Homework— Please complete “Story Map” paper with new book sent home yesterday, The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School. We are working on our question words (see post from yesterday) and this is a great activity to practice answering questions about the stories we read/listen to (comprehension: I can understand what I read ***This is an imp[important reading skill !!!***
- Oakman Folder- sign and return behavior calendar for NOVEMBER!
2. Reading bag- ***25 TOTAL***NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS— I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!* And work on using them correctly when speaking in COMPLETE SENTENCES for example: He (when talking about a boy) vs. She (when talking about a girl). And “on” like the book is “on the table.” ***BEGIN WORKING ON SPELLING THESE WORDS AS THESE WILL BE SOME OF OUR FIRST SPELLING WORDS!!!!!!!!!
3. READING GROUP BAG — please read 3 NEW BOOKS and fill in reading logs each day!!! Read and Re-read for fluency books to be ready to WRITE about our reading– work on letter sounds!!! (Also can you login code and password to read/listen to more books on the computer)
Please fill in log each day!!! Please use the pointer finger to put their finger under the first letter of each word as they read. Please read the book at least 3 times and sign the paper inside their bags so I know they did their job! Please send the reading bag back to school each day. ***IF YOU HAVE FLUENCY DOWN, PARENTS PLEASE EXTEND the reading by asking questions such as:
- Find the WORD “the” on this page.
- What LETTER do you see at the beginning of the WORD?
- What LETTER do you see at the end of the WORD?
- After reading, can you RETELL what happened?? What happened in the beginning, middle, and end?
- Over the Thanksgiving break fill out a Story Map which will be in their reading bag with their books. Please return with the signed log in their reading bags for reading groups.
4. Math Homework-MODULE 2 is complete. Please KEEP THE CLASS WORKBOOK BEING SENT HOME TODAY AT HOME!!!!
We will start Module 3 after Thanksgiving break— I am assessing the kids one-on-one today and next week describing 2D and 3D shapes.
**Poetry books were sent home today read “The Gingerbread Man” and also see their new book The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School for their libraries at home.
Read, Read, Read….
***Make sure all 4 things come back to school in backpacks!!! *** NEW LIBRARY BOOKS ARE COMING HOME AND ANOTHER WAY TO PRACTICE COMPREHENSION!!!
Thank you for all you do!
Happy Thanksgiving!!! Enjoy the time with your family and see you on Monday, December 2nd!!
Love,
Mrs. Rawson