Dear Parents, September 10, 2012
I hope that you enjoyed the beautiful weekend!
This week in language arts we kick off our first theme! We will work on the consonants m, s, c, t, and the short sound of /a/. We will also begin reading in our reading series and start our sight words. In your child’s red folder you should find a tan envelope with this week’s sight words. This week there are only three. Practice the words with your child each night. The words need to be read correctly within three seconds (without sounding out). Please sign the paper indicating that you practiced with your child and return the envelope to school in the red folder. Your child will be tested once a week. If they know all the words, they will receive a new packet of words, if they don’t recognize the words, then they will keep the packet and continue practicing. Our reading strategy this week is “predict and infer”. Our comprehension skill that will help with “predict and infer” is sequencing. Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us determine the next logical step. Our phonics focus this week is blending letter sounds together and our grammar focus is on upper and lowercase letters. We will start our weekly spelling words (short sound of /a/) this week as well. Please check the daily planner for homework. Homework in the spelling journal is to be completed using the “touch-bump-touch” method the children have been practicing in school. (It was also in your Back-to-School Packet!) We will have our spelling test Thursday morning.
In math, we will continue to work on addition but this week in vertical form! We will also be taking our first math chapter test on Friday!
Social studies finds us focusing on how we can help one another and using our good manners. In science we continue to learn about plants but focusing on the jobs of our plant parts.
In religion, we continue to learn about God as Our Father and how God is Holy.
Reminders for the week:
- Please remind your child to bring their library book to school on Tuesday. The children can bring their books home but they MUST be returned to school the following Tuesday in order for them to check out a new book.
- PE is on Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure that your child is following the dress code for PE days – all uniform parts are in!
- Wednesday is Picture Day!
- Please continue to work with your child on tying their shoes and as a reminder, if they cannot tie their shoes they must wear Velcro shoes until they can. Please see the handbook on this policy.
- Friday is a full day of school!
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful week!
Miss. Manning
