“Fin”tastic Free Press
Here are some questions to ask your child about what we’ve been working on this week…
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What is a fact family? Give your child the parts and whole. Can they come up with all
of the facts? Ex. 4 +3 = 7, 3 + 4 = 7, 7-4 = 3. 7-3 = 4.
As we mentioned at the Brown Bag, we’ve laid the foundation of what it means to
add and subtract. We’re moving toward memorization of facts and will have more
information for you next week regarding weekly math facts quizzes.
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What sound does the yak card make? /y/, y_ has to be at the beginning of a
word/syllable
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How can you spell long a? open-syllable (a) and aCe
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What new ways did you learn to make the /s/ sound? ce (ci_ and cy_ to come next
week!)
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What was this week’s spelling pattern? _ng and _nk...remember, they change the
vowel sound!
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This week’s HFW words: around, eating, look, saw, some, together
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Where is the Arctic? What is the tundra like in the winter? In the summer? What
are some animals you’d find in the Arctic?
Brown Bag Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Brown Bag meeting on Tuesday. We hope
you found it helpful and informative!
As we mentioned, we’ll be introducing a few new routines and expectations in the weeks
ahead. We will do our best to communicate our expectations clearly...please let us know
if you have questions. As with anything that’s new, please remember to take deep
breaths...and remind your child to do the same. We’ll get there! :)
Please be on the lookout for AR testing and math facts information!
Write “fact family” in the planner for a reward! Thanks for reading!