VIP= "Virtue in Practice"

October's virtue is "Hope"

This Week's News:

Dear Parents,

        I hope everyone had a relaxing, wonderful Fall break!

      This week we will continue reviewing Week 4 of our 1st period of sight words. We will not introduce a new group of words since it is a short week, but use this as a review week. Please use this extra week to continue reviewing all the sight words on flash cards, and completing the reading chart sent home before the break. We will make a foldable project and help the students write the words on their own chart too! 

       We will only send home one easy beginning reader book again this week due to the short week. Please keep it stored in the individual bag, and keep it in the folder through Friday. Have them make comparisons this week between themselves and the characters. Concentrate on reading the words the first night, then on the second night have them read and talk about what they are reading with you; try to hide the pictures the third night and see if they can read it without the clues of the pictures! 

     I would like to thank Mrs. Katherine Padgett and all of her helpers for getting our rosary supplies organized and counting all our beads! The children have done such a wonderful job recalling the stories of the Joyful Mysteries and stringing the beads of each decade! After we have them blessed we will send them home for a short while so you can see them. But, then they will bring them back to school so we can use them as we pray the rosary in class this year! I am so proud of them, and love how much they love to learn about and listen to stories of the Bible.

                                                                                                                                           Sincerely,

                                                                                                                                                   Mrs. Mahtook

Don't forget to make reviewing sight words fun; go outside and have them write the words with sidewalk chalk, or draw the words in a pan of pudding or colored sugar, write the words in shaving cream on the bathtub walls!

 Other report card skill reviews can be done too on the weekends in the beautiful weather headed our way: Have them count while they swing, use sidewalk chalk to write numbers and letters, say sounds of letters for you in the car, and say prayers on the way to school. Count their Halloween candy! Have fun and commend them for their progress! I have already seen so much growth in them since August! I know Kindergarten is a big jump from Pre-K, but they are really handling it like champs!! 

Thank you for the important part you play in their success! Every little bit helps!

This link will take you to a site that has cards with sight words that have action based clues embedded in the words, and gives tips for movements and actions that may help the student remember the words.  

Snapword sight word cards 

If your child is still having trouble identifying letters and/or letter sounds, use this link to practice daily:

The Better Alphabet Song

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