Hello Families,
We
are continuing to work on all the letters and sounds. We have also started to
introduce blends!! This week we worked on the th sound, think, thimble, thirty,
three, moth, bath and many more words.
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.
We
let our butterflies go this week. They are out in the wild now. Check out the
kindergarten website for photos.
Reptile
day was a hit. The kids loved it. We had so much fun with all the reptiles.
Check out the website for photos.
Please
sign and return the orange field trip permission slip. Field Day in June 7th it
will take place at Foster School. The Hike on June 11th will take place at
McDowell Creek. Times for both field trips are the same. The morning class is
7:40 to 10:15. The afternoon class is 11:30-1:45.
We
finished our Flat Stanley book and made a Flat Stanley of our own. Our flat
people were mailed home this week. I hope you already received your flat
person. A great summer project would be to take your flat person with you on
adventures and photograph your child and the flat person. Your child could then
add the text and make a book.
WOW!!
I feel like it has been a busy week.
-Miss Thompson
What do I say or do when my child gets stuck on a
word? I want to help. Do I just give her the word? Or say ‘sound it out’?
The
first advice I’d give it to stay relaxed. Don’t panic when she gets tuck. If
you are clam, your child will know that figuring out words is part of the
normal process of reading. We do want children to use their knowledge of
letters and sounds, but we want them to do that in combination with meaning and
structural knowledge. In other words, we encourage them to always think about
what would make sense in that sentence, what would sound right and what would
look right. Some words cannot be sounded out. Give them a little support by
asking, “What would make sense there?” or point to the picture. Sometimes
starting back at the beginning of the sentence helps.
From Catching Readers Before They Fall
