Sight
Words
Reading is the most important
skill a child will ever learn. Children are expected to be able to read simple
sentences and stories by the end of first grade. By third grade, they are
expected to be able to read almost any kind of text. As well as being able to
"sound out" (phonetically decode) regularly spelled words, children
must also master reading basic, common sight words.
The Dolch Word List is also called Sight Words or The Dolch 220. It includes the most frequently used words in the English language. Sight words make up 50 to 70 percent of any general text. Therefore, teaching The Dolch Word List is a crucial goal of education in grades kindergarten through 3.
Many of the 220 Dolch words cannot be "sounded out" and have to be learned by "sight," that is memorized.
Students in Grade 1/2 have been
working on, and will continue to work on recognizing these sight words. You can
see the Dolch word lists here for
extra support at home
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Today we had the opportunity to watch a presentation from
Kananaskis in the Classroom.
Through the
Recycling Glass
Wasting
forever, recycling…never! When a wasteful young girl refuses to recycle, the
forest recycles her! Meet a decomposing fungus, a rapping bear and the
all-knowing “Orbacle”! Will Alice realize the importance of recycling?
We learned about all the ways we can reduce, reuse and recycle.
Please ask your child, some of the things they can do
Click below to watch a Brain pop video for more ideas:
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