Daily Writing Journal:
Every night, your child will bring home
a writing journal in his or her book bag. I would like your first grader
to write at least two sentences. This goal will change throughout the
year. If your child would like to write more, or if you feel like more is
appropriate, please encourage him or her to do so.
The topic of this writing is up to your
student. Every morning, I will ask students to read their journal entry
to me during a writing conference.
Feel free to do as much coaching as
you’re comfortable with. In first grade, our goals are mainly conventions
(capital letters, finger spaces, ending punctuation), phonetic spelling (using
sounds in words to spell) sight word application and writing a sequence of
words that make sense.
Inside the front cover of the journal
will be a “Frequent Word List.” Encourage your child to add words that he
or she uses frequently to this list and refer back to it when necessary.
Encourage neatness and creativity!
There is a direct relationship between
reading and writing development. Your extended efforts at home in this
area will help your child practice skills we’re working on daily at school.
Your student will reap many benefits from this extra practice opportunity.
P.S. No math homework tonight. (Previous Post) We got it done this morning! :)
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