Welcome Back to Pinecrest Public School
Welcome back to school. My name is Ms. Debbie Legault and I am your child’s Grade 2 teacher this year. I have just joined the excellent team of teachers at Pinecrest and I am very much looking forward to sharing an exciting and rewarding year with you and your child. I have over 17 years experience. My family just recently re-located to Petawawa and I am very happy to be in your community. Feel free to contact me at Pinecrest. Usually it is best to leave a message and I will return your call as soon as possible. Every month I will be sending out a newsletter, as well as a calendar of events to keep you informed. Also I use this classroom blog for students to publish work. I'm also always looking for volunteers in the classroom to share their expertise. In the past, I have had people share their painting, pets, bead making, soccer skills, dancing, henna tattoos, reading, cultural traditions and celebrations, and story-telling with the students. We would love to hear from you about your special skills and talents. I’m also always looking for help photocopying and filing. I look forward to meeting with everyone soon.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Snuggle Up and Read Program
You and your child are invited to join our Snuggle Up and Read Club”. There is no membership fee, no equipment to buy, just a promise to set aside ten to fifteen minutes most evenings to enjoy a book with your child. Here is how the program works.
“Snuggle” books may be borrowed one at a time on a daily basis. The books come from the leveled bins in the classroom. Your child will be matched with a bin that has books that are ‘just right’ for his/her reading level (books that are not too easy but not too hard either). “Just right” books have a few words that are unfamiliar but not too many to make the book frustrating. Most of the early books will have a pattern story to provide further support to the beginning reader.
Each night the children may choose one of the following ways to share the book with you.
*Listen to you read the book aloud. (In the beginning, until your child has built up a ‘sight-word’ vocabulary, this will be what will mostly happen).
*Help you read the book aloud. (This is the second stage).
*Read the book to you. (This is what you want to encourage, but not force.)
This choice should be the child’s and may vary each night. FIrst and foremost, however, your evening ‘Snuggles” should be relaxing and tension free, since you want your child to develop a love for reading.
You and your child may wish to reread the book for a few nights. If so, there is no need to return the book until you are finished with it. Rereading is important since it develops fluency.
When your child is reading to you it is important, in the beginning, to have your child point to each word as he/she reads it out loud. Later, as your child’s skills improve move away from finger-pointing.
If you and your child wish to join our “Snuggle Up and Read Club” please sign and return attached slip sent home with information sheet..
“Snuggle” books may be borrowed one at a time on a daily basis. The books come from the leveled bins in the classroom. Your child will be matched with a bin that has books that are ‘just right’ for his/her reading level (books that are not too easy but not too hard either). “Just right” books have a few words that are unfamiliar but not too many to make the book frustrating. Most of the early books will have a pattern story to provide further support to the beginning reader.
Each night the children may choose one of the following ways to share the book with you.
*Listen to you read the book aloud. (In the beginning, until your child has built up a ‘sight-word’ vocabulary, this will be what will mostly happen).
*Help you read the book aloud. (This is the second stage).
*Read the book to you. (This is what you want to encourage, but not force.)
This choice should be the child’s and may vary each night. FIrst and foremost, however, your evening ‘Snuggles” should be relaxing and tension free, since you want your child to develop a love for reading.
You and your child may wish to reread the book for a few nights. If so, there is no need to return the book until you are finished with it. Rereading is important since it develops fluency.
When your child is reading to you it is important, in the beginning, to have your child point to each word as he/she reads it out loud. Later, as your child’s skills improve move away from finger-pointing.
If you and your child wish to join our “Snuggle Up and Read Club” please sign and return attached slip sent home with information sheet..
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