Tuesday, November 12th

This week in our 95% Phonics Program we are reviewing letters M,D, G, I, S, H, and B. Please click this link to find more activities to do with your child: 95% Phonics Activities.

Thank you to all who returned Practice Sheet #7 today. Practice Sheet #8 is coming home in your child's folder today. Thank you for spending a little time each day on the Practice Sheet. Remember, if your child is having difficulty reading the "Blending Words" on the Word List, please let them practice reading the words daily. The same goes for sight words. If they are having difficulty reading the sight words on the Word List, please practice them daily with flashcards.

Today we began our sorting unit. We are learning how to 1) sort by one attribute, 2) count the amount in each group, 3) sort the groups by amount. We practiced these skills using M &M’s!  The children sorted them by color, then they counted how many of each color they had. Finally, they sorted the color groups by amount. We will sort various objects the rest of this week. By the end of this unit, the children should be able to do our 3-step sort for multiple attributes of the same group of objects.

Progress Reports will be coming home in the Report of Learning Folders on Wednesday, November 13th.  Please read the progress report, sign it, and return it to school Friday.

Parents, please help me with the following items:

1. Students need to wear velcro or slip on tennis shoes to school each day.

2. Please do not send your child to school in shoes that have laces. Avoid all boots (slip on and laces) and dress shoes.

3. Send a snack with your child daily. Consider setting an alarm on your phone so you remember to put a snack in your child's backpack each day. Last week, there were a few days when I had anywhere from 2-5 kids without a snack. A local church provides snacks for families who do not have the financial means to provide snacks for their children. However, their snacks are not for children who forget their snack or act like they don't have a snack because they don't like the one they brought from home. If you need help from the local church to provide snacks for your child, please let me know, and I will send home the form to get your family signed up.