Reading Week!

Hello Parents,

As many of you may already know, we have a new full-time assistant in the classroom, Ms. Mariam. She will be with us for the remainder of the school year. We are thrilled to have her join us and I look forward to working with her to provide the children with a lot of support in the classroom. Ms. Karen will be assisting in the KG office. 

Today was the start of Reading Week. I explained to the children that our goal is to read 100 books by the end of the week. That's a lot of books! To reach our goal, the children must read some books at home. I sent home a reading log today and would love if each child could read 1-2 books a night at home this week to add to our tally. We have a thermometer posted outside our classroom that tracks the number of books we read and it will be filled in daily. 

To conclude Reading Week, we will have a Dress as a Book Character day on Wednesday. The children don't have to participate (and must come in uniform) but we will have a small parade and I would not want any child feeling left out. It if preferred that the costumes are simple, homemade, and creative rather than store bought Halloween costumes. We may have a Halloween parade and those costumes can be saved for that occasion. 

Here are some ideas so you can prepare:

Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Dr. Seuss (great for twins)

Cat in the Hat

Any animal from Brown Bear, Brown Bear (Yellow duck, Purple Cat, Green Frog, Blue Horse, etc. )

Little Red Riding Hood

Curious George

Disney Princesses

It does not have to be a well-known book. If your child's favorite book is about a dinosaur, he can dress as a dinosaur. It would be nice if they can bring in the book on Wednesday to show their friends. 

This week is about teaching kids that reading is fun, not a chore! Let's have a great week!

-Ms. Victoria and Ms. Mariam