Week of February 22 – 26, 2010

Current story:  “Lady in the Moon”  Please follow reading homework schedule specifically as is given on the notice.  Remember to record all reading on the log, and to sign the back.  Remember the selection test and oral reading test are on Thursday.  Spelling, sight word and vocabulary tests will [...]

Alabama Public Television—long a favorite destination for trusted educational programs for kids—is now offering its free online multimedia educational resource, APTPLUS™, to parents! Recently enhanced with the Learn360 database, APTPLUS offers parents (and their children) a service that teachers in our state have valued for years.  Providing audio and visual explanations of hard-to-teach and difficult-to-learn [...]

The holidays are coming to a screeching stop.  The students return to school tomorrow with whispers of snow on the horizon for later in the week.  And shopping holiday style is coming to an end at the same time.  In reality, with the looming of snow, most try to figure out what foods to stash [...]

*  Current story:  “Life in the Forest”.  PLEASE follow reading homework specifically as it is given on the notice.  Remember to record all reading on log and sign the back.
*Return Cullman field trip confirmation and permission slips by Wed 11/4/2009
*  Book Fair in Library – November 4 – 9th send money in labeled envelope
*Veterans Day [...]

Last week was so busy, please pardon the lack of information.  Let’s get started on the right track again.

Learning to read takes practice, practice and more practice.  I will describe what I will be doing at school to help your child.  I will also offer you guidelines for helping him or her at home.  Please feel free to ask questions about anything you are unsure of.
The Teacher’s Role
The Parent’s Role
Remember
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