Dear Parents,
Well, the weather has definitely changed and our classroom is buzzing with Fall activities...
Last week we donned our scientists’ caps and starting making observations about the world around us. We will continue these observations this week and even go into the science lab for a demonstration on sinking and floating (and making observations accordingly).
Starting on Monday we will begin reading Max, our first phonics reader in the short vowel series. We are going to pay attention to the rhymes and patterns to help us form words. We will also be doing exercises with our new sight words. We will be doing a lot of “looking for clues” in our reading. This involves looking at pictures to help us figure out the text. This is a very important exercise to work on at home as well during your nightly reading time. Some fantastic books with quality pictures are
Corduroy by Don Freeman, Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback, Snow by Uri Shulevitz
(such an incredibly shoooort list (for now). There are so many wonderful books out there! I will add more and more and more as the school year continues...)
This week, we will finish reviewing our alphabet letters. We will continue to work daily with their sounds to build even bigger words! Please continue to work with your scholar to stay fresh on the letters, how to write them, and what sound(s) each make.
Also throughout this week we will continue to look at “patterns” in our math workbooks. By midweek, we will go onto “movement” and learn how to follow directions with left and right.
As Always...
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to email me, stop by the classroom, talk to Ms. Diane, or leave a comment on our blog. Please become a “follower” of our blog and “like” our school’s Facebook page, if you haven’t already done so.
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Stuhr
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