We are busy progressing with our work with the Daily 5/Cafe Menu. We have introduced 3 strategies. The Parent Pipeline Letters will keep you up to date with these strategies, as well as help you use them at home with your child. It is important to read each night. It is only through practice that we become better. We have also introduced 3 of the Daily 5 areas–Read to Self, Read to Someone and Word Work.

In our writing, we are using the 6 + 1 Writing Traits. Our focus is on Ideas.

Ideas

Just as in reading, the children need to practice writing to become better. They should be encouraged to use good writing skills with ALL pieces of writing, such as capital letters, end punctuation, spelling and good handwriting.