Monday, November 11, 2019

Week 11 ~ Nov. 12 - Nov. 15, 2019


We have been reading, reading, reading at school.  Most are over 100 Reading Steps now and have received the ‘100 Steps/ 25 Hours of Reading Tag’.  Our next goal is to get to 200 Reading Steps!  Check your child’s log.  He/she should have at least 114 Steps after your weekend reading.  Keep reading every day.  Remember, if your child is out sick or on vacation- he/she is missing 2 school steps of reading for each day he/she is out.  Read whenever you get a chance to get caught up or stay ahead! J  Also, if your child is missing an item of clothing, check our lost and found soon.  All of the ‘Lost and Found” items will be donated soon.

     ***Reminder:  Please consider putting a spare set of clothes for your child in his/her backpack.  We don’t intentionally get wet at school (drinks spill, bathroom accidents happen, slips and trips on the playground) but accidents occur and it sure is helpful to have a set for your child to change into if needed.  The weather is changing…those of you that have placed clothes in the backpack, you may want to switch out for warmer clothes :).

This week we will:
  • Review all initial consonants (recognize upper and lowercase letters, write them and name the sound)
  • listen for beginning and ending sounds in words when trying to spell
  • identify 1, 2 or 3 syllables in words
  • learn to read the Power Words it, they, we
  • recognize and read ALL of our Power Words at flash speed
  • distinguish between fiction and nonfiction stories 
  • ask and answer questions about nonfiction stories that we read aloud
  • read and learn about pets, farm and zoo animals and domestic/ wild animals
  • count by 1s and 10s
  • learn about teen numbers

Homework for the week:   
·       read for 30 minutes every night 
-Some things to check while your child is reading:
1.  Is he/she touching the word that he/she is saying?
2.  Is he/she making the beginning sound of an unknown word to figure it out?
3.  Can he/she read random words that you point out after reading a page?
4.  Is he/she recognizing and reading Power Words in the stories that you read together?

·       record 2 HOME steps in your reading log every night
·       cut apart and practice your new Power Words – it  they  we
·       Ask your child:  Can you use 2 hands and show me 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in different ways?  (ex. 6 can be 5 and 1, 4 and 2 or 3 and 3 fingers!)

Important dates to remember:
  • Nov. 14 - Report Cards issued
  • Nov. 15 – Pizza Bingo (6:00 – 8:00)
  • Nov. 27 - 29 - Thanksgiving holiday ~ No school  

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