The week of Sept. 19

 There is lots going on this week!

Phonics

We are beginning short u in Phonics.  Our new sight words are: 

have, are, with, little

Short u patterns:

up--cup, pup

ut--cut, hut

ug--dug, bug

um--gum, hum

Check out our Phonics page we did today in your child's folder to see the short u word patterns we worked on today.  Having your child read a line a day will be great practice on their fluency!  

I am also sending home short vowel lists for your child to practice fluency.  Have your child sound out the words using onset rhyme--cat would be read- c-at. r-at, h-at.  This helps your child read the word more smoothly and it's easier to blend the letters.

Math

Today we did our math addition fluency pages.  The kids are learning a couple strategies to use and see what works best for them.  I gave them a number line and teddy bear to practice counting forward to add. If your child missed any, I marked them and they worked with me to correct the problems.  

Chapter one review is tomorrow

Chapter one test is Wednesday or Thursday depending on our time with the delayed start on Wednesday.

Social Studies

Monday:  Veterinarian

Tues.:  Firefighter

Wed. : Dentist

Thurs. : Mailman

If you have any questions about the community helper project, please let me know.  I had Wed. as the due date, but Friday is fine too!

Coming up!

Sept.  20.      Minsky's Food Night

Sept. 21        Late Start Day--begin at 10:30

Sept. 22        Individual and class pictures-send in forms if you want to purchase them.

Skate Night at Skate City

Sept. 23        Lap-a-thon--CCE fundraiser-more info. coming

                      Scholastic online book orders due!

Sept. 28        Conferences 4-8 

Sept. 29        Conferences- All Day