Book orders are due on Wednesday! Remember, you can order online if you want.
Media (Library): Because our class splits up and joins other classes for specialist, Media will be different for different students. Your child should know which teacher they join for specialist. Media is scheduled for the following: Day 1-Krueger, Day 2-Widman, Day 3-Gustofson. If this is confusing (I totally understand!), a good way to be certain that students have their library books at school on the right day is to have your child keep their books in their backpack when they are not reading them. That way, they will always be there when they need them.
Take home folders: Please help your child remember to empty their take home folder each night and put it back into their back pack. I am reminding them to put their mail in the folder before they put it in their back pack each day and stressing the importance of checking it each morning to see if you put anything in it for me (notes, book orders, forms etc.). It is easier for them to see new items if the old items have been removed. Thanks!
Homework: Math homework has begun! 4-5 nights per week a yellow math homework sheet will come home in your child's take home folder. This work will focus on what we did in class that day and shouldn't take more than 15-20 minutes to complete. Homework help is allowed and welcomed. From time to time a "Family Letter" will be in the take home folder. This will explain what we are doing in math. It will also help you understand the homework. If your child is confused, please write a note on the homework and I will help them the next day.
Pink Word Lists: A list of words will come home for each reading unit. This list includes 5 weeks of words. We will work on one list/week. These are words that can't be sounded out, but are sight words instead. You will find the current list in the right margin of this blog.
Decodable Readers: There will be a paper book in your child's folder on Monday-Thursday. Please take some time to read it with them to promote fluency. The first decodable reader will have an orange sheet attached to it. Please save this sheet as a reference for reading activities for those decodable readers. On Friday you will find a blue list of Fluency Sentences. Your child should be able to read these smoothly. If they are having difficulty, encourage them to practice the sentences.
HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON NEXT WEEK:
Language arts will include:
- What is important about being a pal?-We will read "What is a Pal?"
- Main idea
- Short a and the letters n, d, p, and f
- Nouns
- Reading stories with short a words
Math will include:
- The concept of one more, one less
- Partners for 6, 7, and 8
- Adding in any order
