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Please note: You may continue to use this page type if you desire. <FONT color=#8000ff size=6> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT color=#8000ff>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> <FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Math homework</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">will be sent home daily. We go over the homework the next day as part of the Math lesson. Also, look for important parent information letters that will come home for each unit. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p><FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Spelling homework</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Your child will be bringing home a collection of spelling words weekly that have been introduced in class.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each night of the week your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these words and the spelling principles that they represent are mastered.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These activities have been modeled and practiced in school, so your child can teach you how to do them.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Monday:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Have your child cut out the words and sort them into categories like the ones we did in school.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your child can sort the words by visually matching the spelling pattern.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As each new word is sorted, practice reading all the words in that column.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ask your child to explain how the words are sorted.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Have your child resort them a second time as fast as possible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can use a timer and make a game out of it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Tuesday:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do a “Blind Sort.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lay down the helper words from each category as a header.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Read the rest of the words aloud to your child.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your child must point to which category the word goes in <I>without</I> seeing it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lay it down and let your child move it if he/she is wrong.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Repeat the sort if your child makes more than one error.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Wednesday:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Assist your child in doing a “Word Hunt.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your child will be a “Word Detective” by looking for words in a book they have already read that have the same sound or pattern.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Try to find 2 or 3 words for each category.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Thursday:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do a “Writing Sort” to prepare for the Friday test.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As you call out the words in <B>random</B> order your child should write them into categories.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Call out any word your child misspells a second or third time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Thank you for your support.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Together we can help your child make valuable progress!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p><FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Reading homework/reports</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">will be assigned periodically with a specific due date. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p><FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Reader's Theater</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">packets will occasionally come home. Students should practice reading their part aloud. The packet MUST come back to school every day for practice in class. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p><FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Students should work on homework <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">no more than 30 minutes</I> a night.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Homework is assigned to reinforce what we learn in class and to help teach responsibility.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p><FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">I expect students to try their best and work neatly.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Students are responsible for bringing their homework back to school in their “Home Folder.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Students must have their names on all assignments.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Parents are the key to making homework a positive experience for their children.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Therefore, I ask that you make home work a top priority at home, provide necessary supplies and a quiet homework environment, establish a regular time to do homework, provide praise and support, and contact me if there is a problem.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Some students will need more support with homework than others.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Parents should make sure their child understands the directions, and has all the supplies necessary to complete the task.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Encourage your child to work on his/her own, but review the work and point out errors that need correcting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You might say, “I see a mistake in this math box, try again.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p><FONT face="Arial Black" color=#8000ff> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Please check your child’s “Home Folder” daily.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Empty the folder of completed work and memos.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Make sure neat and complete homework is put in the folder to come back to school.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can help teach your child the good organizational and study skills that will help them to be successful in school.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#8000ff><FONT face="Arial Black"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester">Children need encouragement and support from the people whose opinions they value most-their parents.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your consistent praise can encourage your child to feel good about his/her ability and motivate your child to do his/her best.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Praise your child’s efforts and improvements that are made each day. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></FONT> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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