Week of September 25th - 28th

Thank you!

Thank you parents for coming in to meet us and visit your child's classroom. We look forward to working with you throughout the year!

Dates:

TUESDAY, SEPT. 26th  is PICTURE DAY! Wear your best smiles😊.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28th is our first LIBRARY DAY! Look in your agendas for a note home on Monday. Every Library Day is "Bring your stuffie to school" day!

WORDS OF THE WEEK (Week 3):  This week's words will focus on the short e sound.

Words: let tell then    when     well red get   went     yes

This past week we worked really hard on patterning. We practised making patterns with our loose parts, and we learned how to name patterns (AB, ABC, AAB, ABB). We then created pom pom patterns, and pattern bracelets! Ask your child to create different types of patterns (i.e. AB, AAB). We will continue to work on patterns this week.

We are learning to read!

We learned about two strategies that help beginning readers:

Eagle Eye (Look at the pictures) “Eagle Eye has very good eyes, and he knows that you have very good eyes too. He says that when you come to a word that you don’t know, you should use your eyes to look at the picture for clues to help you figure out the word.” Look at the pictures for clues. Look at both pages. Reminder of the ‘Author’s Promise:’ that the words must match the picture. 

Lips the Fish (Get your lips ready) “Have you ever looked directly at a fish and watched their lips? What do you see?” Your child should tell you how a fish purses their lips together. “Can you squeeze your lips to look like a fish?” Tell your child…, “Lips the Fish has a strategy that will help when you come to a word you don’t know. He says we need to use our lips to say the first sound of the word and read until the end of the sentence. Sometimes, before we know it, the right word just pops out.” Use beginning sounds. Say the first few sounds of the word. Read to the end of the sentence and say it again. 

Ask your child to practice using these when reading with him/her.