The Owl Times
October
Week of 10/3-10/7
Themes: Respect Week, Fire Safety, Community Helpers/Goods & Services
Letters: i and u
Sight word: I, is, his
Respect Week
Monday: Be an “Upstander” and not a bystander. Wear blue.
Wednesday: “Bright Future Day”. Wear neon and sunglasses.
Friday: “Be a Team Player Day”. Wear a team jersey.
On Monday, we will be having a visit from the Stafford Fire Department with a fire truck.
Fundations: Letters i and u
The handwriting HW page will come home on Tuesday from now on and it is not due until Friday. This allows the children to practice forming the letters correctly in class before taking the homework home. They should be thinking the procedure in their head.
Letter i. (This is a plane line letter)
1. Point to the plane line.
2. Go down to the grass line
3. Add a dot.
4. Say i-itch-/i/
Letter u
1. Point to the plane line.
2. Go down to the grass line.
3. Curve up to the plane line
4. And trace straight down to the grass line.
5. Say u-up-/u/
Math: We will begin Chapter 2. Students will match and count to compare sets of numbers.
Show and Tell:
Show and tell this week. You child may bring an item from home that begins with the letter i or u.
Last Names A-L (You have Show and Tell on Tuesdays)
Last Names M-Z (You have Show and Tell onWednesdays)
See the Show and Tell page for the letters each week.
*Your child can chooseeitherletter for their show and tell item each week!
Star Student:
Hudson is our star of the week!! I handed out a schedule. If you did not receive it, let me know.
Healthy Snack:
Please make sure you pack a SEPARATE snack in your child’s bookbag, even if you should buy lunch. We eat snack around 10:30 am.
Behavior:
Students are still trying to earn Brownie Points as a team and fill up their buckets on an individual basis. Please reinforce at home good behavior in class (sitting in his/her seat on the rug nicely, listening when someone is talking and showing respect.)
Handwriting:This week’s homework will be the letter i and u worksheet (both sides). Due Friday.
Reading:If you haven’t done so, please send in a picture of your child reading a book.
Also, please read to your child each night. Your child will be bringing home a reading folder this week. Books will be on one side that they can read at night. Their sight words will be on the other side. Please review those daily and move them to the “learned” side once your child knows them. This folder goes back and forth to school each day.
Writing folders: decorated due Tuesday (a note went home Thursday about this)
A math packet will come home daily. It contains the lesson completed in class and also a homework page and lesson review. Please use those extra pages for some fun practice, playing school, or review. They are not required to come back to school. Thank you!
Show & Tell:Bring in something that begins with the letter n or m.