The kids are so excited to read. Their eyes light up when they recognize a word they’ve practiced. I really believe the popcorn words are a strong base for reading just taking off. Our popcorn words for this week are: was, and, but. Continue to reinforce previous words, especially those with “th” in them. We’ve also been working on the word family “-at”. This means words that end with “at”. Word families promote rhyming sense as well as broadening kids’ understanding of the fact that changing any part of a word changes the word. It also gives them a larger word bank to use in writing. If you can spell “cat”, then you can spell “bat”, “sat”, etc. Our next word family will be “-ip”.
This week we’ve talked about the two sounds the letter “Oo” says. The kids thought it would be fun for anyone who has overalls to wear them on Friday. It’s not a big deal and it’s just for fun. Don’t rush out to buy a pair!
So much to remember! Here’s a list:
Book orders are due this Friday. You can order on-line or send your order and payment to me.
Fundraiser pick-up Tuesday, December 13. See Mrs. Crighton-Smith’s orange newsletter for information.
Class party Friday, December 16th at 2:45. Kindergarten has recess until 2:35. Parents can arrive to set up about 2:40.
The Santa Store will be held on December 20th. Our class shops at 12:30 – 12:45. See Mrs. Crighton-Smith’s orange newsletter for information.
Tiger Pride assembly December 20 at 2:30.
School-wide PJ day December 21st – also an early dismissal.
The slide-show if from Make-It Take-It night last Thursday. The kids had a great time hanging out together, eating sugar cookies, making ornaments, and visiting Santa. I enjoyed watching them and getting to visit with families.
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Bailey
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