Week 16

We have finished our 12 Days of Kindness, here are the lyrics so you can sing-a-long!

A great big smile to everyone
2 helping hands
3 friendly greetings
4 heartfelt compliments
5 fabulous hugs

 6 notes of nice thoughts
7 gracious thank yous
8 acts of encouragement
9 lively laughs
10 simple surprises
11 sky high fives
12 winter wishes

The first grade word detectives have been practicing lots of strategies to help them become stronger readers and earned their badges! They aren't afraid to persevere and solve mystery words and long words because they've got tools they can use!
  • Read words you do know in a snap
  • Break long words into smaller parts
  • Break the ending off the word and solve the root word
  • Look out for vowel teams
  • Watch out for unusual suspects (contractions and compound words)
When your first grader is reading at home, encourage them to use all their tools to solve tricky words, and if one tool doesn't work, they can always try another! When we are reading and get to a word we don't know we always ask...Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense? If you are reading to your first grader try reading a word wrong - have them help you solve it!

We ended the week with our Cozy Cocoa Reading Party! A HUGE thank you to all the volunteers who were able to make it to the party. Forts were built, cocoa was drank, popcorn was eaten and fun was had! 

Reminders:
December 23-Janaury 3: Winter Break Schools CLOSED 
January 6: School Resumes

 Here are some photos from the week...

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