Treasures Our Treasures program is a whole group comprehensive reading program. It includes phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, sight words, vocabulary, writing, grammar, and spelling. Our theme this week is Being Friends. We will read the big book, A Friend For Little Bear. We will learn the sound of long a. We will learn to identify verbs, learn "ed" and "ing" endings and learn predictions and outcomes. Guided Reading Children are placed in small groups with others reading at the same level. The children will read books at their instructional reading level. Every time your child reads a book in school, they will bring home a black and white copy of the book in their Book Buddy bag to read at home. Children are to read the book aloud to an adult and be able to retell the story. Parents must sign the blue sheet and return both the book and blue sheet to school the next day. Reading Calendars This year all first grade students are asked to complete a monthly reading calendar. Our goal for each month is to read 20 books. This includes mini books, guided reading books, and any other books your child reads at home. The calendar is due at the end of each month. You do not need to write down the names of the books, just initial the correct box when your child reads to you. In addition, I will be sending home a pink "Read At Home" sheet. This sheet is for the books that your child reads that are not guided reading books. When this sheet is completed and returned, your child will earn a free book. I have books on your child's reading level that I am happy to lend out. Just let me know if you need books.