The Ever Many Sounds of Our Alphabet

Just when we thought we had it all figured out in first grade we learned that yet another letter can have more than one sound. We discovered that y can say i or e when it is at the end of the word. The trick is to know how many syllables a word has. If it has one syllable y will say i; if the words has two syllables it will say e. With a little practice, we will be able to differentiate the sound without a problem. 

We brought a little Art into Math class today when we talked about symmetry. First, we learned that a line of symmetry divides something in half with both sides being exactly the same. We then applied that knowledge by creating symmetric Christmas trees just in time for the holiday season.