A Busy Week Ahead!

We have a lot happening here this week! Parent teacher conferences are Wednesday and Thursday. I sent home reminder letters last week with your specific times. If you can't make it then or need to change your time please let me know as soon as possible!

Although there is no school on Friday we will still be taking a spelling test and reading test on Thursday. Below are the skills and spelling words we will be learning.

You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Working Together:  How can we work together?	How can we work together to solve problems?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Long a:  a, ai, ay	Long a:  a, ai, ay away   brain   main   paint   play   raise   say   stay   tail   today   tray   wait
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
behind   brought   door   everybody   minute   promise   sorry	armadillo   creature   grateful   groaned   snorted
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
coax   conflict   deserve   mope   pursue   ramp   resolve   startle	Qq, Vv Letter Spacing

 Finally, as the weather changes please remember we go out to recess as long as it is not raining or snowing hard and it is above 22 degrees. Please send your child with the proper winter weather clothing. Thank you!