January 12th-January 16th

Phonics, Reading, Writing

Phonics

I can read words that have digraphs.

In phonics this week, we are working on the digraphs sh, ch, th, and wh. Digraphs are two letters that are put together to make one sound. We are working on recognizing them in words so we don't accidentally sound each letter out.

Sight words will continue to be an integral part of our learning . Here are the words that we have already learned.

Words that were tested in Middle of the Year:

I, me, my, like, see, look, and, to, we, go, is

Words that we have already learned that will be tested in the End of the Year:

it, an, be, we, did, to, said, at, in, went, for, was, on, up, you, he, get, am, play

To reinforce learning high-frequency words at home, you can make flashcards and have students practice daily before they read the books in their book bags.

To incorporate writing into phonics, you can have your student practice writing sentences with these words in it. The more exposure to reading and writing these words, the faster you child will be able to recognize them in a text.

Reading

I can learn about my superpowers to help me become a better reader.

In reading, we are learning about the different superpowers we have as readers. This week we have learned about the following powers.

Pointer power - pointing to our words as we read so we do not say too many or not enough words
Slider power - sounding out each sound in a words and sliding (blending) them together to read the word
Fix it power - fixing and rereading the words on a page if we make a mistake
Thinking power - thinking about our book and asking questions about what is happening or what we think will happen next
Snap word power - practicing our snap words (sight words) so we can quickly read them in a text without trying to sound them out

To reinforce these super powers at home, you can ask your student to show you the superpowers as they are reading.

Writing

I can practice my writing skills by writing a true story.

This week we are revisiting and practicing our writing skills by writing a true story about what we did over Winter Break. We started by planning our story and writing what happened first, next, and last. While writing, we are making sure to use correct capitalization, finger spaces, and stretching out the words we want to write.

To support this skill at home, encourage your students to add words and labels to their drawings. Practice stretching out words and write a letter for every sound they hear.

Math, Science/Social Studies

Math

I can join or add numbers up to 10

This week we will learn about addition. Please see the parent letter below for additional details and ways to practice at home.

As we introduce number sentences, the above format is a template that can assist students. By the end of the unit, the goal will be that they can independently write the sentence without the template.

Science

I can learn about rocks and other natural resources, and explain my observations.

This week, we are learning how to observe rocks and use language to describe our observations. Additionally, we are discussing other natural resources such as water and soil and learning about the ways that we use each one.

To support this skill at home, have your student find a rock or other object and practice describing it using words like: "The ____ feels ___", or "The ____ is _____".

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