Mrs. McCutcheon and I are in the process of scheduling our end of the year conferences this week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will be calling you to see which day is best for your schedule - May 6^th, 7^th or 8^th from 2:45 - 5:30. We will discuss end of the year test results and academic progress. Thanks!

May 6^th 9 - 11 AM - field day

May 16^th library books due

May 2^nd last day for lunch guests (2^nd grade will be having a rainforest feast in the cafeteria if your child chooses to purchase or he/she can bring his/her own lunch.)

May 21^st Awards Program

May 26^th Holiday

May 27^th 2^nd graders visiting 3^rd grade

May 29^th and May 30^th early dismissal

1. Invite a child to read with you every day.
2. When reading a book where the print is large, point word by word as you read. This will help the child learn that reading goes from left to right and understand that the word he or she says is the word he or she sees.
3. Read a child's favorite book over and over again.
4. Read many stories with rhyming words and lines that repeat. Invite the child to join in on these parts. Point, word by word, as he or she reads along with you.
5. Discuss new words. For example, "This big house is called a palace. Who do you think lives in a palace?
6. Stop and ask about the pictures and about what is happening in the story.
7. Read from a variety of children's books, including fairy tales, song books, poems, and information books.