Hello Families,
We are continuing to work on all the letters and sounds. We
have also started to introduce blends!! This is a very exciting time in the
reading process.
Books
are coming home in Friday Folders. These books have your child’s name on them. They
are yours to keep. Please practice reading them at home.
The
carnival was a great success. Thank you to all the parents who helped. We were
able to raise money for our school. The exact amount is yet to come. Want to
help decide how that money is spent join the Parent Teacher Club, the PTC.
Homework.
The back of name homework has sight words. Have your child read these words in
addition to writing them! Thanks!
Please
make sure you are being safe when dropping off and picking up your student. There
have been a few near misses with school buses in the morning at drop off time.
Remember the area right outside of Miss Thompson’s windows is a bus zone.
Reptile
day is May 17th. At 1:00 we will have a visit from the reptile club at the
Junior High. Morning class kids are welcome to come back with a parent for this
presentation. Lunch bunch kids will join us for part of the presentation. If
you are a parent who wants to join us, please do!!
I
need a few parents to join us for a field trip to McDowell Creek Falls, if you
want to join us please email me or send a note in Friday Folders.
We
have been reading about Flat Stanley this week. Ask your student what they know
about Flat Stanley.
-Miss Thompson
My child just
memorizes the books he brings home. Is that ok?
That is very common for beginning readers. I remind students
that readers look at the words and think about the story. We want kids to
understand that readers do not need to memorize but be able to look at the
print and figure out what it says and means. Early readers, have text that is
prone to memorizing, are for getting voice/print matching under control. These
books have patterns that are simple enough for the children to memorize as they
read them repeatedly.
