What a fun day! Because we filled our marble jar (for making good choices), we usually take an extra recess, but this time the kids asked for a pajama day instead! The timing was good, because we do not have P.E. class on Fridays, so we could also include slippers. They even brought one stuffed friend along to learn in school today.
WEB is off to a great start!
We began WEB (Wonderfully Exciting Books) this week! The kids have been great about returning their books every day. That is important because we have several moms who take turns coming in to read with every child daily. On Fridays, I look at the opinions of parents, the WEB moms and my own opinion and determine if your child should change levels for their WEB books. As I get to know every child's independent level for reading, please be patient with me. I like to give them at least a week before I change levels, and at times may move your child to an easier drawer if needed. The goal of WEB is to read books that will make reading fun and exciting, not cause frustration and tears. This program is so valuable and you will see amazing results if you work with your child daily.
We have also had two children already return their first pink slip for October! The goal is to read to an adult for 3 or more hours each month. We keep track of hours turned in on a bulletin board in the room, and the kids know they need to see three stickers by their name by November 1 to earn their rewards. If the goal is met, they will earn a certificate for a free personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut, a treat from Mrs. Ferrell, and an extra recess! Every child started out with one sticker (hour) credit for October for working hard on those short vowel word strips at home. Also remember that ANY reading the child does at home (word strips, copied stories and decodable readers sent home, books from home) count for the pink slips. When one hour is reached, sign the slip, send it in, and start a new slip. You may not need all the lines to total an hour, or if your child reads shorter books, you may need to write on the back in order to total an hour for a slip. I always send the slip back home after I record how many hours your child has totaled on the slip so that you know how many more are needed before the end of the month. Thank you so much for teaming with me in your child's success.
Thank you also to the following moms, who have offered to help with WEB through December:
Lisa Theodore, Lindsay Tebo, Missy Eustice, Misti Lindholm, Tara Weber, Kim Williams, Lesley Remick, Misten Reister, and Amy Klanderman. If any of these moms did not receive a schedule from me, please let me know! It seems I forgot one mom on this list, but luckily, her son mentioned it to her before her first visit!
I have only scheduled WEB moms through December, so if anyone is interested in helping with WEB starting in January and going through April, you will have your opportunity to help as well. There are options for how often you want to help out and I will work with your schedule the best that I can!
Pumpkin Patch
Next week Thursday we will be visiting Nyboer's Farm. We will take a wagon ride through the farm, stopping at various places to learn. The children will be taking some farm goodies home with them, so please send in a bag of some sort (grocery, reusable, plastic, etc) with your child on or before Thursday. A bag with handles works the best if you have one, and if it is a plastic or paper bag, doubling the bag is also a good idea, as kids seem to go for the biggest, heaviest treasures they can find! Thank you for getting your $4.00 fee in so quickly, and a big thank you to our PTO for paying the cost of the bus and bus driver!
Please look in your child's Friday Folder today for our pink paper newsletter for updates on specific lessons in class for the week. Have a great weekend everyone!
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