Happy New Year!

I want to welcome everyone back and wish you a happy 2011! I noticed a lot of kids were taller, looked older and a were acting more grown up. A lot can happen with the change of a year. This year will be filled with lots of reading, writing and math. I can't wait to see all the progress we have made!
Spelling Words: shop, shot, shut, rush, wish, fish, for, more, from, very

Challenge Words: shadow, sunshine, English, publish, shoelace

Sight Words: came, could, gold, happy, made, night, saw, were

This week we will be focusing on the "sh" sound. We are learning to listen for "sh" in the beginning, middle and end of words.

In math we are starting place value. We are using rods and cubes to help us better understand what a ten is and what a one is. Below is the chart we have used to demonstrate place value. Have your child show you how to place a number in the chart.

__1__ten __2__ones = 12