Math 2.5
Reading Log
Word Study Practice - See letter below
The Unity shirts arrived today, but the office asked that we do not pass them out until Tuesday. Your child's shirt should (will) be coming home tomorrow.
Important Dates:
October 9 - PTAC @ 7 pm
October 10 - Unity Day- Wear Orange
October 12 - Field Trip
October 30 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 1 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 2 - NO SCHOOL Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 7 - Picture Retakes
November 9 - 2 Hour Late Start
November 22 & 23 - No School Happy Thanksgiving
November 29 - End of the Trimester
November 30 - No School
Dear Parents:
Your child will be bringing home a collection of spelling words weekly that have been introduced in class. Each night of the week your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these words and the spelling patterns they represent are mastered. These activities have been modeled and practiced in school, so your child can teach you how to do them.
Monday: Remind your child to sort the words into categories like the ones we did in school. Your child should read each word aloud during this activity. Ask your child to explain to you whey the words are sorted in a particular way- what does the sort reveal about spelling? Ask your child to sort them a second time as fast as possible. You may want to time them.
Tuesday: Do a blind sort with your child. Lay down a word from each category as a head and then read the rest of the words aloud. Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it. Lay it down and let your child move it if he or she is wrong. Repeat if your child makes more than one error.
Wednesday: Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in a book they have already read that have the same sound, pattern or both. Try to find two or three for each category.
Thursday: Do a writing sort to prepare for the Friday test. As you call out the words in a random order your child should write them in the categories. Call out any words your child misspells a second or even a third time.
Thank you for your support. Together we can help you child make valuable progress!
Sincerely,
Mr. Krupa
