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0990 Micanopy Area Cooperative School January 07, 2011

Encouraging Phonics Weekly Assignments

*Packets go home Monday and are
*Last week we worked very hard on the turned in on Friday.
sound /ch/. The students had to Spelling: Monday- Write each word
brainstorm a list of words containing the two times.
/ch/ sound. Then they made paper Wed.- rainbow writing
chains of all the /ch/ words they could
read. Have your child list the words
Phonics: Tuesday- ar - word search
What We Are
with /ch/ in them, or point out any /ch/ Learning: Reading- Thursday- .AR Word
words they may use while speaking. The Family Album. Cut out and staple in
more they see the sound being used the Reading order.
Story: Did You See Chip
more comfortable it will become. Math: Monday- Page 4-1D
Phonics Skill: r- controlled
* This week we are introducing the Tuesday: 4-2B
vowel /ar/
“bossy r”, and the r likes to look behind
Focus Skill: Setting Wednesday: 4-2C
him to see what vowel he can boss
around. This week he is bossing around Math
the letter a. So when the children see Chapter 4 Addition Strategies *Please read
/ar/ together the bossy /r/ makes a say to 12 with your child
“r”. Have children look through books Science every night.
or magazines to find the /ar/ words. You Doing so gives
can also have your child list /ar/ rhyming This week we will be learning them a head
words. With small little reminders the all about bugs. We will learn start at
students can see that the letter sounds about their habitats and what learning to read.
they are learning are a part of their they need to survive.
everyday lives.
Sight Words Math Spelling *Adopt-a-manatee*
live Chapter 4 words far Thank you to all the parents that helped with our bake
soon count on sale by sending items in or volunteering to sell items
farm
city number line before and after school. We are well on our way to
house arm adopting a manatee and taking a field trip to
sometimes addend
art Homosassa Springs State Park to visit the manatee. I
take doubles would like to have one more week of selling items. I
there cart
doubles plus 1 would like to sell carnations with heart notes on them
minus card the week before Valentine’s day (Feb. 7-11th). We
chin are in need of carnations as well as volunteers to sell
sum
before and after school. This cannot be done without
inch your participation. Remember, all money made will
live go to adopt a manatee, and the remainder will offset
the cost of the fieldtrip. Thank you all for your
soon participation!!

Contact information” e-mail: e.willis@micanopyareaschool.org