Whew! It has been extremely busy around Oak Hill preparing for Family Fun Night and getting interventions organized in hopes of kicking them off next week. We have been looking at each student's needs and have designed a thirty minute block to meet their needs. We will have vocabulary building, reading comprehension, reading fluency and an excellerated math time.
This week has been working on stories that make you laugh. The main selection this week, "On My Way to School", we discussed the characters, setting and what happened in the story in depth. We have also been looking at constant blends with the letter L. Our phonics skills are starting to be combined. We are now making words that combine different sounds with short vowels and constant combinations. The best thing we can do in order to make sure the kiddos are getting what they need is to just have them keep reading. In class we sound out words and stress different sounds. At home you can quiz your students to check their progress and see if they can sound out and decode the words. In math we have been covering subtraction in great detail. I have given them three options for subtracting. I have told them if you have memorized the facts that is the ultimate goal, if you can cross things out, or use the number line. If your student is missing a few questions here and there, don't get discouraged. We will make it through. Subtraction is a little more difficult than adding. We still have a few more things to talk about. nNext week I am going to show everyone how to check your answers using addition.
Halloween has come and gone. Yesterday we enjoyed reading some Halloween stories and some Halloween crafts. I know I have heard stories about trick-or-treating and it sounds like everyone had fun. This week we have also enjoyed dressing up for spirit week. I have enjoyed it myself. Today, I dressed as my favorite book character, Waldo, from Where's Waldo. We have been dressing up in order for Saturday's Family Fun Night. Just a reminder that Family Fun Night is Saturday from 4-8pm. If you have any ticket orders please turn them in tomorrow. I think that about covers it for now! Check back soon for more updates!
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