Words Their Way

Welcome to another week.  This week, First Grade begins Words Their Way, which is our word study program.  Unlike Dolch Words, this program focuses on internalizing word and spelling patterns (not memorizing specific words).  Students are differentiated into groups and classrooms according to their spelling needs.  Today your child met with his/her teacher and class.  Word Study classrooms learned about their first word pattern of study and practiced a word sort with that pattern.

Each week, your child will receive a new word sort on Monday for home.  You will support your child at home in learning that word pattern throughout the week (see pink explanation sheet sent home today for ideas).  Today, your child should practice sorting at home.  It should look like this:

1.  Cut picture/word cards and locate the title pieces to the sort.

2.  Sort picture/word cards, saying each card out loud. 

3.  Check the sort by going through and reading each picture/word card aloud, to ensure that cards were sorted properly.

Keep the sort pieces in a safe place at home (plastic ziploc bag works well) - this sort does not get returned to school.


BEE A READER ASSEMBLY
The celebratory assembly for the summer reading program is this Wednesday, October 15th.  It will be 2:30-3:30 in the Gym.