Wilmington Christian Academy

February 14 - Valentine's Day party

February 14 - WCA Day @ CiCi's

February 14 - Squirrel's Club

February 15 - Progress Reports

February 20 & 21 - No School (Day Care Open)

February 29 - Class Pictures

Weekly Assignments

 February 6 - 10, 2012

Bible Verse

I Samuel 16:7c

"...for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."

(Be reviewing the names of the Books of the Old Testament with your child.  We will be saying them for Bible Memory in February.)

 Spelling  Lesson 18

review words

boat   like   pray   try    cloud   clown    snow

serve  first  girl  book  moon  horse   mother  because  

(The Home Test will be on regular primary writing paper.  Pretend to be the teacher and call out the words.  Be sure to practice misspelled words correctly.  Encourage neat handwriting!  The Home Test is due on the next day.  The Spelling test will be on Friday.)

Phonics

Please refer to the list of special sounds to review with your child.  We have learned through Chart 12 (ire in fire).  We learn to say and spell them.  Please help your child master these special sounds. 

 Math

In addition to our math facts ( + and - ), we are counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's, telling time, counting dimes, pennies, and nickels and learning to draw straight line segments.

Handwriting

Although there is no handwriting assigned for homework, please encourage your child to practice correct cursive formation when writing at home.  Please refer to the "Cursive Formation Guide" and "Correct Hand Position" guides sent home the first day of school.

The grading system we use for handwriting is as follows:

S+  Fantastic - Perfect Paper

S    Good Job - Needs a little improvement

S-   Acceptable - Needs Improvement

N    Needs Improvement

U    Unacceptible - Messy and shows little effort

Reading

Thank you for working with your little one in this very important area!  Please remember that a "C" reader is an average reader, a "B" reader is above average, and an "A" reader is an advanced reader.  A "C" grade at the beginning of the year is normal.  The reading grade includes oral reading, reading comprehension and AR.  Good oral reading should be smooth, fluent and have natural expression.  A good reader is also one who can read silently and comprehend.  All this improves with practice.