Note** Please remember to initial your child's agenda each night so I am aware they are showing it to you. Even if there is no communication from me it lets me know they are keeping up the routine and won't forget to show you when there is a message I am sending home.
Please try to have your child dressed in their snow pants for morning arrival as we go directly outside following announcements for our AM Outdoor Daily Exercise (which seems to be working by the way).
There is a homework worksheet coming home this weekend. Please complete and return on Monday. This homework is to begin the conversation around measurement at home which we have begun learning about this week. Monday we will be starting our Measurement Centres as well. This homework is intended to be done as a partnership between child and adult. Remember as the adult to always answer a question with a question to really get them to extend their thinking. If you would prefer for them to do the work independently, have a review session afterwards to discuss their thinking and hands on process in completing the homework sheet.
For example: Child:Mom, how many erasers is this book? Mom: How many do you think it is? How could you figure out the answer?
Learning At Home:
I have had parents asking how they can help their child with their learning at home. I try to update you each month with what we have learned and what topics we will be learning about. However, I wanted to recommend getting your child a notebook.
Visit the dollar store, let your child pick out a notebook and a fancy pencil, and each night set a timer for 15 to 30 minutes. This could be while you are cooking dinner or for a set "homework" time. You may give them a task to write about one part of their day at school, to write about one thing they learned at school, or even to write a short story that has all the parts a story should have such as characters, setting, problem and solution. Then have them read what they have written aloud to you. Review their Writing Checklist with them. Where could they have used an uppercase letter or a question mark or maybe their sentence doesn't make sense. Talk about reading with flow, taking breaths at periods, and sounding out by finding two and three letter blends.
Every week make their task a little more challenging by asking for 2 sentences instead of one or having them write about 3 things they did at school instead of 2.
As time goes on your child should require less and less of your assistance and instruction and be able to complete this task independently, hopefully with a bit of excitement and passion in what they are doing.
It all begins with a love of writing!
A second option is to focus on measurement as we are in the classroom. Introduce time as a source of measurement. Time is a standard measuring tool and uses units of seconds, minutes, and hours. Using a digital, sand, or twist timer create a recording chart and time your child getting their snowsuit on or off each day. Discuss how fast or slow they move and compare their recorded times. Talk about if they were quicker or slower than last time. Ask them if they see any patterns happening as each recording is added to the list. Maybe you time how long it takes to get to school and get home each day. Or how long it takes to eat dinner or cook dinner.
Comprehension is built by real life experiences and discussions.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!
Ms. Guenther
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