Hi, Every one!
It's been a crazy couple of weeks and it will continue to just get busier and crazier as we get closer to the holidays. I will try harder to post more often, but I have also been sending out a lot of information via e-mails, so if you are not getting those e-mails please let me know.
We are close to the end of the alphabet with only x and v next week and e the following short week. Then all that is left is J, Y, Q, U and Z. Morning students who have demonstrated that they know all the letters and sounds and can blend simple consonant, vowel, consonant patterns started with out Books in a Bag. The little orange and yellow pre-decodable books, a letter from me and a sign off sheet should have accompanied the book. Please follow the direction on the letter and have your child read the book to you several times. sign the sheet and send the sheet and the book back in your child's folder. I will be trying to read with those students who bring them back every day, but they have to have read it and you have to have signed the sheet before I will give them a new book. This will become part of their homework every night. The books will start out quite simple-one or two words to a page and progressively get more difficult. So even though they seem very simple at first please take the time to listen to your child read it several times as this builds the habbits we are trying to instill in them. Our Book in a Bag program is one of the MOST IMPORTANT parts of what you can do at home to help your child be successful at school, so please make it a priority in your family. The PM students will start to bring those home on Monday. As I become confident that your child is ready I will send the books home. They must know all their letters and sounds and be able to do some blending. I would like to have everyone reading books by the Winter Holiday, but for some this is going to mean a lot more work on the flashcards and letters at home. I can not do it without your help. There is also a reward for finishing each list your child will receive a Book It coupon from Pizza Hut good for a free individual pizza. Your child can earn one coupon per month so read, read, read and eat pizza!
Homework went home in folders today so please check your child's folder so that you have homework. This packet will be do before the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Book Orders from Scholastic. If you are interested in ordering books I will leave that open until Monday evening. I sent an e-mail out with the site and activation code for you in case you lost it. If you ordered books last time you are all set, all you need to do is log on. If not and you can't find the flyers the website is www.scholastic.com type parent into the search window and then all you need to do is put your mouse on the parent tab at the top and a drop down list will show and chose Book Club Orders. My activation code is: GMQ7K
There are lots of books that are less than $3 and quite a list for only $1. What great stocking stuffers or exchange presents!!!
Mornings are getting chilly please make sure that your child is dressing appropriately. I know we went straight from Summer to cool weather, but the students are complaining about being cold on the playground in the morning. When it gets really cool, we will begin to have the students come right into our classrooms for a few months until the warmer weather returns. But we will see what the weather brings the next few weeks and I will let you know when that will happen.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Don't forget next week is Curriculum Night on Wednesday and PTO Movie night on Friday.
