Winter News
Primary students have
been studying food classifications throughout the fall/Thanksgiving
season. Prior to Christmas we covered modes of transportation and
Following the Holiday
Break, we will explore animals; animals which inhabit colder regions particularly
polar bears and penguins.
Writer’s Workshop
First
Grader’s through Second Grader’s have been participating in writer’s workshops
in their classrooms. I have been
working with some of the classroom teachers and my students in the classrooms
to help them develop good writing skills beginning with graphic organizers,
through rough drafts, conferencing, and to a completed finished product. First graders completed letters prior to the
Holiday break and second graders completed their memoirs.
Election News
Third
Grade students studied a unit on our electoral system and democracy. They presented a Reader’s Theater to their
classroom peers and participated in an election process which included
registering to vote, making a ballot, and voting. A new mayor of Speech Town was elected.
Speech Homework News
Students will be periodically bringing home their speech folders with either speech homework or something to share with their parents. Please sit down and review this with them. They are rewarded for bringing back their speech folder if you have taken the time to go over the homework or material with them. Thank you for your cooperation in this area.
School Break Speech Fun
Here are some Speech Activities to help you remember to use GOOD Speech all the time.
1. If you take a trip, look around as you are riding in the car and name all the things you see that have your speech sound in it. Have a contest with members of your family to see who can name the most.
2. While waiting for dinner to be fixed, name all the food you are going to eat that has your sound in it.
3. If you found a story to read or even plan to read a favorite, read it out loud remembering to use good speech and then count all the words that have your sound in them.
4. Look for a special picture in a book or magazine. Write a story about the picture and use as many words as you can that have your sound in them. Read your story out loud to your family.
5. If you are with your friends and have run out of ideas of what to do, write a play and act it our for your family or the neighborhood. Remember to use good speech!!
6. With your
family or a group of friends, play the suitcase game using words with your
sounds for things you will pack. Example: On my trip I am
going to
7. Cut out pictures that have your speech sound in them from magazines and make flashcard to play GO FISH or the MATCH GAME.
Remember to use GOOD speech.