Language

 

The "by heart words" for this week is my and are. I have decided to add two because some of the SK students are displaying a keen interest in reading. These two words occur most often in some of the easier to read books. Knowing these words will assist them to read more fluently and want to read more and more books. If your SK child brings home a book to read, this is because they have first read the book to me and are ready to read it at home. Please encourage your child to look at the beginning sound when they get to a word they don't know and look at the picture to help them with these words. Please don't automatically tell them the word, because then they will always expect someone to tell them the word.

Once your child reads the book to you at home, I ask that you return the book. When they have read another book to me they will then get another book to bring home. Thank you for helping and encouraging your child with their reading. The most important key is to practise the "by heart words" daily. I will be sending home this week a list of the words we have learned so far.

The jolly phonic sound is the "z" sound. The students will be introduced to words that start or end with the z sound. For example, buzz, jazz, fuzz, whiz, zoom, zoo, zag, zig, zip, zebra, zero, and zap.

The word family for this week is the use of the "by heart word" all. For example, ball, call, fall, gall, hall, mall, tall, wall, small.