Hi Families,
That was an unexpected snowy morning! I hope you all had a nice weekend. We are in for a very cold week I hear. This probably means lots of indoor recess. We stay in when it is below -20. On Wednesday we are heading on our field trip. Thank you for quickly returning the forms. If you have not paid please do so before Wednesday.
Literacy:
We are moving into week 2 of unit 2 this week. We will begin to look at the uppercase letters. We will move through these quickly. There are 2 everyday. Printing the letters is something that is an ongoing work in progress so if you have some time at home please practice. This week we will continue to practice tapping and blending CVC words.
Guided Reading.Â
Last week we began our guided reading lessons. On Wednesday I will send home the worksheet that we worked on in small groups. This will be our first decodable worksheet. At the top of the page is a review of letters. Students should read the letters by saying the letter sound. You can prompt by saying what sound does this letter make. The second row has some CVC words (consonant/vowel/consonant). Students should demonstrate their tapping skills to tap and blend the sounds to say the word. The third row consists of trick words we have learned. Students should be able to read these words quickly. Finally, there are 3 decodable sentences. Students should point to each word as they read.
Math:
We are working on the number 8 this week. You can work on this at home by getting 8 objects and having students break them up into 2 groups. Point out to students that no matter which way the group is split there will always still be 8 in total.
Dates to Remember
January 22nd- Field Trip (Bowling and Library)
January 27-31 Family Literacy Week
January 28th- PJ/Comfy clothes- reading hour in class
January 29th- Dress as your favourite book character
January 31st- KIndergarten Beach Day