As the cooler weather approaches, the students and I are enjoying recess times very much. I hope your family is able to take advantage of extended outdoor periods. The change in seasons is exciting and mysterious at the same time, as we observe how God prepares His creation to adapt to cooler temperatures.
First graders are just about all finished with their world maps. When those finally make it home, please post your map in a prominent place to be referenced often. Some have already started on the North American map, so you better brush up on the Central American countries to keep up with your student!
Who knew map making would be so much fun? They were pleasantly surprised to find that Columbus was also a map maker!
Reading Logs are going home this week. Please record your special reading times, and remember to include stories and books written at your student's reading level as well as longer stories/novels written at a higher level. This latter kind of reading exposes children to more complex sentence structures and vocabulary that they would not hear in their daily conversations among their peers or in books that they are able to read independently. Let me know if you would like a suggested reading list for different levels of difficulty. This could be the single most important activity you do to help your child academically. Happy reading!
TTFN,
Mrs. E
