St. Edward Church  St. Edward School

       

Here are some suggestions to help your child at home. 

Religion

 

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  • Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, and the Angel of God together

  • Pray the rosary together.

  • Talk about what we learn in class.

  • Talk about things that make us happy, sad, excited, worried, etc.

  • Find things we do that use our five senses.

  • Go to Church together and discuss what Father talked about in Mass.

  • Light the Advent wreath

Math

  • count sets

  • sort items like to laundry, toys, etc.

  • graph the items you sort.  For example:  put all the cars together, then all of the blocks together.  Which set has more, fewer, or equal amounts.

  • match one item to another item, for example:  when setting the table for each person give them one plate, one cup, etc.

  • identify sets with equal, more or fewer objects.

  • Write numbers, number words, and match sets to the numbers.

  • List or write down a set of numbers with one missing.  Have your child name the number that is missing.  

Phonics

  • name letters in the alphabet not in alphabetical order.  See how many you can name in one minute.

  • match the capital letter to the lowercase letter.

  • identify letter sounds in words.  Do you hear a certain letter sound in the beginning, middle, or end of a word?

  • put the sounds together to form simple words.

  • Identify rhyming words. 

  • Say a word and have your child tell you a word that rhymes with it.

  • Name words in word families. 

Reading

  • Sit down as often as you can and read to your child

  • Identify the characters in the story

  • Identify what happens in the beginning, middle, and ending of the story

  • Identify sight words

  • Identify pictures with the same beginning sounds

  • What do you think will happen next in the story?

  • Make sure your child is following along with their finger when reading. 

 

Handwriting

  • Have your child practice writing their name

  • Practice handwriting by writing the names of family or friends.

  • Write numbers

  • To build up the muscles in their hands a few exercises to do are:  squeeze a squeeze ball, string plastic beads on string, use tweezers and pick up small items,  trace over writing you have written on paper.

  • Encourage your child to take their time with their handwriting and coloring.  Also encourage your child to put more effort into their work.

  • Help your child learn how to tie their shoes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Natcher and Ms. Teresa’s Class Notes

August 15th - 19th

    

This week we will ...

  Religion—We are going to Church every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00.  We will leave our classroom at 7:55.  Today we went to church to find out where we sit (front three rows on the right hand side).  We learned how to act and what to do in church. 

If your child arrives after 7:55 on church days, please put their bookbag by the classroom door, then walk them to church to meet us. 

Math—We are sorting objects, recognizing alike and differences, and working on following directions.

Reading—We are reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , and other alphabet books

Phonics—Recognizing letters and sounds of the alphabet.  We are also recognizing our names.

 

Notes for the week—

We have had a great start to school! 

Next week we will say good-bye to your child at the door and let them come into the room by themselves.  Everyone is doing a fantastic job remembering to get out their BEE book and check for notes, or lunch money, setting their workbox on the table to get ready for their day.

Remember to check the uniform policy and be sure your child is wearing the correct uniform. 

Remember to send a healthy snack everyday.   

On the way to school remind your child what they are doing for lunch, so when we do the lunch count they will know if they are buying something or not.  Also, tell your child if they are going to After Care that day. 

In the cafeteria breakfast is available, but you have to pay with cash when you purchase the food.  They have juice, breakfast bars, sausage and biscuit, etc. 

 

 

 

August Family Project

                                        

        The first few weeks of school we are going to be learning about the most important words in the world… our names. Learning about our names and our friend’s names is a great introduction to learning letters and sounds. Attached you will find a family project. Please sit down with your child and discuss the questions. Children love to learn why their name is so special. You may write the answers for your child.

        You will also find a piece of construction paper attached. Please make a poster with your child’s name. Be creative! You can use cereal, paint, stickers, fuzzy balls, pasta, etc. to glue on the letters. You can also cut the letters out of magazine or newspaper.

                                                       

 

Please return the poster and info page to school by  

Monday, August 22nd

We will hang these in the hallway for everyone to see!

 

 

 

 

Feel free to contact me at

mbnatcher@stedward.org