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Reading and Phonics

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Practicing the rest of the short vowels

(i, o and u)

Using letter tiles to build short vowel

words

* Word families- ask me to tell you the name

of the word family in some words. snap,
hop, scrub, jet, flip
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Blends- example: sl, st, cr, sw, cl- and

where these blends can be found in words
(at the beginning- slip, stop, crab, swim,
club)

* Why some words end in ck because

If you have a wimpy vowel you need a ck.
Not just a k, you need a ck.
(What is a wimpy vowel?)

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Writing
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* The morning work I have been completing:

Magazine Monday- reading magazines from the
Library (Sports Illustrated Kids, Highlights, National
Geographic Kids and Little Kids, Boys Life, Zootles, etc)

* -Tune Up Tuesday- working on a math activity to

add to our notebook
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-Write It Wednesday- some kind of writing
activity
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-Think Outside The Box Thursday- turning a
shape/object into another (Check mine out from last
week!)

* - Fidget With It Friday- fidgeting with something

to create (last week we used play-doh)
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* The 10 Black Dots book I am creating- we
have created pages 1 thru 6

REMINDERS!
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Math
* My Math Notebook (the black speckled one)- have me
show you it BUT make sure I BRING IT BACK TO
SCHOOL (Check out the flip side and see the start of
my Readers Notebook!)
* Tally Marks- what are they, how do you write them and
what do you do when you get to five tallies?
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Math tiling!- What is it and how do you do it? We

practiced counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. Extra practice
at home would be beneficial.

Playing POP! at morning meeting- (We were

practicing skip counting in this game. Ask your child
how to play and when you would say the word POP!)

Dress Down tomorrow for our first

Exploring E Day!
Make sure you dress in weather
appropriate clothing as we will be spending
a good part of the day outside!

- Book orders are due tomorrow, if you are

sending them in with your child, but if
you prefer, you can order online. I
included our class code on the Shutterfly
account but if you missed it the code is
K7N9B. You are welcome to submit
online orders at any time!
- On Tuesday, September 15th the entire
first grade, along with children all over
the world, will be celebrating Dot Day.
The day and activities for the day are
based on the book The Dot by Peter H.
Reynolds. On this day students are
permitted to dress down (top only) in a
dotted shirt or wear dots on their bows/
headbands. If students would prefer they
can dress in dress code that day!