The big emergency in Mrs. Wilson's class today was that we ran out of sticky notes!! This is a really good problem to have because we have been using sticky notes to leave tracks of our thoughts in our just right books. And we have done so much work these past few weeks! I'm going to buy some more this weekend, but I'm not sure I can keep up with the pace of the class on my own. If you find yourself at the store this weekend, and happen to think about it, Post-It note donations would be greatly appreciated!
Speaking of reading, I wanted to remind you about reading at home. First, I hope you are finding the new reading logs much easier to use! :o) Second, 30 minutes a night is not just a requirment for Dragon Pride. Research shows that students need to read an hour and a half everyday just to maintain grade level. We take care of about 30-45 minutes of this each day during reader's workshop. And we pick up another 15 minutes or so by reading word problems, our social studies books, announcements and assignments that are in written form, etc. The rest of the time should be taking place during their reading time at home every night. I was reminded of this information at a meeting last week, and so I wanted to pass it on to you.
I hope you have a great 3 day weekend! I'm excited about our field trip next week!!! Oh ~ and report cards are coming home today.
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