Dear Parents,

It will be a shorter note, along with a shorter week!  There are just a few things that I wanted to inform you about, that will be useful information for you this week AND for the remainder of the school year.

Today, your child is bringing home two fluency readings: a poem and a reader's theatre script.  Your child is to practice the two readings with someone at home tonight.  I would like them to read the two readings THREE TIMES EACH.  Once your child has read the poem three times and his or her part for the reader's theatre script three times, please sign the sheet that will be attached to the two readings.  Fluency is an area that is important to your child's reading.  Fluency will help with phrasing, expression, and pacing.  Beginning next week, your child will practice a passage at school and bring the passage home for the weekend.  Your child will be expected to read the passage at home 3 TIMES on the weekend.  You will sign a sheet similar to the one being sent home tonight and your child will return it to school on Monday.  Please check your child's folder tonight for his or her readings and have your child read to you and return the sheet and the readings TOMORROW!  Thank you!

The other piece of information coming home tonight will be information for online programs or websites that your child may have already talked to you about.  Your child has used each of these programs, particularly during our literacy time.  Maybe your child has used the programs already at home.   If not, this will be useful information for you to read and your child to use.  If you have any questions about the programs or websites, please feel free to contact me.

There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Wednesday, November 21st, for a teacher in-service.  Please plan accordingly.  Thanks!

Have a fantastic week and enjoy the holiday weekend!

Sincerely,
Mrs. McCarville