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Your Little Elves

Check out these videos of your children as elves. They are very cute!

To see Raymundo, Ian, Drew, Draven, or Giancarlo: http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/fYtispCE3XOX25kaS8ad
To see Karla, Aveli, Renika, Katherine, or Nuvia:
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/Zjmyt9nobCTyYmTevcV8
To see Domingo, Derek, Adrian, Lars, or William:
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/vA13eNBOq7mE9GH6GahL
To see Emanuel, Alejandro, Justice, or Ollie:
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/X7PuuOUyeapE8uvMHS9M

K is for Kitchen

This week we are working on the letter K and continuing our work with shapes. Talk about your kitchen with your child and things that are in it. You can have them practice counting by counting windows, cabinet doors, handles, chairs, legs of the table, etc.

Shapes Are All Around!

This week we are beginning to learn about the shapes and their relationships to each other. An easy way to practice this skill is to ask your child to name the shapes you see around you at home (a square window, a rectangle door, a circle or oval table, a triangle piece of pizza). We will also discuss cylinders, cones, spheres, and cubes. We are working on the letter R also.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a great Thanksgiving break! While you are celebrating the holiday, you can work on math skills by having your child count people, silverware, glasses, food, etc. You can also ask them to identify the yard line numbers (10-50) if you are watching football.

Friends & Family

This week we are learning the letter F. Since it is so close to Thanksgiving, a great way to practice this sound is to talk about spending time with family and friends (since both words start with f). We just finished the numbers 0-10. Please keep practicing counting and identifying these numbers.

Family Turkey Projects

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Aye, Aye, Captain!

Most of the students are familiar with the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants which is great for this week since our letter is the letter S! Watch an episode with your child this week and talk about the Ss words: Spongebob Squarepants, sponge, starfish, snail, Sandy the Squirrel, and Squidword. We have also finished counting to 10. Please continue practicing this skill with your child at home.

These Words Keep "Popping" Up

Approximately 50-75% of the words your child reads are sight words: words they can't sound out and just need to learn. Please practice the ones we have already learned at home this week. They are I, am, have, is, a, the, little, like, we, my, to. Our letter this week is Ii and we are still practicing the numbers 0-10.

Mmm, Mmm, Good

This week we are studying the letter Mm. This might be the perfect time for a trip to McDonald's since their whole menu is full of Mm's (McNuggets, McGriddle, McDonald's, McFlurry, etc.) We are also beginning to study the numbers 6-10. A great way to practice this skill is to have your child count the number of letters in their name and other family members' names.

Fall Break

Remember Monday and Tuesday evenings are Parent/Teacher Conferences. Fall Break begins on Wednesday. School resumes on Monday, October 25. Have a great break!

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Spirit Week

This week is a fun week--spirit week! Monday is crazy hair day. Tuesday is jersey day or favorite team day. Wednesday is pajama day. Thursday is crazy sock day. Friday is black and orange day. Look for a slideshow of spirit week pictures on the blog in the near future!

1, 2, 3

This week in math we are finishing patterns and moving on to the numbers 0-5. To work on this skill, have your child count things at supper: how many forks, spoons, plates, people, etc. We will also be focusing on the letter P. The Dr. Seuss book "Hop on Pop" is great for this since the p sound appears throughout the book at both the beginning and end of the words.

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Give me a T

This week we are focusing on the letter T and the sound that it makes. Since we are the Guymon Tigers, a tiger would be a great way to work on that letter and sound (a tiger also has a pattern on its fur). Take your child out to the football game Friday night and see our tiger!

Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere!

This week in math we are beginning patterns. Help your child understand patterns by pointing out dots on shirts, the order of colors for a stoplight, or the stripes on a flag. We are also studying the letter H and its sound as well as reading books about ourselves!

G for Guymon

This week we will be working on the letter G. When you are driving around Guymon this week, point out the letter G to your child. A great way to do this is to show your child the water tower and there are a lot of businesses that start with Guymon. We are also working on positions in math (over, under, on, in, out, left, right). You can make a game with your child by having them place a stuffed animal "on" the table, "under" the table, to the "left" or "right" of the table, etc.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

We just finished reading the great book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." This is a fabulous book to check out from the library that reviews all of the letters. This week in class we are focusing on the letter O. If you eat out during the week, have your child find all of the O's on the menu!

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What a Great Start!

It has been a GREAT start to the school year! This week we will begin each of our subjects: math, reading, and phonics. We will focus on the letter L and the sound it makes. We will also be reviewing all of the letters and colors. To work on cutting this week, have your child cut coupons and ads out of a newspaper.

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