- for those who ,last night,did not count back from at least 100 , homework tonight will require them to count back from a higher number. This is a necessary skill for subtraction.
- see the Agenda for child specific homework requests.
- Math Minute quiz tomorrow .The last one administered was actually given within a two min.window. Tomorrow's quiz should be easy: adding 1's and 2's (2+8) etc. Facts up to and including twelve are expected.(12+1). You may wish to review these facts tonight.
- any questions with The Bill of Rights (and responsibilities) homework? If you have any questions please ask. Examples and explanation may be found in the Keep an Home Folder.What do you the parent give me ...what are my responsibilities?
- Within the next week or so you will be recieving a copy of The Dolch List and /or other most frequently used words for the early reader. Lists will be child specific.
- We'll practice writing words on flash cards. The goal, increasing reading fluency, is to quickly identify these most frequently used words. Sounding out word is still a useful and encouraged skill also but these should be automatic. Errors often occur at the end of the word,as the child ususally sounds out the first few letters and does a "guessing job" for the rest of it.
- Today's phonograms reviewed the :er sounds and the "ti,ci, " combinations which create the sound of "sh" as in "special","city",or "constitution".
- When reading this evening, see if any of these combinations can be cited.(couldn't resist)
- Ask what some of the vocabulary words were in Wordly Wise. We did some nose touching as the story was re -read.
- When reading tonight,please reinforce the key ideas used in our S.M.I.L.E.S. writing program. Can the child tell : who is in the story, what happened,when did it happen, where did it take place.
- Thanks for all of your work at home. It is greatly appreciated and helps reinforce class lessons.
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