February 1 – February 5
February 1, 2010
Dear Parents,
I hope you have been noticing big improvements in reading. Around January to about April first graders begin to synthesize what they have learned about decoding words, reading fluently, giving strong retells and more. The pieces begin to fit and growth in reading begins to accelerate. Thank you for working with them at home and becoming a team with our class.
New Homework: Beginning today a new homework has been given out. Each morning the class has a lesson where they make words with letters, they eventually try to find a secret word that uses all the letters. On Friday, the class reviews the lessons taught during the week and then add any new high frequency words to the word wall. Each Monday, I will send out a form called Making Words Review, which asks the children to make 2, 3, 5, and more letter words with the letters provided. Your child is asked to return this homework on Thursday.
Today’s letters are a, o, b, l, l, n, s, w. The secret word is ‘snowplow’ (oops!) ’snowball’, the emphasis in this word is that the ‘ow’ makes the long o sound like in ‘snow’.
Upcoming Events/News:
Wednesday, February 3: ES Parent Coffee Meeting 7:30 am
Friday, February 5: Parent Teacher Conference Request forms go home
Thursday, February 11: ES Musical Performance begins “Wizard of Oz’
Friday, February 15: ES Progress Reports go home
Friday, February 19: Parent Teacher Conference Letter goes home
Monday, February 22: ES After School Begins
Monday-Thursday, February 22-25: ES International Week
Monday, February 1
-Book to read to you
-Math:
-Word Sort: Have your child show you how to sort their pictures or words
Talking Point:
Tuesday, February 2
-Book to read to you
-Math: Page 8 & 9
-Word Sort: Try a Tricky Sort: This is an activity where your child will sort the pictures or words, then turn their back and you mix the sort up and try to “trick” them. Your child will then sort again. The kids really enjoy this and think it’s fun.
Talking Point:
Wednesday, February 3
-Book to read to you
-Math:
-Word Sort: Try a Speed Sort: You time your child sorting and see if they get faster each time.
Talking Point:
Thursday, February 4
-Book to read to you
-Math:
-Word Sort: Word Search: Look for words with the parts/sounds that your child is studying this week
Talking Point:
Friday, February 5
-Book to read to you
Talking Point:
Have a wonderful weekend!
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