Chess Club
Chess club will meet on Wednesday and Thursday this week. We have been working on making sure that we have a true checkmate and not a stalemate.
Early Dismissal
Tuesday, February 26th is early dismissal day. Prairieview students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.
Earth Day Shirts
The deadline for submitting the Earth Day Shirt order form is this Friday, March 1st. If you lost your form, you can print one off from the Prairieview website.
Lexia
Prairieview has licenses to use the Lexia reading program at home. Among other things, it helps students to use their phonics skills to read two syllable words. It also helps students to read and spell sight words. If this sounds like something you would like your child to do, please email me and I will set it up and send the paperwork home with your child.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
For the Week of February 11th
Chess Club
Both Wednesday's and Thursday's chess clubs will meet this week. Wednesday's will be learning about stalemate and Thursday's will be learning about check and check mate. Please remember to pick your child up by 3:30.
Listening Skills
Make a game out of listening skills. Give your child a direction and see if they can repeat it back to you. Then give them two directions and see if they can repeat both of them back to you. See how many directions your child can repeat back to you as you increase the number. You can also play this where the child carries out the directions. An example might be: Pick up the pencil on the table and put it in the drawer and then straighten the pillows on the sofa. Many children are so used to listening while being presented with visual clues that it is difficult for them to comprehend while only listening. Listening skills are important in a school setting and anything we can do to help our children to listen more carefully will be beneficial to them.
Both Wednesday's and Thursday's chess clubs will meet this week. Wednesday's will be learning about stalemate and Thursday's will be learning about check and check mate. Please remember to pick your child up by 3:30.
Listening Skills
Make a game out of listening skills. Give your child a direction and see if they can repeat it back to you. Then give them two directions and see if they can repeat both of them back to you. See how many directions your child can repeat back to you as you increase the number. You can also play this where the child carries out the directions. An example might be: Pick up the pencil on the table and put it in the drawer and then straighten the pillows on the sofa. Many children are so used to listening while being presented with visual clues that it is difficult for them to comprehend while only listening. Listening skills are important in a school setting and anything we can do to help our children to listen more carefully will be beneficial to them.
Friday, February 8, 2013
For the Week of February 11th
Chess Club
Wednesday's chess club will meet this week. There will be no Thursday chess club. We will be learning about and reviewing how to check mate your opponent.
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day. I hope everyone feels a special love and appreciation for people in your lives. I appreciate your children as my students. They are a wonderful group of children and they help to make my life happy.
Wednesday's chess club will meet this week. There will be no Thursday chess club. We will be learning about and reviewing how to check mate your opponent.
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day. I hope everyone feels a special love and appreciation for people in your lives. I appreciate your children as my students. They are a wonderful group of children and they help to make my life happy.
Friday, February 1, 2013
For the Week of February 4th
Chess Club
Both Wednesday and Thursday Chess Clubs meet this week. Please make sure to pick your students up by 3:30.
Books on Tape
If your student feels like they are too old to be read to, introduce them to audio books. Listening to books that are too hard for them to read to themselves will help them improve their vocabulary. It can be a relaxing, enjoyable, experience that may transition into reading on their own if they are a reluctant reader. Check out the local library - they have a wide selection of audio books.
Both Wednesday and Thursday Chess Clubs meet this week. Please make sure to pick your students up by 3:30.
Books on Tape
If your student feels like they are too old to be read to, introduce them to audio books. Listening to books that are too hard for them to read to themselves will help them improve their vocabulary. It can be a relaxing, enjoyable, experience that may transition into reading on their own if they are a reluctant reader. Check out the local library - they have a wide selection of audio books.
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