Week Review: In reading groups this week, we will focus on our writing skills. Level B will be using sight words to create a story using repetitive language. We will be using our guided reading books as examples. Level C will be writing sentences that include a new/unknown word that we found in our story for the day. Level D will be writing sentences looking for words that have the beginning blend "sn" and "cr". Level E, when writing words in our sentences, they will be accountable for the beginning sound and ending sounds. They need to focus their attention on listening to the medial sounds by STRETCHING out the words slowly. Levels F will be writing sentences that include words that follow the spelling pattern: a silent e at the end of the word makes the vowel say its name. ex: came Level G will be writing sentences using the new vocabulary that they were introduced to in their book. While writing out the new words, we will listen to chunks of the word at a time. Levels H and above will be answering questions about their books, but they will also find facts/details in the story that support their answer.
Book/Author Suggestion: This week we take time to celebrate our Veterans. We thank them and their families for their sacrifice and service.
- The Veterans Day Visitor by Peter Catalanotto in this story, Emily's Pop-Pop is shocked when he hears that Emily and Vincetta Louise don't know what a veteran is. With Veterans Day coming up, he volunteers to talk to their class about the holiday and the people it honors. But Emily is worried. Pop-Pop sometimes falls asleep at the strangest times. What if he falls asleep in front of the whole class? Everyone would laugh! Vinni and Emily come up with a plan. With so much to learn, they have to make sure that no one sleeps through this Veterans Day!
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Parent Tip: Despite what your child has planned in their classroom for Veterans Day, I hope that you will take time to have your own celebration for the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces. Please visit http://www.military.com/veterans-day/celebrate-veterans-day.htm for 10 ideas on how to celebrate Veterans Day. One of the ideas that I liked, was creating a time line. It is important to take the time to mark out important events in America's history, or wars that America has fought in. Many of our adults struggle with knowing our nation's history. This holiday is a great opportunity to look at our history and recognize the many sacrifices that our U.S. Veterans have made in order to keep our country free. Knowing the history, can help our children truly understand and appreciate our Veterans.
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