*Week of 05/28/11 ~ 06/01/11

*Please send in permissions slips for our field trip to Central Avenue Public Library.

*Community photos for our videoconference are due no later that Monday June 4th!

The "power words" for the week are: "some" and "your".

Please review the Fundations:Unit 5 packet sent home with your child. This packet does not come back to school. It is for you to review what is being taught. We have completed all of the letters of the alphabet. Please have your child review all of the letters, keywords, and sounds on a daily basis.

 - Each week, we will introduce new power words to the children.
Please continue to attach these cards to the power word ring, keep
them in a safe place, and review them daily! The power words will be
listed below:

   - a
   - my
   - the
   - to
   - I
   - can
   - you
   - do
   - see
   - me
   - it
   - in
   - is
   - this
   - and
   - for
   - he
   - up
   - like
   - on
   - am
   - want
   - will
   - look
   - we
   - all  
   - here
   - are
   - have
   - so
   - that
   - said
   - was
   - went
   - go
   - put
   - his
   - be
   - did
   - run
   - at
   - with
   - not
   - she
   - of
   - no
   - come
   - what
   - get
   - our
   - they
   - little
   - has
   - any
   - big
   - how
   - from
   - some
   - your

- Each week, during Fundations, new letters/keywords/sounds will be
introduced to the children. You will be made aware of the letters we
will be working on each week. Please practice the letters/keywords/sounds
with your children at home. The letters, keywords, and sounds will
be listed below:

   - t, top, /t/
   - b, bat, /b/
   - f, fun, /f/
   - m, man, /m/
   - n, nut, /n/
   - a, apple, /a/
   - c, cat, /c/
   - i, itch, /i/
   - r, rat, /r/
   - o, octopus, /o/
   - g, game, /g/
   - d, dog, /d/
   - s, snake, /s/
   - e, Ed, /e/
   - u, up, /u/
   - l, lamp, /l/
   - h, hat, /h/
   - k, kite, /k/
   - p, pan, /p/
   - j, jug, /j/
   - v, van, /v/
   - w, wind, /w/
   - y, yellow, /y/
   - x, fox, /x/
   - qu, queen, /qu/
   - z, zebra, /z/

- Continue to practice writing your address and telephone number with
your children.

We will continue to explore numbers. Please practice counting and
writing numbers 1 - 100 with your children. 

- Have fun with your children while they practice spelling their first and last names!

- Continue to practice tying shoe laces, buttoning buttons, and zippering jackets!