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Nearly every week an extra credit opportunity will come home in the Friday Folder. They are a variety of activities that are meant to extend their learning opportunities. It is always a topic that we have already covered in class that is offered as a supplement to what was taught or it will be a way for students to gain information about a topic that will be introduced. This allows students to gain some prior knowledge prior to the lesson. The next extra credit opportunity is in reading. I am sending home two short articles to read and then write what you feel the author’s purpose was in writing the article and then write a complete summary paragraph about the main ideas and important details.
Reading Logs make a difference. Reading at least three times a week outside of school helps all readers improve. They are designed to fit each individualized student reading level. Finding literature at each individual student’s level is the key to success. Reading at their independent level will allow them to use the active reading strategies to become more insightful readers as well as improving their personal fluency level. It is designed so that the only parent responsibility is to sign each reading activity varifying that your child read for 30 minutes. If 30 minutes is too long provide two 15 minute reading sessions per reading activity.
Reading logs come home in Friday Folders and are always due the following Thursday.
The next reading log is due December 18, 2008.