Monday, October 26, 2015

Context Clues, CK Words, Visualization, Subtraction

Important Notes
*Boo Grams (cute Halloween suckers) are on sale all week for $1 each! Kids can send them to anyone in the building (and you can even send them to your kiddo).
*Thanksgiving lunch for 1st is Nov. 17th. RSVPs went home Friday (yellow piece of paper).
*THANK YOU to everyone who sent in things for our Jamboree on Friday!! YOU ALL ROCK!

Red Ribbon Week-
Tuesday: Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday: Favorite Team Day
Thursday: Slippers Day
Friday: Storybook Costume (Don’t forget the book to match the costume! Please let me know by Wednesday if you can’t find a book to match.)

This week…
  • I can read, identify and create the sounds common diagraphs make (ck).
Talking Point: Your kiddo has learned three ways to make the “k” sound. Ask them to tell you what they are and to tell you about the “kite rule”.
  • I can determine if what I am reading makes sense (fluency).
  • I cam identify words and phrases that suggest feelings (visualization).
Talking Point: Ask them about the neighbor’s dog that is purple (paper went home today with this).
  • I can use context-clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
Talking Point: Tomorrow, the student’s will listen to this book (which has alien talk). Ask them about it! 
  • I can count on using the number path to find an unknown part.
  • I can relate addition to subtraction.

Have a great week!
Anna