Morton's Musings
Communication for the week of September 28, 2015
Field Trip Coming Up on October 13, 2015
We are in need of Chaperones. To be a chaperone, you would need to ride the bus with us, stay with us the whole day, and be willing to support the teachers with supervision/behavior. Younger siblings would need to stay home with a sitter. Thanks for understanding.
Please contact Mrs. Morton if you would like to go on this field trip with us. THANKS.
Reading
Phonics Skill - Short e words and consonant blends (for example, bl, sw, st, cr).
When reading encourage your child to make the short e sound correctly. At times they make it sound like the short i which can cause them difficulties with reading.
When reading blends remind your child they can tap out both sounds.
Comprehension skill - We are continuing to work on characters, setting and plot of stories. We are starting to talk about the lesson or moral some stories teach us. This is a great time to read some of Aesop's tales or other fables to your kiddos. Here is a website where you can print of these fables to read to your child. http://www.taleswithmorals.com/
Spelling
This weeks words are: men, ten, jet, bed, red, step, sled, leg, wet, net
Words to Read
The words this week are: saw, tree, small, your
Math
Sums (answer in an addition math fact) of 10. 0+10=10, 1+9=10. 2+8=10, 3+7=10, 4+6=10, 5+5=10. Memorizing the sums of ten is very important. Knowing these math facts will help your child memorize other math facts and help when the students start 2 digit addition. We will be working on this skill for the next few days. Then we are going to start simple word problems.