LEGGETT VALLEY FRANCE BY SEBASTION

I want to go to France if I could go anywhere. I would go to France with Jaden, Skyler, Daniela, Triston, Xander and my mom. I would play with Jaden, Skyler, Triston and Daniela. Xander would take me to France school. We could explore France together. The End!

Christmas is Fun by Julie

I will have a tree up in the house. I will see my family. I will look at my Christmas tree. I like presents from Santa Claus.

The Walking Dead by Jaden

Once upon a time,
there was a lot of zombies.
It was called the walking dead.
There was a cop and a boy.
The cop had a shot gun
and the boy had a gun.
The end

My Favorite Person By SKYLER J GRANT

My favorite person is Taylor Rose. She is a country singer.
I like her because I like music. Taylor Rose has
longish brownish pretty hair and has a really
beautiful voice. She has not made a c.d. yet.

The end

The Injured Boy by Seth

Once upon a time, there was a person named Jake. He was 14 years old and he lived in the forest.

Jake was fighting off a bear. He was kinda injured. But he still felt good enough to want to ride a horse. He fell off of the horse. Then, Jake went home safe and sound.








The end.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to my students, friends and their families.

Please make sure students are reading at least 30 minutes a night. This is the most important thing your child can do to increase comprehension and fluency.

Here are some reading tips:

Adults can read aloud to the student. Children need to hear how we read with inflection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection).

Use the 3-5 finger strategy when helping a child choose a book.
Picture Pages:
1. Put up three fingers.
2. Put down a finger for each word you don’t know.
3. If you run out of fingers before you run out of page, this book has too many hard words.
Pages Without Picture:
1. Use all five fingers on your hand.
2. Put down a finger for each word you don’t know.
If you run out of fingers before you run out of page, it’s too hard.

*We also call this the "goldilocks" strategy.

Make reading part of your bedtime routine.

Choose books your student likes...reading should be fun!

Use raz-kids (you may use the school lab or our classroom to log on).

Happy Reading!

-Rebecca

Hello Panther Parents,

The first quarter has come and gone and I have been doing much reflecting. I am so excited about the progress your student has made and I look forward to the rest of the year.
We are beginning a new online program called “Raz-kids.” Raz-kids is a virtual library catered to your student’s individual reading level. Students can read and listen to different types of books and I can monitor their progress simply by logging on to any computer. Students progress as their comprehension of that level gets better. I just wanted to give you the heads up that the students are very excited about this new program and may be talking about it. Contact me if you have any questions.
Lastly, we are beginning to plan our holiday parties. We will be performing a play and song for the Christmas Pageant if all goes as planned. If you would like to help please contact me ASAP at school or via cell so we can get the ball rolling. I know a few of you expressed some interest in helping and I know who you are. I will call you soon to go over details.

-Rebecca

P.S. Please schedule a time to come in and visit if at all possible. The students love showing off their work. They respond positively to all the great support you give them.

Thank you!!

Appreciations:

Thank you Angela for stopping in to help out.

Thank you Melissa for stopping by and taking time to look at all the cool stuff we do.

Thank you to Briann for your snack donations.

Thank you Helen for your continued support in our classroom. The kids are very happy you brought tons of yummy snacks.

Thank you to Helen’s mother for donating money to our classroom.