Newsletter - 12/117

The K-A Kids’ Newsletter

READING
We are currently in a “Friends Together” theme. We reviewed all of the letters and sounds that we’ve studied so far. We continue to blend/sound out words that use the short a sound of our alphafriend, Andy Apple. Callie Cat arrived this week for the letter c.
We played word bingo in small groups this week! Yes, learning is fun! The first bingo game was with our word wall words and the next game was with short “a” words that the students sounded out in order to cover up for bingo.
We are learning to “Read to Self” and are building our stamina to do it appropriately for a length of time. The students helped set up what this time should look like and sound like and are becoming quite good at it with their book baskets full of readable material. We know that there are three ways to “read to self” by reading the pictures, reading the words, or retelling the story.


MATH
I’m sending an “Every Day Math at Home” booklet this week. This booklet contains a variety of playful math activities for you and your child to enjoy together while using everyday situations and materials. Do NOT put it aside. Add it to your book pile and try to do an activity about every day.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Our class is working on a theme in our social studies program, Children Around the World. Students reviewed concepts they learned earlier in the school year. We are looking at children, homes, holidays, and families from around the world. These lessons reinforce basic geography skills and concepts. They also help the students discover that, despite our differences, all children, homes, holidays and families are similar in many ways.