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Reading 2nd block (Period 2)

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Week of February 11th

This week, we will continue looking at -ct words (as in subject and object). We will explore the meaning of these words as they relate to the prefixes and roots that we learned. For example, the prefix con- means together, with, join  and struct means to build. When these are combined, we get the word construct which means to put together.
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone (preferably 3x if they can).  I  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their list and practice spelling 2 (or 3 depending on the night) different words each night. I am sending home a list each week with the words they should study each night. I am so proud of everyone this week doing so well on our red word review!! If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of Jan. 22nd

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  It was nice having that extra day, wasn't it?!. This week in class, we will be learning the vccv pattern in words.  This will take us into two syllable words by using two closed syllables.  As you may recall, a closed syllable is a syllable that has a vowel that is "closed up" with a consonant - ex. nap.  Now, we will add another closed syllable to create a two syllable word - ex. napkin.  The students practice labeling the vowels and consonants and they will see that there are two consonants together.  We divide between the consonants in these words - ex. nap/kin.  
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone (preferably 3x if they can).  I  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their list and practice spelling 2 (or 3 depending on the night) different words each night. I am sending home a list each week with the words they should study each night. If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of Jan.7th

This week, we will be doing some review of the /k/ sound - we will look at words beginning with /k/ and deciding if we use c or k and also words ending with the /k/ sound and deciding if we use -ck or k.
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone (preferably 3x if they can).  I  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their ring and practice spelling 3 different words each night. I am sending home a list each week with the words they should study each night. If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of December 10th

This week we will be studying the Wild Old Words!  These are words that do not follow our standard rules:  Ex. kind should technically be a short i, but is a long vowel sound.  Some example words we will be studying are:  kind, child, cold, most, and jolt.
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone (preferably 3x if they can).  I  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their ring and practice spelling 3 different words each night.  We are forgetting these quite quickly, so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of December 3rd

We have been studying the two sound of u-e.  Sometimes, u-e will make the /oo/sound and we mark this with a symbol called the umlaut which is two small dots above the letter like this: ü. We studied this sound before the Thanksgiving break and for a couple of days this week.  Next, we worked on the second sound of u-e and this is the standard long vowel sound of u making the /yoo/ sound.  We will continue to work with this skill this week as well as distinguishing the two sounds.
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone (preferably 3x if they can).  I  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their ring and practice spelling 3 different words each night.  We are forgetting these quite quickly, so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of November 11th

Wow, it is hard to believe that we have one week before Thanksgiving break!  The time is flying!  This week, we will be continuing with magic e and working on words that follow the o-e pattern as in joke.  If they are ready to move on, we will begin u-e.  
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone (preferably 3x if they can).  If you talk with them about what is happening in the story, then they will develop a mental picture of what is happening in the passage and this helps with fluency.  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their ring and practice spelling 3 different words each night.  We are forgetting these quite quickly, so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of November 7th

It was great meeting with all of the parents for Parent Conference week and now we are off to a new trimester!
This week, we will be continuing with magic e and working on words that follow the o-e pattern as in joke. 
 
Also, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone.  If you talk with them about what is happening in the story, then they will develop a mental picture of what is happening in the passage and this helps with fluency.  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to practice reading ALL of the red words on their ring and practice spelling 3 different words each night.  We are forgetting these quite quickly, so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of October 29th

Last week in reading we worked reviewing -tch and -ck.  We have had some confusion with these two sounds, so I want to spend a little time reviewing these.  If you are seeing these errors at home, then please point this out to them as they read. This week, we will continue with magic e and will learn I-e words.
 
As always, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone.  If you talk with them about what is happening in the story, then they will develop a mental picture of what is happening in the passage and this helps with fluency.  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to review ALL of the red words on their ring.  We are forgetting these quite quickly, so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of October 22nd

Last week in reading we worked on e-e and this week, we will spend time reviewing some skills.  We will review -tch and -ck.  We have had some confusion with these two sounds, so I want to spend a little time reviewing these.  If you are seeing these errors at home, then please point this out to them as they read. 
As always, please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone.  If you talk with them about what is happening in the story, then they will develop a mental picture of what is happening in the passage and this helps with fluency.  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to review ALL of the red words on their ring.  We are forgetting these quite quickly, so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of October 15th

Last week, we finished reviewing all the short vowel rules that we have learned:  floss, -ck, -tch, -dge rules, then we started magic e, specifically a-e. This week, we will spend a little more time on this, then begin e-e. Please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone.  If you talk with them about what is happening in the story, then they will develop a mental picture of what is happening in the passage and this helps with fluency.  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please be sure to review ALL of the red words on their ring.  We are forgetting these quite quickly so the review will help.   If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of 10/8/18

Toward the end of last week, we started reviewing all the short vowel rules that we have learned:  floss, -ck, -tch, -dge rules.  We will spend a little more time on that this week and then we will begin magic e, specifically a-e. Please be sure to practice the reading passage that is sent home each night.  They should read it out loud to someone.  If you talk with them about what is happening in the story, then they will develop a mental picture of what is happening in the passage and this helps with fluency.  And don't forget... 
They will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. If you have any questions about what we are doing, please don't hesitate to email me! Have a great week!

Week of 9/17/18

One more week until Fall Break!  Can we make it?!  I think we can :).  Last week, we were quite busy practicing our -tch words and then, we started a new skill:  -dge.  This is another "short vowel" skill where words with one syllable, and one short vowel, followed by the sound /j/ will be spelled with -dge.  We will continue to work on this skill this week and if they are ready, we will explore -all words.  In addition, they are learning some prefixes and root words along with some cool motions to help them remember the meanings. They are doing a great job learning these!  I'm so proud of them!  They have also been rock stars with practicing their reading passages!  They blew me away this week!!  Keep up the good work, my little friends!
 
And don't forget... 
Each night, the students will have a reading passage to practice and they will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  Please be sure to have your child practice the reading passages each night and review all red words on their ring.  Have a great week!
 

Red Word Practice Suggestions:

Here are some fun ways to help you learn your red words. 

  • Use a ball – bounce it, throw it, shoot baskets (say each letter for each movement)
  • Make up a rhyme or a rap with the letters of the word
  • Write the words- Use sidewalk chalk, dry erase board, colorful pens and pencils
  • Trace them in sand, glitter, or shaving cream
  • Spell them out with magnets on the refrigerator
  • Decorate them with designs that help you remember each letter
  • Form the letters of the words with play-doh
  • Using a flashlight and keeping the arm and wrist straight, write the letters of the words on a wall with the light.

Week of 9/10/18

I hope everyone had a restful weekend! This week in reading, we will be continuing to look at words that end in -tch, then we will move on to words that end in -dge.  We are also learning some prefixes, base words, and suffixes with some cool hand motions to help us remember.
  
Each night, the students will have a reading passage to practice and they will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  Please be sure to have your child practice the reading passages each night and review all red words on their ring.  Have a great week!
 

Red Word Practice Suggestions:

Here are some fun ways to help you learn your red words. 

  • Use a ball – bounce it, throw it, shoot baskets (say each letter for each movement)
  • Make up a rhyme or a rap with the letters of the word
  • Write the words- Use sidewalk chalk, dry erase board, colorful pens and pencils
  • Trace them in sand, glitter, or shaving cream
  • Spell them out with magnets on the refrigerator
  • Decorate them with designs that help you remember each letter
  • Form the letters of the words with play-doh
  • Using a flashlight and keeping the arm and wrist straight, write the letters of the words on a wall with the light.

Week of 9/4/18

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! This week in reading, we will be learning another short vowel rule: -tch. At the end of a 1 syllable word with 1 short vowel immediately followed by the sound of /ch/, spell it -tch. Examples: match, witch, Dutch, fetch. Exceptions: We use the acronym: WORM for the words which, rich, much, such
Each night, the students will have a reading passage to practice and they will have new red words on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  Please be sure to have your child practice the reading passages each night and review all red words on their ring.  Have a great week!
 

Red Word Practice Suggestions:

Here are some fun ways to help you learn your red words. 

  • Use a ball – bounce it, throw it, shoot baskets (say each letter for each movement)
  • Make up a rhyme or a rap with the letters of the word
  • Write the words- Use sidewalk chalk, dry erase board, colorful pens and pencils
  • Trace them in sand, glitter, or shaving cream
  • Spell them out with magnets on the refrigerator
  • Decorate them with designs that help you remember each letter
  • Form the letters of the words with play-doh
  • Using a flashlight and keeping the arm and wrist straight, write the letters of the words on a wall with the light.

Week of 8/27/18

This week in reading, we will be learning the -ck rule.    The students will have a reading passage to practice as well as red words.  Please be sure to have your child practice these each night all words on their ring.  Have a great week!
 

Red Word Practice Suggestions:

Here are some fun ways to help you learn your red words. 

  • Use a ball – bounce it, throw it, shoot baskets (say each letter for each movement)
  • Make up a rhyme or a rap with the letters of the word
  • Write the words- Use sidewalk chalk, dry erase board, colorful pens and pencils
  • Trace them in sand, glitter, or shaving cream
  • Spell them out with magnets on the refrigerator
  • Decorate them with designs that help you remember each letter
  • Form the letters of the words with play-doh
  • Using a flashlight and keeping the arm and wrist straight, write the letters of the words on a wall with the light.