Home Reading etc

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts!  ~Author Unknown

Family Collages are Fantastic!  The students LOVE to talk about their families and are really enjoying learning about the differences and similarities in their classmates families.  The collages are up in the hallway and will stay there until after Parent-Teacher Interviews in March.

Home Reading - we are progressing well in Home Reading but I wanted parents to be aware that the goal for Grade One is Level 14 and higher.   Most students will be able to achieve this HOWEVER I can't benchmark test your children until they have read 5-8 books at a level.  SO.... if books are only coming back once a week it makes it really hard for them to move along at the pace they should be.  Also, I can't always have the students exchange everyday so that can slow down the process as well.  In short, please try to get the books back every day!
Students should be reading Level 10 at this time or very close to it.