Week 3: Dot and Jabber

Question of the Week: How do we solve mysteries?

Genre: informational fiction

Amazing Words: explanation, wonder, encouragingly, suspects, riddle, confused, case (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: among, another, instead, none (know how to read)

Comprehension: compare and contrast

Grammar: pronouns: I and me

Spelling Words: cleaning, tight, freezer, gluing, light, freezing, healed, weakest, might, loaded, time, some, friend, two, come 

Dictation Sentence: It rained all night long.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: Lessons: 1-3, 6-8

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Fish

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of April. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 4/14

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Justice

*April prayer: Hail Mary There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 5: Great Ideas    Week 2: Mole and the Baby Bird

Question of the Week: How can we look at things in a different way?

Genre: animal fantasy

Amazing Words: miserable, freedom, selfish, shrug, ignore, fond, proper, scarcely (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: door, loved, wood, should (know how to read)

Comprehension: drawing conclusions

Grammar: pronouns

Spelling Words: oak, thrive, chrome, beak, shrug, leak, thrift, throne, shrill, phlox, give, after, other, said, their 

Dictation Sentence: There are three big shrimp in the tank.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Insects

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of April. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 3/31

*12:00 Dismissal: Thursday 4/2

*No School: Good Friday 4/3 and Easter Monday 4/6

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Mercy

*March prayer: Our Father There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: No New Story        *Spelling Test: Thursday 4/2

Question of the Week: 

Genre: 

Amazing Words: 

High-Frequency Words: 

Comprehension: 

Grammar: 

Spelling Words: being, going, ripest, lacing, saver, smiled, prized, nicest, liked, fenced, word, said, look, people, friend

Dictation Sentence: The hiker is facing west.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: Lesson 18

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Amphibians

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of April. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*Write and Share

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Mercy

*March prayer: Our Father There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 4: Treasures    Week 6: Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House 

Question of the Week: What treasures can we share with neighbors?

Genre: realistic fiction

Amazing Words: discover, dwell, resident, welcome, admire, sadness, substantial, tremendous
(know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: across, because, dance, only, opened, shoes, told (know how to read)

Comprehension: cause and effect

Grammar: adjectives that compare

Spelling Words: age, mice, space, spice, judge, cell, place, twice, change, badge, by, they, were, about, what

Dictation Sentence: Did you roll the dice twice?

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Reptiles and Amphibians

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of March. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 3/10

*Spirit Dress: Thursday 3/12

*No School: Friday 3/13

*Spring Break: 3/16 - 3/20

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Mercy

*March prayer: Our Father There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 4: Treasures    No Story  

Question of the Week: 

Genre: 

Amazing Words: 

High-Frequency Words: 

Comprehension: 

Grammar: 

Spelling Words: wake, take, woke, broke, poke, shake, spoke, flake, pike, fluke, who, you, could, write, would 

Dictation Sentence: The gold is fake.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Reptiles; STEM: Leprechaun Trap 

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of March. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*Write and Share

*Chick-fil-A Spirit Night: Tuesday 3/3

*Adoration: Friday 3/6

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Honesty

*March prayer: Our Father There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 4: Treasures    Week 5: Peter's Chair 

Question of the Week: What treasures can we share at home?

Genre: realistic fiction

Amazing Words: jealous, relatives, sibling, secret, porridge, collector, flourish, seriousness
(know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: picture, remember, room, stood, thought (know how to read)

Comprehension: theme

Grammar: adjectives for how many

Spelling Words: vote, made, ride, cube, she, hi, cape, lime, me, no, day, over, are, first, number

Dictation Sentence: Jane rode her bike up the hill.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: Lessons 6 and 7

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Birds/Reptiles 

Social Science: Scholastic News 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of March. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*Special Dress - Sweats Day: Tuesday 2/17

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 2/17

*Pep Assembly: Friday 2/20 @ 2:30

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Honesty

*February prayer: Grace After Meals There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 4: Treasures    Week 4: A Southern Ranch 

Question of the Week: Why do we treasure special places?

Genre: expository text

Amazing Words: impression, favorite, errand, familiar, memory, stampede (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: above, eight, laugh, moon, touch (know how to read)

Comprehension: facts and details

Grammar: adjectives for what kind

Spelling Words: mind, most, bind, wind, mild, post, grind, bold, old, told, a, the, be, go, or

Dictation Sentence: We sold the colt.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.  

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40
*Omit: 

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Birds 

Social Science: Scholastic News: Presidents' Day 

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of February. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*Write and Share

*Valentine Party: Thursday 2/12 @ 2:45

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Honesty

*February prayer: Grace After Meals There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 4: Treasures    Week 3: A Trip to Washington, D.C  

Question of the Week: What treasures can we find in our country?

Genre: expository text

Amazing Words: nation, tourist, splinter, harbor, symbol, abandon, sunken, statue (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: found, mouth, once, took, wild (know how to read)

Comprehension: facts and details

Grammar: adjectives for size

Spelling Words: rented, padded, hummed, printed, fished, strummed, grinned, dashed, mended, flapped, you, she, from, each, of

Dictation Sentence: We jogged on the track.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.   

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 2: Introduction to Place Value Through Addition and Subtraction Within 20
*Omit: Lesson 12

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: Mammals; Candy Heart Science 

Social Science: Scholastic News

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of February. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*I Read, You Read: Tuesday 2/3

*Adoration: Friday 2/6

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: 

*February prayer: Grace After Meals - There will be a page coming home to help practice this prayer. Your child can return it whenever they are ready to be tested.

Reading Street: Unit 4: Treasures    Week 2: Cinderella  

Question of the Week: How can a story be a treasure? 

Genre: fairy tale

Amazing Words: delightful, imagination, original, carve, tangle, peer royal, sighed (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: colors, draw, drew, great, over, show, sign (know how to read)

Comprehension: theme

Grammar: adjectives for colors and shapes

Spelling Words: sending, shipping, thickest, trusted, crunched, winner, ending, ripped, hopping, waxed, find, other, like, what, look

Dictation Sentence: The drummer is drumming on a red drum.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.   

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 2: Introduction to Place Value Through Addition and Subtraction Within 20
*Omit: Lesson 8

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science; Animals: coverings and classifications 

Social Science: Scholastic News

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of January. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*No I Read, You Read this week.

*Story Book Character Dress/Family Night: Tuesday 1/27

*Wichita Children's Theatre: Wednesday 1/28 @ 9:30

*Spirit Dress: Thursday 1/29

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Gratitude

*January prayer: Angel of God

Language Arts               Reading Street 

Reading Street: Unit 4: Changes    Week 1: Mama's Birthday Present

Question of the Week: How Can a Surprise be a Treasure?

Genre:realistic fiction

Amazing Words: celebrate, grateful, rarest, genuine, cherish, delicate, loot (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: about, enjoy, give, surprise, worry, would (know how to read)

Comprehension: drawing conclusions

Grammar: adjectives

Spelling Words: back, track, pick, rock, cluck, neck, clock, mash, chat, which, are, they, said, how, she

Dictation Sentence: The ship is at the dock.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.   

MATH      Eureka Math Website (click here) 
Directions for Printing Math Homework (Click Here)
Module 2: Introduction to Place Value Through Addition and Subtraction Within 20
*Omit: Lesson 3

Social Science/Science

Science: Mystery Science 

Social Science: Scholastic News; Economics: Producer/Consumer

Mrs. DeGraffenreid's music website has been updated for the month of January. Please click here https://www.seaswichita.com/mrs-monica-degraffenreid/home to find out what's going on in the music room this month.

*No School: Monday 1/19

*Write and Share

Religion

We Believe - Religion Book

Virtue: Gratitude

*January prayer: Angel of God

Language Arts               Reading Street 

Reading Street: Unit 3: Changes    Week 6: Where Are My Animal Friends?

Question of the Week: What do animals do when the seasons change?

Genre: drama

Amazing Words: hibernate, temperature, freeze, weary, migrate, autumn, bitterly (know meaning)

High-Frequency Words: before, does, good-bye, oh, right, won't (know how to read)

Comprehension: draw conclusions

Grammar: verbs: contractions with not

Spelling Words: rent, grip, shop, stump, lunch, ramp, drop, gum, scratch, splash, of, her, what, was, your

Dictation Sentence: A frog is in the pond.

*Reading Horizons Phonics lessons are taught whole group using markers and whiteboards. There will be little to no homework sent home for absent students.