September 23rd to September 27th

Important Events This Week

Meet the Teacher Night  Tuesday, September 24 from 5:30 to 7:00pm. Pizza slices will be sold for $2 that night. Classrooms will be open from 5:30 to 6:30pm.

FIELD TRIP Municipal Works Day at the Collingwood Curling Club Thursday, September 26 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Parent volunteers are greatly appreciated for this field trip!!!!

 

Red and White Day, Terry Fox Run  Friday, September 27.   Please remember to send in your Toonies for Terry.

 

THE DAILY FIVE

     My goal is to introduce classroom routines and structures in a way that removes all of the guesswork from the children and allows them to concentrate fully on learning. In reading, the classroom structure I use is called “Daily Five”. Soon your child will be talking about “The Daily Five” at home. I would like to explain to you what The Daily Five is and what you should expect to see at home.

     The Daily Five teaches independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifetime love of reading and writing. It consists of five tasks that are introduced individually. When introduced to each task, the children discuss what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to engage in the task independently. Then, the children work on building their stamina until they are successful at being independent while doing that task.

The five tasks include:

1. Read to self

2. Read to someone

3. Listen to reading

4. Work on writing

5. Word work

      When all five tasks have been introduced and the children are fully engaged in reading and writing activities, I am able to work with small groups and meet with children one on one.

      This structure is effective, the results are amazing, and the children really look forward to Daily Five time. Ask your child about Daily Five and see what he/she has to say. I anticipate your child will tell you about the class stamina, how we are working towards independence, and maybe you will even hear about some of the fantastic things your child has written, read, or listened to during our structured reading time. J

 

 

 

We are working on Read to Self.  We begin with 3 minutes.  Each day we practice in order to build our stamina.  Our goal is 20 minutes. 

 

The rules for Read to Self are:

1. Keep your eyes on your book.
2. Quiet voice.
3. Read the whole time.
4. Stay in one spot.

 

At home you can help us build our stamina by setting aside a time for Read to Self.  Set a timer for 5 minutes.  Each member of the family reads a book quietly.  Gradually increase the time. 

 

There are 3 ways to read a book:

• READ THE PICTURES
• READ THE WORDS
• RETELL THE STORY

Your child may be reading the pictures right now.  Pictures give us important information about the words. 


Stayed tuned for how we are doing with our stamina and for more information about the other components of The Daily Five.