The letters for this week are -y & -x. The letter-keyword-sound is as follows: y-yellow-/y/ and x-fox-/x/. Students will continue to practice letter sound associations as well as letter formation. The will also work on blending individual sounds into three letter words and will become aware of words in sentences. They will identify capitals at the beginning and proper punctuation at the end. Students will also work on comprehending a story by retelling the events of Echo the Owl and Baby Echo.
1st Grade
Students will continue to blend and spell words with five sounds. The vocabulary words for this week are -stump, -stand, & -crunch. The trick words are -how, -your, & -down. They will also continue to work on fluently reading a shared story as well as creating a new shared story with their peers. They will be responsible for including characters, setting, and creating events in proper order using first, next and last.
2nd Grade
Students will begin Unit 4- a 5-week unit focusing on exploring and writing nonfiction. This week students will hear, read, and discuss nonfiction about a gorilla named Koko. They will ask and write questions. They will be introduced to research skills as they will be guided to take notes about what they have learned.
