Welcome back!

I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving break. The weather is supposed to turn snowy and cold this week, please send your child to school with the appropriate winter clothing as we will still be going out to recess. 

As a reminder the 12 spelling words that are tested on Friday are under the "spelling patterns and associate words" box. The high frequency words are on the weekly reading test, they are not tested on how to spell them, but rather using them correctly in a sentence. 

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?	In what creative ways do we communicate?
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 o:  o, oa, ow	Long o:  o, oa, ow ago   bowl   float   goat   hold   most   open   show   slow   toad   toast   told
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
answer   company   faraway   parents   picture   school   wash	envelope   persimmons   photograph   smudged
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.)
correspond   cove   deaf   footprint   imitate   postage   transport   sign language	Numbers 1 – 10 Number Formation