Hello Everyone! January is over already!? Happy February!
Join NDLC staff members and other NDLC parents and guardians in discussing the book The Read Aloud Family on Tuesday, Feb 9th from 8:00-8:30 pm. The discussion will take place on Google Meet (a link will be sent prior to the meeting). See below for a description of the book. The book can be purchased on Amazon or any other book retailer.
Discover practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual.
The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has the power to change the world.
But we all know that connecting deeply with our families can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven society. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to be fully present with our children, even after they can read themselves, but it isn't always easy to do. Discover how to:
- Prepare your kids for academic success through reading to them
- Develop empathy and compassion in your kids through books
- Find time to read aloud in the midst of school, sports, and dinner dishes
- Choose books across a variety of sibling interests and ages
- Make reading aloud the best part of your family's day
The Read-Aloud Family also offers age-appropriate book lists from infancy through adolescence. From a toddler's wonder to a teenager's resistance, you will find the inspiration you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home.
A message from Student Council:
It’s a Penny War!
Student Council is sponsoring a Penny War from February 16th-19th to raise money for Pillars Warming Shelter. Students can bring in pennies to earn points for their own class and silver coins to subtract points from other classes.
Curriculum Update:
Reading: We will be wrapping up our American Revolution unit this week. Students will continue to practice and improve their note-taking skills and research information that will help them when working on their second information book!
Writing: This week we are finishing creating our second information book on a topic we've chosen related to the American Revolution. I can't wait to see which of their books the students publish!
Word Study: We are still working through Unit 7 in our Fundations. This unit focuses on the the y and suffix spelling rule. This states that if y follows a consonant in an open syllable at the end of a word, it needs to be changed to an i when adding any suffix. Students will also learn how to pluralize words ending in y. When a word ends in y after a consonant in an open syllable, students will know to follow the y and suffix spelling rule by changing the y to an i. Fundations class work will now be completed on loose leaf paper. Previously, it was on white boards. We will now do it on paper to keep students focused and held accountable. Their week's worth of work will be stapled together, reviewed, and sent home. Be on the look out for these!
Math: Unit 5 Math Tests will be coming home early this week. Please have them signed and returned. We are moving into Unit 8 now - GEOMETRY!
Content: We are coming to the end of our French and Indian war unit. We are looking at "both sides" to understand how media can sway our thoughts about history. We have been looking at first and second hand accounts. We will continue to research sources and take notes accordingly.
Have an awesome week! 🙂
Carly Burris
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