Week of September 9, 2019

       This week the children will be getting reading for Grandparents' Day.  Grandparents' Day will be this Friday, September 13th.  It will begin at 8:30.  Your child's grandparent or special friend will be able to check your child out of class and go to the reception and program in the high school.  We will take the remaining children to the reception and program.  Your child will be dismissed at 11:00 on Grandparents' Day,  so they can spend some more time with their grandparent/s.  Please make sure you have turn in your note about if your child will be leaving with their grandparent/s on Monday.  If your child will be staying for extended day they will need to make sure that they bring a lunch.

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Read and learn about the Bible story Noah.
• Identify, decode, and read words with /s/ and /b/ blends.
• Review ABC order
• Write a short narrative about their grandparents.
• Review decoding words with  short /a/, /i/ and /short /o/
• Read and learn about weekly high frequency words:  jump, move, run, two,
• Phonemic Awareness Drills with short vowel sounds.
• Read and discuss why they have grandparents and their role.
• Continue to work on map skills ( Identify and use a map key.
• Continue to work on handwriting using good letter formation and spacing.

CHILDREN WILL HAVE READING, SPELLING AND BIBLE TEST ON THURSDAY DUE TO

GRANDPARENT'S DAY

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

spill, drop, spin, drip, grab, grass, frog, stick, snap, stand)

Bonus Words:  grandparent/family

WEEKLY REMINDER:

• Grandparent's Day                                    9-13
• Field Trip to fire station                            9-27