Home-School Connection

Dear Family Member:

Word Workout There is a dance school where children learn many
WORDS TO KNOW types of dancing. Alvin Ailey Kids tells about children
practicing for a performance. It tells how the children
effort mood perform get ready and describes the classes they take. If I look
for important ideas and facts, I can tell the story later
proud remember students in a short way. I will know how to give a summary.

Share a Memory We can use your words to tell a story This Week’s Skills

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about something good you remember.
Comprehension: summarize

SPELLING WORDS Vocabulary: antonyms

Phonics: the sounds of ch, tch, sh, and th
each which teaching matching
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Spelling: words with ch, tch, sh, and th
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The Fish Are Cheering, Shhh! We can sort these words
into words with the letters ch, tch, sh, or th. I’ll give
you a word to spell. After you spell it, we can write it
down in the correct column.

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So Much To Do! carries away the logs
the Beavers worked so
The Dandy Beaver family is quite smart. Let’s read their
story together and underline the parts we think are hard to cut down.
important. When we finish, we can tell someone a
summary of the story. But wait! Mom and
Dad take branches,
Danny and Daneesha are part of the Dandy
mud, and rocks and
Beaver family. Danny makes a lot of jokes,
build a wall from one side of the stream to the
and Daneesha likes to sing. Dad and Mom cut
other. “Look!” cries Danny. The water can’t
down logs. They use their big front teeth to
go over the logs. The water stands still and
cut the trees. The family eats the bark.
becomes a pond. The Dandy Beavers can float
The Dandy Beavers their logs from side to side.
swim to the other
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Best of all, they can
side of the stream.
live in the wall. They
The sun is out,
can swim and catch
and the water is
small fish. Danny is
sparkling. Mom
telling jokes.
and Dad work hard
Daneesha is singing.
and begin to float
their new logs back to their side of the stream.
All of a sudden, the water moves faster and

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 Conexión con el hogar

Queridos familiares:
Ejercicio de palabras Hay una escuela de danza donde los niños aprenden
PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO diferentes clases de bailes. Alvin Ailey Kids trata de los
niños que ensayan para una función. Cuenta cómo
effort mood perform los niños se preparan y describe las clases que toman.
Si busco ideas importantes y hechos, podré después
proud remember students contar el relato en pocas palabras. Seré capaz de hacer
un resumen.
Comparte un recuerdo Vamos a usar las palabras

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de la lista para hacer un relato de algún buen recuerdo Destrezas de la semana
que tengas.
Comprensión: resumir

PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA Vocabulario: antónimos

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Fonética: los sonidos de ch, tch, sh y th
each which teaching matching
Ortografía: palabras con ch, tch, sh y th
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Columnas de palabras Podemos clasificar estas
palabras en palabras con las letras ch, tch, sh o th.
Vamos a hacer una columna con cada grupo de letras.
Te diré una palabra para que deletrees. Después vamos
a escribir la palabra en la columna correspondiente.

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¡Cuánto que hacer! carries away the logs
the Beavers worked so
La familia de Dandy Beaver es bastante inteligente. Vamos
a leer juntos la narración y a subrayar las partes que nos hard to cut down.
parecen importantes. Cuando terminemos, le podemos
hacer un resumen del cuento a otra persona. But wait! Mom and
Danny and Daneesha are part of the Dandy Dad take branches,
Beaver family. Danny makes a lot of jokes, mud, and rocks and
and Daneesha likes to sing. Dad and Mom cut build a wall from one side of the stream to the
down logs. They use their big front teeth to other. “Look!” cries Danny. The water can’t
cut the trees. The family eats the bark. go over the logs. The water stands still and
becomes a pond. The Dandy Beavers can float
The Dandy Beavers their logs from side to side.
swim to the other
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side of the stream. Best of all, they can
The sun is out, live in the wall. They
and the water is can swim and catch
sparkling. Mom small fish. Danny is
and Dad work hard telling jokes.
and begin to float Daneesha is singing.
their new logs back to their side of the stream.
All of a sudden, the water moves faster and

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 Koneksyon lakay ak lekòl

Chè manm fanmi :

Egzèsis sou mo Genyen yon lekòl dans kote timoun aprann anpil
MO POU KONNEN kalite dans. Alvin Ailey Kids pale konsènan timoun k
ap fè repetisyon pou yon pèfòmans. Li pale konsènan
effort mood perform fason timoun yo prepare yo epi li dekri klas y ap pran
yo. Si m chèche ide ak fè ki enpòtan, mwen ka rakonte
proud remember students istwa a pita yon fason ki kout. Mwen pral konnen ki jan
pou m fè yon rezime.
Pataje yon souvni Nou ka itilize mo yo pou rakonte

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yon istwa konsènan yon bon bagay ou sonje. Teknik pou semèn sa a
Konpreyansyon : rezime
MO ÒTOGRAF
Vokabilè : antonim
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Fonik : son ch, tch, sh ak th
Òtograf : mo ki gen ch, tch, sh ak th
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Pwason yo ap rejwi, shhh ! Nou ka gwoupe mo sa
yon an mo ki gen lèt ch, tch, sh oswa th. Mwen pral
baw yon mo pou eple. Aprè w fin eple l, nou ka ekri l
nan kolòn ki kòrèk la.

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Gen tèlman bagay pou fè ! so hard to cut down.

Fanmi Dandy Beaver entèlijan anpil. Annou li istwa yo But wait! Mom and
ansanm epi souliye pati nou panse ki enpòtan yo. Lè nou
fini, nou ka rakonte yon moun rezime istwa a.
Dad take branches,
mud, and rocks and
Danny and Daneesha are part of the Dandy build a wall from one
Beaver family. Danny makes a lot of jokes, side of the stream to
and Daneesha likes to sing. Dad and Mom cut the other. “Look!” cries Danny. The water can’t
down logs. They use their big front teeth to go over the logs. The water stands still and
cut the trees. The family eats the bark. becomes a pond. The Dandy Beavers can float
The Dandy Beavers swim to the other side of their logs from side to side.
the stream. The Best of all, they can
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sun is out, and the live in the wall. They
water is sparkling. can swim and catch
Mom and Dad small fish. Danny is
work hard and telling jokes.
begin to float their Daneesha is singing.
new logs back to
their side of the
stream. All of a sudden, the water moves faster
and carries away the logs the Beavers worked

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