Homework for the Week of October 5th

(Week 8 )

PLEASE READ and COMPLETE the ENTIRE packet. Return on Friday.

Child�s name ______________________________________

Daily:

�  Practice writing your name on the sheet provided. Say each letter as you write it. Your child should be able to write his or her first name at this time. Your child should have written their first name at least 4 times during the week. Use the lines on the back of the page.

�  Have someone read with you. Look for the letters and words we have learned when you read today. Write the title of the book you read at the end of this note. You can use Where�s My Teddy?, Pet Day, I Can Eat At..., My Bus, The Party, The Salad, The Mat, any of the other paper books, or any book .

Daily Until Mastered:

�  Use the flash cards to practice identifying the numbers from 1-20, unless mastered.

�  Count from 1-25 out loud. Your child should have this mastered at this time.

�  Use the letter flash cards to identify the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make, especially M, S, R, T, P,  C (as in candy), and A ( A has 2 sounds: �a� as in apple and �a� as in apron), and N (NEW!).  Your child needs to have all of these letters and sounds mastered by Friday. All letters, sounds, and words introduced are required for promotion to first grade.

�  A new page of flashcards is included at the end of the packet. You can tear it off and cut the cards apart. Use the flashcards for the words �a (pronounced �uh�), �my�, �the� (usually pronounced �thuh), �I�, �like�, �am�, and �at� (NEW!). Your child needs to know these words �by heart�.

Suggestions if time allows:

�  Math: Trace and copy on the number �1� page (not required)

�  Have your child sort coins into groups (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters).

�  Make a pattern with coins, such as penny, penny, dime, penny, penny, dime...

�  Count pennies.

�  Count dimes by 10s to 100 (we will be counting to 100 by 10s in class).

Monday

�  Find some things in/out of your house that has the letter �N� in the name.  Bring an item or picture that starts with N to share sometime during the week. We have 19 children in the class if you want to send a snack that starts with N.

�  Practice writing lower case and upper case N on the page in the packet. Parents, please make sure that your child forms the letters correctly as they write. Say the directions for writing the letter each time.

�  Math: Trace and copy on the number �4� page.

            Parent initials or signature:____________________________________

Tuesday

�  Trace and copy on the number �6� page.

�  Practice writing lower case and upper case on the C and S review page in the packet. Parents, please make sure that your child forms the letters correctly as they write.

�  Do the �-at family� page. Cut out the letters and glue them in front of �-at� to make a new word. One word will be a �silly� word.

            Parent initials or signature:____________________________________

Wednesday   Early out today.   12:55 PM .

�  Math page: Do the: "Six and Seven" page using the directions on the page.

�  Practice writing lower case and upper case letters on the M and N review page in the packet. Parents, please make sure that your child forms the letters correctly as they write. for writing the letter each time.

            Parent initials or signature:____________________________________

Thursday

�  Read and discuss: Read the paper book The Mat, sent home today. Discuss the pictures in the book. Ask them to show you the front cover of the book, the back cover of the book, and the spine of the book.

�  Math page: Do the: "Groups of Six and Seven" page using the directions on the page

            Parent initials or signature:____________________________________

Friday: Turn in all the homework.

The books we read this week:    YEA!

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Messages:

v  For full homework credit ALL items on this sheet must be completed and turned in on Friday. Please check to see if you signed or initialed for the homework each day.

v  Please send the baggy book back when you have read it.