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ELA: Students are going to start their first writing unit " Launching the writing workshop", They are going to be call writers since day one, they are also going to learn that they can express themselves through drawing and that is also called writing.                                                               

Phonics: Students are learning how to trace new letters: S, R, D, T, F, I. They are going to be tracing the letters in their notebooks and drawing pictures that matches with the same sound. Lastly, they're comparing names that start with the same letter.

ELA: Writers can practice sharing what they love and then draw pictures at home, they can have this chart  (that we are going to be using this during the week) display in their writing corner. 

Phonics: Students can practice writing theirs names and recognize some letter sounds. they can also practice the letter we are learning in the school  S, R, D, T, F, I.

Esta semana los niños estarán fortaleciendo su lectura a través de diferentes rutinas: leer de manera individual y en pareja, marcar páginas que les sorprenden (“¡wow!”), observar imágenes con atención para hacer preguntas y descubrir nuevas palabras. También seguiremos practicando el sonido y trazo de las vocales a, e, i, o y reconociendo palabras frecuentes como yo, la, el, un.

En casa pueden leer juntos un cuento corto, buscar y señalar las palabras yo, La, El, un, y jugar a identificar objetos que empiecen con las vocales estudiadas. Recordar las estrategias para ser buenos lectores.  Estrategias.

-Terrific Tens: Explore ten‑frames and five‑frames; build numbers with fingers and dot cards.

-How Many Dots? Parts 1 & 2: Count dots, order cards, match numbers, and play a quick flash game with Unifix cubes.

-Beat You to Five: Partner game to spin numbers and cover five cubes, practicing counting and teamwork.

-Count small objects (blocks, coins, buttons) 1–10.

-Match dot cards to numbers.

-Play a mini “Beat You to Five” game with dice or small objects.

-Arrange numbers in order with toys or snacks.

At school, children solve problems by sharing feelings, listening to classmates, and working together to find solutions. They learn empathy, cooperation, and confidence. Tigers will learn how  to solve problems with important steps such as pausing to relax, talk with kind words, find solutions and try the solutions. 

With family, children talk about their feelings and work together to solve problems calmly, building self-awareness and positive relationships. Tigers can practice at home the four steps of peace place when facing a problem: 1. Pause, 2. Talk, 3. Think, 4. Try.