Name:_____________ September 20th 26th 2013

Family Tips: Pick a storybook (not necessarily an early-reader book) that your child knows extremely well and have her read it to you aloud. Some of the book will no doubt be memorized, but shell also need to fall back on her decoding skills. Rhyming stories (like any of the Madeline series or Dr. Seuss books) work great because they have a musicality that makes them easy to memorize. This can give your early reader a taste of success, especially when even the simplest I can read books are mostly lessons in frustration. Spelling Words: dad, sad, back, pack, sack, map, nap, tap, too, over Challenge word: Dear Parents: On our website, HW cover letters/Newsletters will be displayed. Look under Homework tab!

September 26th: Wildcat Assembly September 26th : Field trip permission form due! September 27th: Picture Day! October 4th: Fall Festival (50 Paw Prints)

Friday/Saturday/Sunday Sep. 13th, 14th, 15th 2013 * Read for 20 minutes to an adult. You may read a story, newspaper article or a magazine article. *Complete Box Book Report DUE 9/26!!!!!

*Another great week at Windsor Preparatory Academy!!

Reading: In Unit 1, week 2 we are continuing to look at the short /a/ sound. This week we are moving onto words with the ap, -ad, & -ack word families!! The words too, over, yes, & it are joining our sight word family!! In grammar, we are taking about word order in our sentences when writing!! We have read many great stories this week like Eric Carles From Head to Toe. We are continuing to discuss setting, characters, and story plot! Math: This week we are finishing Topic 1: Understand Addition. BANK OF WINDSOR! We have started our own bank! Bi-weekly or monthly we will be depositing our paw prints into our bank using deposit slips. We also have withdrawal slips when we need to take out paw prints for the Spirit Store or PBL events!!! Science: We are diving deeper into the Scientific Method!! This week we conducted an experiment to see what cleans pennies the best - salt and water or vinegar and salt? Ask your scholar what they discovered during our experiment!! Social Studies: Past, Present and Future!! How did people travel in the past? Today we travel by cars, planes and more! How will we travel in the Future? In class we created a timeline to show how transportation has changed over the years and what it may look like in the years to come! Health: We are continuing to talk about being healthy!

Monday Sept. 16th , 2013 * Read for 20 minutes to an adult. *Use each spelling word in a sentence. (use attached lined paper)

Tuesday Sept. 17th , 2013 * Read for 20 minutes to an adult. * Math addition stories p. 57 and 58

Wednesday Sept. 18th , 2013 *Read for 20 minutes to an adult. *Reading Comprehension p. 6 *Phonics p. 7 Thursday Sept. 19th , 2013 * Return homework! Parent signature: _______________________