Week 9 October 8th -12th Letter Bb

October 8, 2018

Dear Parents,
Hope you had a great Vacation! Can you believe it, October already! Lots of events taking place this month. Please mark your calendar.

 Please send in toilet paper tubes,  and a shoe box for Tuesday October 9th.

October 10th Field trip to Banco Central. Permission slips going home Monday October 8th.








Student Led Conferences Friday,October 19th.

United Nations Day Friday October 26th. Early                         Dismissal at 11:45 am

   We are going to be working with the letter Bb. The vocabulary for this letter is the following: branch, bowling, bench, button, boot, backpack, basket, belt, bicycle, brush, bone, broom, boat, binoculars, and bell.

Please send in any items from home that begin with this letter. We will be discussing them in class We will display them on a table and return them on Friday. The kids get excited to bring things from home.

Some of the stories that we are going to be reading are:

Bear loves to blow bubbles. But when Badger tries to spoil Bear's fun, he blows a bubble you won't believe!

Freda Stops a Bully

 Freda loves her new pink shoes. But when she wears them to school, a boy teases her. What can Freda do to make the bully stop?

Bats 

  Kids learn about one of the most interesting creatures around—and discover the bat’s unique place in the wild and in the world.

Bear Wants More

Bear finds some roots to eat, but that's not enough. He wants more! With his friends' help, he finds some berries, clover, and fish to eat, but that's not enough. Bear wants more!

Bats Day and Night gives readers an inside look at bats' daily routines. The simple sentences and interesting photographs support early-emergent readers. 

In our Phonemic Awareness this week we will continue working with beginning sounds. You can help us out at home by naming a word and your child telling you the first sound he/she hears. 

We will also introduce rhyming words. Students will be able to identify rhyming pairs. 

We would like to encourage you to practice ALL the 15 sight words studied so far.   (the, to, and, a, I, in, is, you, that, it, he, was, for, on, are)

In Math, we will work with number 12. The students will practice writing the number, drawing sets to match the number and sequencing numbers up to 12,  count on from a specific number. 

We will work on:
Counting on from a specific number, count one more and one less. 
We will also work on the  concepts 
big, medium and small.

Beginning the second quarter homework will be sent home 3 times a week, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY