Week 3

Looking ahead to week 3:  August 31- September 4

Things to remember:

If your child plans to eat breakfast at school, please have them to school by 7:20 so they will have plenty of time to eat.  We have several students who are coming back from breakfast late and missing the beginning activity each day.  Remind them to go straight to the lunchroom when they arrive at school.  Thanks so much for your help with this matter!

Upcoming events:

August 31 & September 1: Math MAP test for our class (more info on this test at fall conferences)

September 3:  school picture day

September 4:  wear college colors

What we are learning this week:

Sight words:  be, me, see, we

Letters & sounds:  b, c, f, r

Reading:  We are learning how to choose just right book levels.

Math: We will continue focusing on numbers 1-10.

Writing:  We will be learning to label our illustrations.  

Social studies:  We are comparing how family life is different today than in history.  

How can you help at home this week?  You may pick any of the activities below.

🌟🌟Review the weekly assessment review sheet each night.🌟🌟

Reading:  This is a great week to talk to your child about rhyming words since all of our sight words rhyme.  Play a silly game with your child by rhyming their name (ex. Amy Zamy).  Next give your child a word and see how many rhymes they can make with that word.  The words can be real or nonsense as long as they rhyme.  There are also several good books at the library that are silly rhyming stories that students love, such as the Llama Llama books. 

Social studies:  Have your child talk to a grandparent about how home life and school was different for them than it is today.  Students are always surprised to hear that their grandparents did not have cell phones, computers, etc. growing up.  

Phonics:  Review the letters and their sounds that we have covered over the past weeks.  

a, b, c, f, m, r, s, t

Writing:  have your child draw a picture and try to label it using the sounds they hear.  Remember we are not looking for correct spelling at this point but can they hear individual sounds in words.  For instance, a child may draw a dog then write "d" or "dg" some may even hear all three sounds "dog." 

Sight words:  Review all sight words; these words are very important to early reading and writing success.  

Math:  Practice counting objects in sets of 1-10. Write how many you count in each set.  For example, put six pieces of cereal on the counter.  Have your child count how many and write the number 6.  

Hint: Students LOVE dry-erase boards.  You can find small ones at Walmart-Mart, CVS, etc.  Dry-erase boards make practicing numbers, letters, sight words, anything more fun!