I hope that you enjoyed a nice long weekend. The weather was perfect for raking leaves, visiting the apple orchard and snuggling in pajamas. I certainly did all of those things!
We are off to a busy start this week. We are beginning to work on our handwriting---we practice on our whiteboards and then work with pencil and paper. Learning how to write each letter can be very tricky, so any help families can offer at home would be wonderful.
Ask your student to show you the sounds and signs we use to learn each letter. The same chart we use at school is in your red folder. The kids know that they use their left hand to make each sign. They giggle when I put a marker dot on their left hand each morning ( I tell them, "Please don't tell anyone I am writing on your hand with marker---shhhhhh I am breaking a teacher rule."). I will be sending home alphabet flash cards with every student by the beginning of October.
This week we are continuing to focus on the sight words I and CAN. This week in folders, I will be sending home sight word flash cards to practice. Continue to review I and CAN this week at home. Post them on the refrigerator, practice writing them, etc.
We played a fun game on our smartboard this week. The students pick a letter for us to write 3 times each on our white boards. After that, we get to figure out which pictures start with that letter. We know we got the correct picture when it lights up in color. Here is the website for you to try at home on your computer. I will also post the website link on the right hand side of the blog under the LINKS section.
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