Acting Middle Leader News

Dear Parents and Carers,

 As I look forward to working in the role of Middle Leader this term, I would like to reinforce our school messages around reading.

I’m sure you have seen the graphic below at one of our parent information nights that reiterates just how important reading is.

I am writing this newsletter piece wearing many hats - classroom teacher, middle leader and a parent.  I understand the challenges of a busy home life and would like to offer the following suggestions to support you and your child in their reading at home:

• Don’t make reading a ‘chore’, rather make it apart of their routine - find a comfy spot to curl up with your child and read to them every night or take turns in picking somewhere to read.
• Take advantage of your child’s Reading Eggs subscription. If you are unsure of your child’s log in details, please see their classroom teacher. Reading Eggs has a collection of books in the library tab for students to read. These books can also be read to the student.
• Your child might bring home four home readers. Let them choose which one they want to read.  It is also okay to read the same book twice – this helps develop fluency.
• If your child seems to not be in the ‘mood’ to read, encourage them to read a few pages and then read to them.

I hope some of these suggestions assist you with your reading routine at home.

Happy reading,

Bec Thomas