November 5, 2009
Happy November, everyone! We had so much learning fun last week with our book reports, storybook parade, and harvest party. Thanks for all of you for helping us make it a wonderful and fun day. Now, on to class news.
First off, we want to congratulate those students who turned in their reading charts for October, and they are...Romero, Alyssa, both Austins, and Jasmine.They have earned a trip to the treasure chest and an extra recess. Good job kids!!! Be sure to read to and with your child and mark the chart daily.
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We have started new themes in all our subjects. In Math, we are learning ordinal numbers (like first, third, or fifth). We are learning about families in both Language Arts and Social Studies. Our new phonics technique is called "onset and rime", which is just being able to take the beginning sound off of a word (like "mmm...an...man"). We often play a game called Silly Words, where we take the beginning sound off a word, and put a different sound on. Playing with words and word sounds is a precursor for reading and spelling. Ask your child each evening about these themes and more.The calendar for Nov/Dec has been updated. Have a look and take note of upcoming events. You will find the link to the right.
Thank you so much, parents, for providing the snacks for the students. They are so happy to have such a variety of choices every day! Right now, our "pantry" is full, and we don't need anymore food items at this time. However, we do need plastic spoons, paper plates, and juice boxes. We will let you know when our snack supply begins to run low.Did you read to your child today? There's no time like the present!
