Happy Tuesday! It's beautiful fall weather and I hope you are enjoying it! However, many students are suffering with colds, allergies, and even some viruses. It's always difficult as the seasons change and our bodies try to adjust, so be sure your child is getting plenty of rest!
There's a few things I want to let you know that may be confusing. First of all, the reading logs are a requirement Monday through Thursday. If your child reads (as he/she should) on one of these days, you are to sign and/or
initial the box of the date in which
they actually do the reading. (For example, today is August 23rd. If your child reads for 20 minutes tonight, you should write your initials in the box of August 23rd.) This reading can be silent reading, reading aloud to you, or even occasionally you reading aloud to him/her. The purpose is to encourage reading so as long as you feel that your child is doing this, and you are signing this box to show your awareness and approval of their reading, then this is acceptable to me.
Now, if your child reads on any other day (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) then feel free to write that down
in the box of the date in which
they read as well. There is no penalty for reading more than is required!!! The only consequence is that it counts as not having all of their homework done if the reading log is not filled out Monday night through Thursday night. At the end of the month, when I collect the logs, I will give them a reading participation grade based on the amount of reading done according to the log.
Another important event coming up is Grandparents' Week. Our school celebrates this during the entire week of September 12-16. Each class is designated a certain day of the week to invite grandparents to join us for lunch so as not to overwhelm our cafeteria staff. Our designated day will be Monday, September 12th. We eat lunch from 12:05 to 12:30, so if you would like to go ahead and invite your family members to join us on that day please do so! The Book Fair will also be that week so that grandparents and other guests can have the opportunity to shop with the students. More information will come home about that in the next week or so.
Finally, tonight's homework is just to do the reading log (and fill out the box for August 23rd!), study spelling words, and finish the "sort" spelling worksheet page 5 (if not completed in class). This should be in your child's homework folder if you want to check! Don't forget that there will be a Math Test on Friday over Number Sense so feel free to review with your child any of the things they've been learning in the last couple of weeks.
As always, let me know if you have any questions and have a great night!!
