Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family and friends. It is important to remember all that we are thankful for.

Over Thanksgiving Break, Here is a list of great Thanksgiving Books that you and your children can read together:

1. The Thankful Book. By: Todd Parr
2. The Firefighter's Thanksgiving. By: Terry Widener
3. The Perfect Thanksgiving. By: JoAnn Adinolfi
4. Ankle Soup. By: Marueen Sullivan


Just because school is not in session, we can still enjoy wonderful books at home :)

Vowel Sounds

I have found a wonderful chart to help students practice vowels and vowel teams that will help them work on the sound itself, and the placement of the tongue and mouth. 

The vowel chart starts with a long e sound, that shows your mouth is the most closed. It moves down to the short o sounds where you mouth is the most open. The chart finishes at the top with the vowel team oo like you hear in school with your mouth moving back to being closed.

If you have any other questions about phonemic awareness, syllable types or the vowel sounds. Please visit this website:

http://elearndesign.org/modules/ocada301_norm1/23/24_2/35alias2.html

Student's Favorite Books in Title One

Many students come through my door and find new books that they enjoy. One particular book series that the students and I enjoy are the Danny Books.
The Danny books are written by Mia Coulton who shares her love for pets, combined with a reader's imagination. You can read all about Danny's adventures with Bee, his friend Abby, and Grandma Ruth.

 If you are unfamiliar with the Danny books, you can check out the author's website or Facebook page.
Website: http://www.maryruthbooks.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DannyFromMaryRuthBooks



Here are a few students reading these wonderful books:

Aiden B's favorite Danny Book is Super Danny because he dresses up like a super hero.

Brian R. just read a new Danny Book called Grandma Ruth's Garden.

Ortheis H. likes Danny's Rocket because Bee tries to take off and he lands on the ground.

Caden R. likes Five Danny Dogs because there are stuffed dogs in the book that pretend to be real dogs.