Hello All...
1. Author, neighbor, and WCS parent will be celebrating the release of her first children's book, The Pig Scramble, on October 1 at the Frontier Cafe in Brunswick. Click HERE for more details.
2. Reminder, Book Order Due date has been changed to Monday, September 19. If you choose to order, please make out a check to Scholastic. I cannot send cash through the mail.
3. Reading Lessons have included
* Readers keep track of their books to grow as readers. So, we are keeping a tally of how many books we read at Read to Self time. You'll see this come home on Friday afternoons with a brief work habit check in for the week.
* Readers know when they have stopped listening to themselves as readers. (...and pull themselves back together, of course. Ask your child how.)
* Readers get ready to read a new book. (looking at title & cover, first few pages, and ask...What do I already know?
* Readers stop when they feel confused. (reread, or mark with a post it note)
4. We have been interviewing classmates and writing about each one. With the time left in writing workshop, the class has been working on individual stories of their own.
5. Thanks a bunch for getting the math homework back to school. Be on the look out for reading books next week. It is imperative that these are returned the very next day so your child has just right books to read at our Read to Self time.
It's been interesting to watch Nelle doing homework. She is pretty nervous about it, and has trouble finding the glue, or keeping focused. This is a big contrast to her usual afternoon thing, which is to sit around gluing stuff and being focused. Just because "it's homework," she is all jittery. I'm glad she's getting a chance to experience it with short assignments.
ReplyDeleteYes, It's just as much a practice of the routine as it is a practice of skills at this stage. Thanks for sharing.
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