As you have probably heard, we have adopted a new literacy curriculum that is more in line with the science of reading research. We are getting our arms around all of the resources and are excited to have launched
Unit 1. 
The unit theme is My Neighborhood. Over the next 5 weeks, we will be answering the question: What is a neighborhood? The children will read realistic fiction that discusses neighbors and neighborhoods. Each week we will address specific questions such as What is a neighborhood? What and who can I see in a neighborhood? We will use elements and clues in the texts to make connections. We will also read infographics, informational texts, and procedural texts.
This Week's Story: The Blackout by Zetta Elliott
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Weekly Vocabulary
Heart Words - words we need to know by heart.
Joyfully,
Highlights from this week:
Weekly Question: How can neighbors help each other?
Reading: Our focus is on reading realistic fiction. The children are learning that realistic fiction is a made-up story that could happen in real life. It has characters, settings, and events that seem real.
check, listen, mutters, quiet
Foundational Skills- children learned how to segment and blend the sounds in three-letter words with the middle sound short /a/.
- read and write words with short /a/ in the middle.
- review consonants Mm, Ss, Tt
I, a, his, is, see
Unit 1 Family-School Connection
Hilary Jackson
