Thursday, April 3rd 

Here is next week’s newsletter: April 7-11. Thank you for taking the time to read the newsletter and stay informed with what we are learning in our classroom.

We are celebrating Schwa Day on Monday April 7th by wearing pajamas. What is the schwa sound? It’s the most common vowel sound. Any vowel can make the schwa sound. The schwa is the week vowel sound in the unstressed syllable like sound vowel a is making at the end of zebra or the sound vowel o is making in the word bacon. Since the schwa is a lazy vowel we will honor it by wearing our pajamas.

Purple Up Day is coming up on April 11! It’s a great opportunity to show support for military kids and the sacrifices they make. Wearing purple is a simple but meaningful way to recognize their strength and resilience.

Please take time to listen to your child read the Reading Practice page in the green Practice Folder. We ask that you spend 5-10 minutes listening to your child read each day. (If they read the full 10 minutes every day, they will successfully complete the April challenge.) You can listen to your child read the words and sentences at the top one day. Then, the two passages the next day. Keep this rotation throughout the week. Make sure you ask your child the comprehension questions as well. Being able to read a passage smoothly, accurately and with expression will help your child comprehend what they are reading. This is a power standard on the Kindergarten Report Card. This reading practice page is meant to be read more than once per week. If you find your child struggling with reading the sentences and passages, please practice reading from the green folder daily and continue working on sight words using flashcards.