Hello Everyone,
It is hard to believe next week is my last full week with your children! Mrs. Kocourek will be coming back on January 20th. We do have a big week ahead of us though! You should have seen the math review come home earlier this week for our math test on Tuesday. We are also doing i-Ready testing on Wednesday for math followed by reading on Thursday.
Coming up:
January 13: Math i-Ready testing
January 14: Reading i-Ready testing
January 20: Mrs. Kocourek returns
Join NDLC staff members and other NDLC parents and guardians in discussing the book The Read Aloud Family on Tuesday, Feb 9th from 8:00-8:30 pm. The discussion will take place on Google Meet (a link will be sent prior to the meeting). See below for a description of the book. The book can be purchased on Amazon or any other book retailer.
Discover practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual.
The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has the power to change the world.
But we all know that connecting deeply with our families can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven society. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to be fully present with our children, even after they can read themselves, but it isn't always easy to do. Discover how to:
- Prepare your kids for academic success through reading to them
- Develop empathy and compassion in your kids through books
- Find time to read aloud in the midst of school, sports, and dinner dishes
- Choose books across a variety of sibling interests and ages
- Make reading aloud the best part of your family's day
The Read-Aloud Family also offers age-appropriate book lists from infancy through adolescence. From a toddler's wonder to a teenager's resistance, you will find the inspiration you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home.
Curriculum:
Math: Next week we are taking our unit test. You should have seen the math review come home earlier this week.
Writing: We are finish up our persuasive writing unit this week. We are going to be revising our pieces and making sure they are ready to persuade our audience.
Reading: We just started our new unit on character studies. We also started our new read aloud, "Because of Winn-Dixie," which we are all loving! In this unit we will be pretending the characters in our books are new friends that we are trying to learn about.
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Jenny Kocourek and Miss Raasch
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