Boosterthon Fun Run!

We got pledges, ran our laps, and had a blast! Now it's time to get the money from those pledges collected. Let's try to get 100% collected from our class. Our class got $21.30 per lap in pledges for a total of $690.50! That's great! I'm so proud of everyone's hard work. The pledges are due this Friday, November 1, 2013. Our class voted to have a PJ/Hat day if we collect 100% of our pledges. I have posted some pictures below from Friday's fun run.

Reading With Your Child At Home

I am very excited about our new reading program that we have this year at Fork Shoals. It is going to allow us to better meet the needs of all of our students. It will guide them to be better readers, writers and thinkers. I am looking forward to conferencing with you more about your child's reading this month. Here are some frequently asked questions and answers that may help you at home.

• How can I help my child become a better reader?
  Continue to read with your child every day and expose him or her to the language of books. Have him or her read to you and you can read to them, too. (They still love being read to even at this age! They love for me to read to them in class.) If your child makes a mistake while reading, simply tell your child the correct word and let him or her move on. This increases enjoyment and fluency. To increase comprehension, talk about the story while you are reading. I have included some question stems in a link below  that you can ask to your child while reading. These question stems go with almost every book you read. Here is the link to those question stems.

           Question Stems to use while reading with your Child

• What level should my child be reading at in fifth grade?
  There is a range of levels within fifth grade. I will  address your child's current level and the goals your child is working on with you are your fall conference this month.

• How can I find the “just right” books for my child?
  After I share with you what level your child is at, I can provide a list of appropriate books.

If you or your child read this post and it was helpful for you, have your child whisper the word "hamburger" to me and they will receive a star card and a homeword pass.