September 17, 2009 Every Wednesday: As of yesterday, we began the skills of writing a friendly. We will be writing a letter each Wednesday. These letters will be sent to soldiers overseas and the elderly at a nursing home. We use the school's address. We will begin reading an Essential Literature book Monday. Your child will be assigned a book with a specific number. He/she will be required to read a certain number of pages per day/week. I encourage your child to bring the book home and read. Assignments and tests will be administered throughout the reading of the book. Reading logs may be used in correlation with the book.