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Here are some things your children should be working on at home.
Phonics
Continue working on short vowel sounds. Say the vowel, keyword, and sound.
a apple /ă/
e Ed /ĕ/
i itch /ĭ/
o octopus /ŏ/
u up /ŭ/
Practice your vocabulary and trick words!
Math
Fact family timed tests are used to help children master the addition and subtraction facts through 18. Children take timed tests twice a week on Monday and Thursday beginning in December. Tests consist of 20 math problems that include a review of old facts. First graders are given 1 minute and 30 seconds to complete the test. The children need to pass 1 test with a score of 19 or 20 to move to the next number. Copies of the tests are available for you to down load and use to practice at home by visiting:
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/math/number_families/tests.html
Marvelous Manners
We have been working on our manners in school. Please remind your child to use the magic words:
"Please", "Thank you", "Excuse me", "Good Morning", and "I'm sorry".
Trick words
Certain words in the English language need to be memorized because they do not follow the "system" of the language. They are phonetically irregular. Your child should be able to read and spell these word
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the |
of | and | to | a | was |
| is | he | for | as | his | has |
| you | we | I | they | one | said |
| from | or | have | were | her | put |
| there | what | she | been | by | who |
| out | so | are | two | about | into |
| only | other | new | some | could | want |
| say | do | first | any | my | now |
| our | over | come | would | after | also |
| many | before | called | how | your | down |
| should | each | people | Mr. | Mrs. | years |
| says | little | good | very | own | see |
| work | both | being | under | never | another |
| day | words | look | through | because | between |
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friend |
around |
circle |
does |
nothing |
write |
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none |
color |
month |