How does the opportunity to bring home a DIFFERENT bag of treats EVERY week sound?
This year, our class will be involved in the great opportunity of Take-home literature packs. Take-home literature packs are sets of books accompanied by sets of extending, relative ideas, activities, and materials.
School year 2011 has blessed me with 17 children and their families; therefore, we will have 17 plus two extra take-home literature packs offered throughout the course of the year. HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT:
-The Lit Packs will be sent home with the children on a rotating basis. Each pack will be full of various books, activities, and materials that revolve around a central theme.
-Parents are to engage and cooperate with their children and complete these packs by the due date. Parents: do not stress about the due date! Although you have tasks to complete with your child, I do not want you to feel like this homework. I am willing to discuss how much time you need at the take-home literature pack workshop.
-I invite and strongly encourage all families to attend the take-home literature pack workshop. Your input is extremely important to me. Together, we can help brainstorm ways of connecting the activities with your home culture best suited for each child.
-Lastly, and most importantly, you can expect to reap many benefits from this opportunity. Just some of the benefits include:
-Quality family time
-Packs provide a fresh array of resources for free
-Develop both literacy and world knowledge
-Creates intimacy and comfort for the family
-Provides text-to-self, text-to-others, and text-to-world connections
-Helps me, as the teacher, learn more about YOU!
I implore you to take advantage of these resources! By going through the take-home literature packs and exploring them thoroughly, I assure you that you will begin to see the lifelong benefits it can have.
Literacy packs are a great way for families that want to participate in classroom activities, but do not have the kind of schedule that would allow them to be in the class during school hours. It opens a line of communication between the teacher and family that shows the teacher is making effort to include them in all ways possible which is a great support for trust.
ReplyDeleteGood post and I like how you sell the importance of this opportunity. I believe most important part of this is gaining quality time and strengthening bonds between guardian and child.
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