PAT Time
Before children learn to read print, they need to become aware of how the sounds in words work. They must understand that words are made up of speech sounds or phonemes. A child's skill in phonemic awareness is a good predictor of later reading success or difficulty.
Phonemic Awareness is the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in spoken words. Manipulating the sounds in words includes blending, stretching or otherwise chaning words. Children can demonstrate phonemic awareness in several ways, including:
- recognizing which words in a set of words begin with the same sound (Bell, bike and boy all have b at the beginning)
- isolating and saying the first or last sound in a word (The beginning sound of dog is d. The ending sound is g.
- combining or blending separate sounds in a word to say the word (d/o/g - dog)
- breaking, or segmenting a word into its separate sounds (dog- d/o/g)
Phonemic awareness and phonics are not the same thing. Phonemic awareness is the understanding that the sounds of spoken language work together to make words. Phonics is the understanding that there is a relationship between letters and sounds through written language. Children who cannot hear and work with the phonemes of spoken words will have a difficult time learning how to relate these phonemes to letters when they see them written in words.
Source: http://www.readingrockets.org
Thank you to all families for helping to prepare your child each week for their PAT presentation.
💕Valentine's Day💕
We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 13th! If you are planning to send Valentine's cards to school, please ensure that all students are included.
We have 15 students in our class. Kindly label them "To my friend" and have your child sign their name! (This is excellent writing practice.) Please do not send in candy, chocolate or food. We have students in the school with allergies and we are not permitted to distribute food. Any food items will be returned. Thank you for your co-operation.
Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup
Last week, our little ones enjoyed making and tasting alphabet soup. We thought we'd share the recipe we used.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion (1/2 of a large onion)
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning*
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 8 cups beef, chicken, or vegetable broth
- 3–4 cups frozen, canned, or fresh vegetables*
- 1 medium potato, peeled & chopped (1 heaping cup)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1 cup dry alphabet pasta*
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion (1/2 of a large onion)
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning*
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 8 cups beef, chicken, or vegetable broth
- 3–4 cups frozen, canned, or fresh vegetables*
- 1 medium potato, peeled & chopped (1 heaping cup)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1 cup dry alphabet pasta*
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a 5 quart (or larger) pot or dutch oven. Add the garlic, onion, Italian seasoning, salt, thyme, and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes as the onion softens.
- Add broth, vegetables, potato, bay leaf, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then add uncooked pasta. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
- Serve soup warm and top with fresh parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to a week. To reheat, simply pour into a pot over medium heat and cook until warm. Feel free to add more broth to the leftovers as it cooks if it is too thick. (It thickens in the refrigerator as the potatoes and noodles soak up the liquid.)
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a 5 quart (or larger) pot or dutch oven. Add the garlic, onion, Italian seasoning, salt, thyme, and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes as the onion softens.
- Add broth, vegetables, potato, bay leaf, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then add uncooked pasta. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
- Serve soup warm and top with fresh parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to a week. To reheat, simply pour into a pot over medium heat and cook until warm. Feel free to add more broth to the leftovers as it cooks if it is too thick. (It thickens in the refrigerator as the potatoes and noodles soak up the liquid.)
Notes
- Freezing: Soup freezes wonderfully! Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator the day before eating, then reheat on the stove until warm.
- If you don’t have Italian seasoning, you can use any combination of Italian spices that you like. Dried basil, rosemary, oregano, etc.
- I use a 19 ounce bag of mixed vegetables: corn, peas, green beans, and carrots. This medley tasted delicious in the soup! You can use your favorite fresh, frozen, or canned (drained) vegetables. Do not thaw if using frozen.
- You can usually find alphabet pasta in the pasta aisle of grocery stores or purchase it online. Or use any small shaped pasta. NOTE: We were able to purchase alphabet pasta at Walmart.
- Slow cooker directions: Prepare the soup through step 1 on the stovetop. Transfer to a slow cooker, then add everything else except for the pasta. Allow to cook for 2 hours on low, then add the pasta. Cook on low for 1 more hour. NOTE: We found cooking the soup on high was more successful!
- https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/
- Freezing: Soup freezes wonderfully! Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator the day before eating, then reheat on the stove until warm.
- If you don’t have Italian seasoning, you can use any combination of Italian spices that you like. Dried basil, rosemary, oregano, etc.
- I use a 19 ounce bag of mixed vegetables: corn, peas, green beans, and carrots. This medley tasted delicious in the soup! You can use your favorite fresh, frozen, or canned (drained) vegetables. Do not thaw if using frozen.
- You can usually find alphabet pasta in the pasta aisle of grocery stores or purchase it online. Or use any small shaped pasta. NOTE: We were able to purchase alphabet pasta at Walmart.
- Slow cooker directions: Prepare the soup through step 1 on the stovetop. Transfer to a slow cooker, then add everything else except for the pasta. Allow to cook for 2 hours on low, then add the pasta. Cook on low for 1 more hour. NOTE: We found cooking the soup on high was more successful!
- https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/
January/February
PAT Time Letter Schedule
Week of January 27 - Mm
Week of February 3 - Dd
Week of February 10 - Gg
Week of February 17 - Oo
Week of February 24 - Uu
Important Dates
Wednesday, January 29 - EARLY ARRIVAL - Kindergarten Field Trip to Living Arts Centre
Friday, January 31 - PA Day - No School for Students
Friday, February 7 - Pizza Lunch 🍕
Thursday, February 13 - St. Valentine's Day Celebration 💟
Friday, February 14 - PA Day - No School for Students
Monday, February 17 - Family Day Holiday - No School
Friday, February 21 - Pizza Lunch 🍕
Wednesday, February 26 - Ash Wednesday - First Day of Lent✟
Friday, March 6 - Pizza Lunch 🍕
Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 - March Break - Schools Closed
📸This Week in Pictures📸
Successful completion of our rocket designs!
Making our own constellations
How do planets orbit thesun?
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