Dear Families,
Your child will be completing Units 1 and 2 of Adventures
of the Superkids reading program this week. In our first Student Book,
we learned the sounds for the letters sh, ch, tch, th, and wh
and practiced reading and spelling words such as shop,
chin, catch, think, and whip. Ask your child how we
revealed hidden pictures to go with the words in
the Student Book.
We also read stories about the Superkids in our
Adventures of the Superkids Reader. Ask your child
about Sal’s embarrassing problem in “A Patch in a Pinch”
and Oswald’sunusual pet in “What a Pet!”
Ask how Frits used a nickel to solve his problem.
As you look through the Student Book for Units 1–2,
try some of these activities with
your child:
• Have your child read aloud the words on pages 2, 4, 5 and 18.
Together, see if you can think of other words that begin
or end with sh, ch, tch, or th.
• Turn to page 13 and ask your child about the different meanings
we learned for the word patch.
Have your child tell how patch was used
in three of the Reader stories we read.
• Ask your child to read aloud the jump rope jingle
on page 16. If your child stumbles on a word, pause before
you give help so that your child can try to figure out
the word on her own.
• Talk about the sentence your child wrote at the bottom
of page 16. Talk about other wishes you or
your child might have and together write a family wish list.
Learning to read is tough, but support and practice
at home can make a big difference in helping your
child develop as a reader!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
An Apple for Friday!
On Friday we will celebrate Johnny Appleseed's Birthday! Please send in a green apple for our apple tasting activity! Thank you!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dress Down Day 9/24/09
Thursday will be a dress down day for students. If you wish to participate please send in a dollar on Thursday. The money collected will be donated to the Mercy Center and Bay Path Animal Hospital.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Latest Buzz from Mrs. Dufault
It was a pleasure to meet many parents at Open House last week. If you have not already done so please contact me to set up an appointment during our Parent/ Teacher Conference Days on November 19th and 20th. Plenty of times are available.
Curriculum News: This week we are marking the first day of Fall and Johnny Appleseed's Birthday! On Friday we will be having special apple activities in the first grade classrooms. We will also be watching a short animated video clip on the Smartboard.
SUPERKIDS News: The children have been well prepared for their first two weekly spelling quizzes. Thank you for your help at home. Each day we practice our words and we are so proud to show what we know! In Units 1 and 2 the children will be working with the sounds of /sh/ /ch/ /th/ and /wh/ . In addition to phonics skills we are learning about pronouns, punctuation, comprehension, cause and effect, and synonyms. In first grade the class will be learning to read and spell memory words with each unit. The memory words can be tricky as they are not usually spelled as how they sound. By practicing these words and seeing them in context the children will have them mastered in no time at all.
Math News: During the first 6 weeks of school we spend a great deal of time reviewing concepts. We will be practicing number formation, ordering numbers, making and understanding simple graphs, left and right, ordering from least to greatest and the reverse, sorting and collecting data, problem solving, and some basic geometry skills. In addition to our Saxon math program the children will have the opportunity to work with math center games and challenge fun problems.
Religion News: The first graders will be going to daily Mass each Tuesday. If there is a whole school Mass scheduled for another day during the week we will be attending that one instead of the Tuesday morning Mass. Our first chapter is God Is Our Father. The children will be learning about taking care of God's gifts, God's promise to us, and the Holy Trinity.
Social Studies News: The children will be working with our Nystrom Social Studies program this year in first grade. This wonderful program incorporates hands on learning with maps, globes, and atlases. Topics for the first unit include Looking at our neighborhoods: our class, our school, our families, kinds of neighborhoods. We will also learn about basic needs, needs and wants, and rules. In addition to the Nystrom program we will be learning about and observing important national holidays.
Science News: Our first units will be out living and nonliving things, animals and their habitats, and autumn. We will be enjoying many science related stories and projects in the coming weeks.
Our school is very fortunate to be a part of the Discovery Education Streaming Programing. We often use the Smartboards to play video clips from this website to help us further our learning of the curriculum. Please take a look at discoveryeducation.net to see the many, many great resources that we will be using this year. In addition, we will be accessing brainpopjr.com on our Smartboards this year to enrich our learning. When these resources are incorporated in our teaching practices we often find that the children benefit greatly. Please contact me with any compliments, concerns, or questions.
Curriculum News: This week we are marking the first day of Fall and Johnny Appleseed's Birthday! On Friday we will be having special apple activities in the first grade classrooms. We will also be watching a short animated video clip on the Smartboard.
SUPERKIDS News: The children have been well prepared for their first two weekly spelling quizzes. Thank you for your help at home. Each day we practice our words and we are so proud to show what we know! In Units 1 and 2 the children will be working with the sounds of /sh/ /ch/ /th/ and /wh/ . In addition to phonics skills we are learning about pronouns, punctuation, comprehension, cause and effect, and synonyms. In first grade the class will be learning to read and spell memory words with each unit. The memory words can be tricky as they are not usually spelled as how they sound. By practicing these words and seeing them in context the children will have them mastered in no time at all.
Math News: During the first 6 weeks of school we spend a great deal of time reviewing concepts. We will be practicing number formation, ordering numbers, making and understanding simple graphs, left and right, ordering from least to greatest and the reverse, sorting and collecting data, problem solving, and some basic geometry skills. In addition to our Saxon math program the children will have the opportunity to work with math center games and challenge fun problems.
Religion News: The first graders will be going to daily Mass each Tuesday. If there is a whole school Mass scheduled for another day during the week we will be attending that one instead of the Tuesday morning Mass. Our first chapter is God Is Our Father. The children will be learning about taking care of God's gifts, God's promise to us, and the Holy Trinity.
Social Studies News: The children will be working with our Nystrom Social Studies program this year in first grade. This wonderful program incorporates hands on learning with maps, globes, and atlases. Topics for the first unit include Looking at our neighborhoods: our class, our school, our families, kinds of neighborhoods. We will also learn about basic needs, needs and wants, and rules. In addition to the Nystrom program we will be learning about and observing important national holidays.
Science News: Our first units will be out living and nonliving things, animals and their habitats, and autumn. We will be enjoying many science related stories and projects in the coming weeks.
Our school is very fortunate to be a part of the Discovery Education Streaming Programing. We often use the Smartboards to play video clips from this website to help us further our learning of the curriculum. Please take a look at discoveryeducation.net to see the many, many great resources that we will be using this year. In addition, we will be accessing brainpopjr.com on our Smartboards this year to enrich our learning. When these resources are incorporated in our teaching practices we often find that the children benefit greatly. Please contact me with any compliments, concerns, or questions.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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