Spelling:  This weeks spelling words are my, by, why, ten, when.  The words by, my and why are one syllable words and this is why the y says "i".  When it is a two syllable word such as baby, the y says "e".  When working with your child, have them look for chucks they already know.  For example, "If they know how to spell went, then this will help them spell ten and when because they already know the chunk en. Writing:  We will be working on using proper punctuation throughout their stories.  Language Arts:  We are visiting the vowel digraphs ai, ay, ey (when two vowels make one sound) this week.  These three vowel digraphs make the long vowel sound of a.  For example train, play, they