We're Learning to Read!

Have you listened to your children read lately? They have made so much progress! Learning to read is such an amazing process, and I am truly privileged to be a part of it! We work hard on reading every single day, and from the mini-books that come back signed each week, I know that you practice at home, too. Your children do have homework every night - read, read, read! Thank you so much for your help!

We have lots of leveled books that go with our themes.

Sometimes we have to share, but that's fun!

We have learned to work independently, too.

We work everyday in our practice books.

And, most days, we get to go to Centers!

http://www.starfall.com/ is a favorite web-site at the computer. Check it out at home! There are tons of activities for beginning readers.

We have lots of games to choose from at the Math Center, and there are addition and subtraction flash cards to practice facts. It's time to memorize the facts to 12!

The manipulatives/legos center is always a favorite, but since we rotate centers each day, no one is there more than once a week.

I think we need a center to practice tying shoes! If your child doesn't know how to tie, PLEASE practice at home! Many children have shoe laces dragging on the floor now that it's boots season.

We recently read a story called "At the Aquarium," so, of course, we had a Fish Center where we read books about sharks, whales, dolphins, and many other underwater creatures, and then we worked on a giant floor puzzle of a coral reef.

Our next big project is making gingerbread houses on Dec. 17th. Just a reminder that your child will need an adult to come to school by 8:30 am that morning to help with the project, and please be sure to have all the supplies to school by Dec. 10th. A letter was sent home on Dec. 3rd with all of the information. If you didn't get it, please call the school or send a note! Thanks in advance for your help with this fun activity!