Sight Word Expert Dushawn

Dushawn is the third kid in our class to pass all 220 sight words! Congratulations Dushawn! Your hard work paid off! 

Reading Tips

 Ways to Help Your Child with Reading at Home

 Setting the Atmosphere

• Help your child find a quiet, comfortable place to read.
• Have your child see reading being modeled.
• Read aloud to your child.  Reread favorite stories.  Read with your child.
• Discuss the stories you read together.
• Recognize the value of silent reading.  Keep reading time enjoyable.

Responding to Errors in Reading

• Give your child wait time of 5 to 10 seconds.  See what he attempts to do to help himself.
• Ask: "What would make sense there?"
• Ask: "What do you think that word could be?"
• Say: "Go back to the beginning (of the sentence) and try again."
• Say: "Put in a word that would make sense there."
• Say: "You read that word before on another page.  See if you can find it."
• Say: "Look at how that word begins.  Start it out and keep reading."
• Tell your child the word.

Reminders

Focus on what your child is attempting to do.  Remain loving and supportive.  When your child is having difficulty and trying to work out the trouble spots, comments such as the following are suggested:

• "Good for you.  I like the way you tried to work that out."
• "That was a good try.  Yes, that word would make sense there."
• "I like the way you looked at the picture to help yourself."
• "I like the way you went back to the beginning of the sentence and tried that again.  That's what good readers do."
• "You are becoming a good reader.  I bet you're proud of yourself."

Source:  Invitations by Regie Routman

Food Adventures

This month's harvest of the month is rhubarb. We created a strawberry rhubarb smoothie.

Yum! 

Teacher Appreciation Library Day

What an amazing surprise I got in library today! Mrs. Pollikoff had everyone in our class circle around the rocking chair and tell me something they appreciate about me. It made me feel so good inside! 

Then we got to have a big group hug!

Mother's Day Tea Party

Our Mother's Day Tea Party was a huge success! Everyone had their mom or grandma here with them and each kid pampered their moms with manicures, massages, and treats.

The craft stations:

Together time station:

Relaxation stations:

Photo booth:

Look at all the fun we had!