Hey everybody!  Hope everyone is doing great!!!  Just wanting to give a little update on our work in progress:)

We will be having a spelling test tomorrow over these words: he, for, was, on, are, as, with, his, they, at   In the future we will doing a spelling preview the day before a test so you can see what words your kiddo really needs help with.  I apologize that it didn’t happen today.  I thought I made copies of the preview and I did not so…we modified.  We do not get new spelling words the week of the test, instead, we work on the most missed spelling words so we can get better.

I will always TRY to send graded papers home on Tuesdays so you can see how your sweet Firstie is doing.  I will be sending graded papers home tomorrow.  I will also be sending some important notes home tomorrow about Red Ribbon Week and Fall Festival at the school.  Please remember early dismissal on Wednesday for teacher training.  We will dismiss at 11:30.

We have no new spelling words this week but the next set of words we will work on are-be, this, from, I, have, or, by, one, had, not- just in case you want to get a heads start.

Phonics- We have been working super hard on long and short vowels and will be assessing off of those this week.  We will begin working on consonant blends (bl, sl, sp, sc, sk, cr, etc…)  These are so important for the kiddos to understand that we no longer break these sounds up but say them together.  (EX: s-p is now sp)

Guided Reading is in full swing so your kiddo should be bringing home a new book every day but Friday.  On Fridays, I allow them to “choose” whether or not they want to read.  They can choose a book out of our library (which may be too hard for them so please read it to them because they have shown an interest) or out of there book boxes.  I do give them a break if they do not want to read over the weekend as long as they have read every night during the week.

Math- We are working on combinations of numbers as well as one-to-one and combing sets.  Combinations of numbers is simply how many different ways you can get to a number.  For example: 10   9+1+10     8+2+10     7+3+10

Writing- Still really focusing on penmanship, capital letters at the beginning of sentences, punctuation, and what makes a story.

Science/Social Studies- We finished learning about our 5 senses and are moving on to seasons and nocturnal animals.  What fun we are going to have with this!!!

Please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me with any questions you may have!  It’s going to be a great week in our room!!!