Field Trip Fun!

Today we visited the Northampton Public Library.  We had a tour of the library, listened to stories, did some crafts and learned about their summer programs.  We had a great time!  Enjoy the pictures!

Long Vowels!

Last week we started learning about long vowel sounds.  We spent most of the week reading words with the long a sound.  This week we are working on reading words with the long i sound.  Many of the stories we are reading include words with long a, short a, long i and short i.  As you can imagine, this can get a little confusing!  Have your child practice reading the following list of works to you.  They are a mix of some of the words they are working on in school.

Long i and Short i Words
line, dime, time, side, nine, mine, bike, hide, fine, kid, sit, kit, fish, pig, dig

Long a and Short a Words
fate, ape, pale, cake, lake, take, base, cape, rate, bat, pat, jam, rat, Pam, tap, lap

You can use these words along with our sight words and write sentences for your child to practice reading.  Remember we are encouraging students to read fluently!

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All About Money!

This week in Math we are learning about money.  We are learning to identify the penny, nickel and dime.  We are also learning how to count mixed coins.  The students have been enjoying playing school store.  I display items that they can buy with pretend money.  They have to read the tag that comes with the item they want to buy and then count out the coins to purchase the item.  This is a fun activity that can be played at home, too!  Please review coins on a daily basis.  Also, ask you child to sing the songs that go along with each coin!

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