Week of Dec. 16

Amidst the holiday fun this coming week we will still have a spelling test on Friday December 20th. 

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.)
Creative Ideas:  What does it mean to be creative?	When does a creative idea lead to a surprise?
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 i:  i, ie, igh, y	Long i:  i, ie, igh, y blind   bright   child   cry   find   flight   fly   myself   right   sky   spider   wild
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
alone   buy   daughters   half   many    their   youngest	chiles   luckiest   tortillas
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.)
abundant   assist   beam   dismay   efficient   forever   generous   situation	Manuscript to Cursive Letters a, d, c, n, m, and x/ Letter Formation