This class will be great for students to practice their spelling skills, reading skills, and social skills in fun ways. Learners will make friends in these weekly classes and be challenged to strengthen their spelling and reading in a casual setting. The friendly competition will be a tool to help motivate them to participate and learn while developing their spelling and reading skills.  

In the weekly spelling challenge, we will focus on a phonetic sound so that students can study words in advance to prepare for the spelling challenge. Learners will be given examples of words that can be used during the class,  but the word list won't be limited to only the examples. It is a good idea to look up and study words with the phonetic sound in them as you prepare for the weekly challenge. 

The teacher will be careful to challenge each student according to their level as advised by the parent, so let her know when you register.  See the sample schedule of phonetic sounds to expect below and in the class handout that will be sent to participants. 

        **Class Schedule- dates are in ascending order**

Week of 11/18- words with ou/ ow
Our flour how plow shower 

Week of 11/11- words with oi/ oy
Joy boil poison enjoy 

Week of 11/4- words with -igh/ ind/ ie/ y
High kind shine fly pie 

Week of 10/28-words with Ch, ph, and gh
Chip Chris chef photo

Week of 10/21- words with oo/ou/u
Spoon moon  would put bush

Week of 10/14- words with or
Corn, storm, score, Lord, more, chore

Week of 10/7- words with ear, ar, and air
Earn, earth, pear, garden, 

Week 9/30- words with er, ir and ur
herd, shirt, hurt

Week of 9/23- words with au, al, and aw 
Saw, ball, taught, 

Week of 9/16 words with -tion, -sion
Lotion, addition, confusion

Week of 9/9- words with o and ou
Dog log cough loud

Week of 9/2- words with soft and hard Cc
Cash, cell, citrus,  decade, telescope

Week of 8/26- words with soft and hard Gg
gum, gentle, game, danger, geography

Week of 8/19- words with suffixes -ed, -ing, s
	Jumped, running, spinned, cries

Week of 8/12 - words with silent letters W,B,L,T, P, and K
	Know, climb, write, talk, listen, psychic