This week we moved on to the sound of long /o/ and read the story Mr. Bones and Mrs. Jones. The children found the story humorous and easy to read. They found out that the /ow/ and /oe/ sounds placed at the end of a word say the name of letter O. The vowel combination /oa/ though appeared in the center of words. This confused the children a bit but they began to understand better when they noticed patterns in words. The long /0-e/ sound appeared in word families and the children found this easy to understand. The children have almost completed their shared writing activity with their partners! The children are making their book covers and will take turns sending them home to share with you once they are ready!