Week 5

We have been working so hard in class on recognizing rhyming words.  Thank you for supporting your child by sending them with their 2 rhyming objects last week.  Take a look at some of the fun combinations the kids came up with. 

LETTERS we explored last week…

Aa We learned about the letter Aa.  Our motion for Aa is to pretend that we are holding an apple in our hand and sweep it across our body from left to right saying the /a/ sound.  Have your child show you the motion.  We learned that the letter Aa is also a vowel.  That means it makes 2 sounds: long – ape & apricot, short – apple.  If it is the short sound it glues 2 consonants together, like in the words:  mat, Sam.  We also graphed the apples we brought from home and then ate them.  They were awesome!

Aa is for APRICOT

We found a star inside of an apple

Pp We explored the letter Pp.  We popped popcorn and used our 5 senses to touch, taste, hear, smell, and see it.  We decided that we liked the sense of taste the most!  We tasted salted and buttered popcorn and unsalted popcorn.  Then we graphed what we liked the best.

By the end of last week your child should be able to recognize, write, and make the sound(s) for the following letters (capital and lowercase): Mm, Ss, Rr, Tt, Pp, Nn, Cc

They also need to be able to read (without prompting) the high frequency words:  my, the, a, and, l, like, to.

There are some great videos on YouTube for each of these letters and words.  Here is just one example for the word: and  

            

Click on this link:                

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipN39N2EL3s&list=RDipN39N2EL3s&feature=player_detailpage

Happy FALL

Remember to send your child to school with a jacket every day.  It is chilly out at recess and especially on the big-toy because it is in the shade a good part of the day.  

OPA CARNIVAL ~ Friday, September 29^th

Sow a thought, reap an action;

Sow an action, reap a habit;

Sow a habit, reap a character;

Sow a character, read a destiny.

--Samuel Smiles

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Scalise