Thursday October 9, 2014

Homework

1. Please have your child complete 2 lines of each double grapheme with 5 on each line in the blue book labeled Literacy Map.  Your child will now be working in their blue notebook each day at school.  They will then do the exact same printing directly underneath at home for homework.  Please have your child print the word “homework” so that we can easily identify what was done at school and what was done at home.  Please make sure this book comes to school each day. 

Monday: ur: nurse

                 wor: work

Tuesday: ear: early

                 sh: ship  wish

                  ee: see

Wednesday: No new graphemes today.  You are welcome to review the previous ones if you like.

Thursday: th: think, this (when printing the word this put a small 2 above the th to show that in the word this the th is saying the second sound)

                   ay: say (2 letter “a” that that we do use at the end of English words)

        ai: paid (2 letter “a” that we do not use at the end of English words because English words don’t end in “i.”

There is a sentence to help your child remember all of the “er” graphemes.  The sentence is: Her first nurse works early.  You can watch a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsjTnR3QgLo&feature=youtu.be

Your child should underline the double grapheme when printing the key word. This reminds them that those two letters make one sound. (Eg. her, first)

Quiz tomorrow, review the double graphemes we have covered this week: er, ir, ur, wor, ear, sh, ee, th, ay, ai.

2.  Read for 20 minutes everyday.  This could be a library book, home reading or a book online.  It is beneficial to have your child read their home reading book more than once.  This helps to improve fluency.

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Reminders

   1.    Library rotation will start next week. If your child’s day is Monday they will be changing there books on Tuesday.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1InyvYSFeiC6WeTw9jfwMvuk1UDiYBKtuFLb-kn9-hbg/edit

Important Dates:

Friday October 10: Early Dismissal 2:05pm (Please be on time)

Monday October 13: No School: Thanksgiving

Friday October 17: Early Dismissal 2:05pm (Please be on time)

Friday October 31: Non-Instructional Day: No school for students