Dear Parents and Families,
Wow, this has been a GREAT year! We have had fun covering a lot of material and participating in many engaging and
exciting projects. We have developed our skills needed to go into the second
grade and have made many new friends along the way!
Each Ladybug has brought such joy and happiness
to our classroom this year. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to
teach such a wonderful group of children. In fact, my friends and family often
laugh at me when I refer to your children as “my kids” as they are like my own
children to me. They have touched my life and this school year in very positive
and rewarding ways. Hopefully, as the years go by they will keep in touch.
It has been my pleasure getting to know not only
your child, but you as well. Having parental support and open lines of
communication has been an essential part of this successful school year. Thank
you for all you have done to make our year so fulfilling, successful, and
memorable.
As your child moves from first to second grade,
there are some very important things you can do to help them succeed over the
summer. Please plan short, purposeful learning times with your child during
this break. There are many meaningful ways to engage in reading with your child
and listening to your child read to you this summer. You can choose a different
one each day. Ask questions, make predictions, discuss the author’s purpose for
writing the story, discuss the main idea with a couple of supporting details to
back it up, and make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections as
you read each day. Keep on practicing those single digit addition and subtraction
facts, counting coins, and telling time to the hour and half hour. Help your
child develop a sense of working and solving problems independently. Talk about
ways to get and stay organized, then start practicing with them. Encourage your
child to write often! Writing “Small Moment” stories, friendly letters, journal
entries, etc… are great ways to get thoughts organized and put onto paper.
These little things will lead to big successes next year.
Again,
thank you for a wonderful year. Have a fantastic summer and see you in
the
fall!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Leyva
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