1. We will continue mid-year and report card assessments this week so no Guided Reading during the day. I am sending home 2 books for you to read with your child. You can return the guided reading folders on Thursday.
2. The teachers have updated their Wish Lists on the kinder web site. If you would like to donate items for classroom use you can find them here:
http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/spears_k/supply.cfm?subpage=917352
3. No school this Friday - teachers have a workshop to attend. No school on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Today we read the story The Mitten by Jan Brett. Many of your kids had already heard the story so it was exciting to see what they remembered from the time they read it with you! When we read this book we looked for new words we didn't know and saw many of our word wall words. As we worked on our comprehension skills I had the children inferencing - making a connection to text by looking at the illustrations, cover, title, and plot of the story. Tonight your children are bringing home a mitten they made with all the characters from the story. You can have your child practice their comprehension skills by having them retell you the story by using the mitten and characters. You will be seeing these reading skills on the upcoming report card. Having your child orally retell you stories you read together is great comprehension practice! Here are a few pictures of us working on our reading project:
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