Hi Parents!
Here is what we did today!
At
P.E. we took off our socks and shoes and we did gymnastics. (Lyrik)
We
had our 3rd grade buddies come. We made snowflakes and we read books. (Logan)
We
did our Needs and Wants poem. We highlighted “I’ and “and”. (Evan and Andrew)
We
did Fundations. We did the little cards, the big cards, and the vowel chart. We
played HangMouse. (Malai)
We
did math. We looked at the 100 chart. It was a lot of numbers. The numbers go
in counting order all the way to 100. When you go down one row it’s one more
group of 10. (Dylan and Sylus)
Mikayla
brought cookies for her birthday. We sang happy birthday to Malai and Mikayla.
(Kate)
We
did Daily 5. (Layla)
Our class is beginning our take-home weekend reading today!
Your child has been given a plastic bag with 4 books (2 reading group
books that we have read together and 2 paper books we read whole group). Please take the time to have your child read
these books to you sometime this weekend! I want this to be a fun and positive experience
for your child. Remember, looking at
pictures and using the pictures to help problem solve are part of the beginning
reading experience. Please return the bag in your child’s backpack on Monday!
When you begin each book, here are a few things to
try:
1.
Picture walk—Before reading the book, read
the title with your child. Look at the
cover and the pictures throughout the book.
Ask your child what they notice and to make predictions and connections
with the book.
2.
Go back to the beginning of the book and
read the title together.
3.
Make sure your child is touching each word
as they read.
If your child cannot read a word, here are some
strategies:
1.
Ask your child about the word they
said: Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does that word make
sense?
2.
Look at the picture. What would make sense
and match the picture?
3.
See if they are able to recognize sight
words. The sight words in your child’s
books should be ones that they have/are learning.
4.
See if they are able to recognize a pattern
in the text. Are the words rhymes? Can they figure out the mystery word by
looking for rhyming or pattern clues?
5.
Can they recognize the sounds we’ve learned
in class? Focus on the beginning and ending
sounds. This means they will sound it
out.
Please let me know if you have any questions! You
can also find other reading tips on my website under “Our Classroom”.
Have a great weekend!!
