Week of May 7

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Wednesday, May 10 - Library

Spelling - ce, ci, cy and co, ca, cu. Cell, cite, circle, cycle, icy, can, car, come, cost, cut, cup.








Spelling: We are learning the rule for the letter c this week. C likes to sound like a K, it sounds like K when a consonant comes after it: Cl, Cr, Ck, Ct, and it likes to sound like K when a, o, u come after it: Cat, Car, Can, Cob, Cost, Core, Cut, Cup. The other vowels (i, e, y) like to tease C and make C say Ssss. Centre, cell, cite, circle, cycle, icy. These rules work for most words in English, you'll be surprised that you follow this rule when you read but you may not have known it was rule. And very few words use K if they can already use C. K came into English after most words had a proper spelling so it isn't used that often.

Try practicing the concept with your child rather than words. Say the spelling words and have your child say the C plus the vowel.

Science We went out and collected crocuses last week! They were beautiful! We are all a little antsy being inside in this beautiful weather so we will be spending some more time outside as the weather cooperates. We have tastes some of the food we've grown. The lettuces taste so fresh and yummy, our nasturtiums are a bit spicy like a radish, our basil is very fresh and tasty and we have both green and purple beans that taste fresh.

Social Studies We are continuing to learn about the medicine wheel and how we are all connected.


 


 

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