Cold weather is here! Please practice putting on and taking off coats, boots, shoes, scarves, gloves, etc. Your child should be able to do all of these things independently!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember, if you have not already sent your child\u2019s library book back, please do so on Monday in order for them to check out a new book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10\/25 <\/strong>Halloween Dance \u2013 6pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10\/31<\/strong> PBIS Party \u2013 Cider and Donuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10\/31 <\/strong>School Costume Parade\/Class Halloween Party<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11\/1 <\/strong>Half Day \u2013 Dismissal at 11:40am<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11\/5<\/strong> No School<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11\/7 <\/strong>Conferences \u2013 If you signed up for this date, reminders of the time you signed up for will come home a week prior!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11\/11 <\/strong>Book Fair in Library (2:30 -3:00)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11\/12 <\/strong>Conferences \u2013 If you signed up for this date, reminders of the time you signed up for will come home a week prior!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agenda for the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading & Writing: <\/strong>I noticed with writing that some of the children are having difficulty sounding out their words. Please have them practice writing sentences at home by pretending they are holding an imaginary rubberband and stretching it as they say the word they are trying to spell slowly. They may be trying to write the sentence, “The gray elephant is eating peanuts.” and it may look like this, “G lft E P.” Or it could look like this if they know their sight words, “The gra elifnt is etng pnts.” We work on phonetic spelling at this point in the year and use our letter sounds to spell words. I do not expect all of the words to be spelled correctly, but I do look for their to be some letter sound correspondence. This means that the letters which they are writing down make sense with the words they are trying to hear, even if they are only hearing the beginning sound at this point. That might look like this, “G L E P.” If I saw those letters, I would know that the child was hearing the beginning sound in the word and I would continue to work with the child on hearing more sounds in the word. The progression is first sound, last sound, and then hearing middle sounds. Many of the students are already hearing beginning, middle, and ending sounds, which is AMAZING!!! A writing sample is coming home today. Please take a look and work with your child at home accordingly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have also made a video about working on writing at home with your child. You can find it under the “How to videos” tab. I have also posted it here for your convenience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n