Phonics: Last week, we went back and reviewed some phonetic patterns that the students were confused with and practiced some of these patterns in centers.  We will pick up the following sounds and spellings: /k/ spelled c; /aw/ spelled al, all; /k/ spelled k, ■ck; and /r/ spelled r. Words to practice blending with your child include can’t, calm, call, kid, clock, and rock.

Reading: This week, we will be starting our reading centers. Students will continue their fluency practice and we will focus more on comprehension and fluency drills to increase their fluency in reading.

Grammar: Your child will learn to identify adjectives and add them to sentences. Adjectives describe words that tell more about a person, place, or thing.

 Writing:  Write opinion pieces that introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

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Phonics: Your child will learn the following sounds and spellings: /k/ spelled c; /aw/ spelled al, all; /k/ spelled k, ■ck; and /r/ spelled r. Words to practice blending with your child include can’t, calm, call, kid, clock, and rock.

Reading: This week, we will be starting our reading centers. Students will continue their fluency practice and we will focus more on comprehension.

Grammar: Your child will learn to identify adjectives and add them to sentences. Adjectives are describing words that tell more about a person, place, or thing.

 Writing:  We will continue our work on foundational skills for writing: using proper parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns) and discussing the writing process.

Last week, students started to write in their journals as a part of the morning routine. We are working on writing a sentence, illustrating, and adding labels. 
We will keep revising letter sounds and names, practicing letter formation, and quietly reading. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be doing more whole group reading working on fluency, understanding rhyme and developing vocabulary. 

 

Literacy:  

Welcome to my literacy class!! 

Open Court Reading:  We are starting our literacy curriculum, Open Court Reading.  This is a wonderful curriculum that is designed around the science of reading.   

  

Review:  Over the next couple of weeks, we will be reviewing our letters and sounds, working on proper grip and letter formation, understanding rhyme and practicing blending and segmenting sounds.    

 

Spelling: This year, students will be learning the rules behind each of the spelling patterns through a wonderful program called, “Secret Stories”.  Spelling isn’t about memorizing a list of words, but more about understanding the pattern of those words and secret stories accomplishes this by using a multi-sensory approach.  

 

Reading: Over the next couple of weeks, we will be doing more whole group reading working on fluency, understanding rhyme and developing vocabulary.  

 

 Writing: Over the next couple of weeks, we will be working on foundational skills for writing: using end marks (., !, ?), parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns). We will be writing about one classroom rule, animals, and favorite foods.