With the arrival of April, comes the introduction to a number of new things in Full Time Kindie! I hope this isn’t overload for you!
Spelling Words
Next week we will begin working on spelling words. These will be introduced in class and worked on as a group. There is no spelling test, rather we work on sounding out the words together, and begin to focus on printing the letters on the correct parts of the line.
Home Reading Program
There are two components to our home reading program: reading books, and practicing popcorn words (Sight words). Your child will come home on Wednesday with 2 or 3 books in a labelled ziploc, and a ring with some popcorn words on it. Please take some time throughout the week to practice both reading AND the words on the ring. Your child is asked to return their ziploc EVERY WEDNESDAY. Your child will then be asked to read the popcorn words they know, and they will be invited to read one of their books to a teacher. If your child can successfully read the book, they will be given new books for the week. Similarly, if your child can read the popcorn words with confidence, more words will be added to the ring. Please do your best to remember to send the home reading back each week. Daily practice makes a HUGE difference in the growth your child will make as a reader, and a writer.
Pigeon
My friend Pigeon is excited to come and spend some time with you! (Don’t worry, he’s just a stuffy!) Pigeon is coming for a sleepover at your house. If you bring Pigeon home on Monday, please return him on Wednesday. If you bring Pigeon home on Wednesday, please return him on Friday. Pigeon will be bringing two of his books with him, as well as his journal. Please allow your child to do something with Pigeon and then write about it in Pigeon’s journal. PLEASE PLEASE take care of pigeon! He is a hard bird to track down and we want all of our friends to get a chance to have him come over.
And remember… don’t let the pigeon get lost!!
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