Welcome to 2012! I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday and a restful break. This time of year is usually very productive at school (if we don't have too many storms!) and you will really began to see some amazing growth in your child over the next few months.
We are back to work right away learning more sight words and reading our poems and books. We would like for you to take some extra time this week reviewing all of the sight words, especially if you took a break from this over the holidays. We will be testing your child's sight words again after we finish week 12 and will send the results home to you. We will also be working on reading records this month, and you may find that you child will be taking more difficult books home to read. Please let us know if her or she is having any difficulty with these.
In our integrated theme, we will be working on the new year ( in relation to the calendar) and daily and seasonal changes. We integrate this work into our language arts reading and writing time, as opposed to having a separate time designated for science, social studies or health.
In math, we have started our next unit on addition and subtraction. In a few weeks your child will be taking home a baggie with math facts to practice. As we introduce new facts, a sheet of flash cards will go home to add to the baggie ( similar to the sight word flashcards that come home). This will be an addition to the homework your child should do each week night, but it should not take more than a few minutes each night.
Please continue to keep us informed if you have any questions or concerns.
Mrs. Connolly and Mrs. Newson
