Hello Families!
I hope you had a wonderful long weekend! As you all know, I am your child’s Music teacher here at Parkcrest. I am also one of the ELL teachers (English Language Learning Support). I wanted to let you know that I have added 2 new categories to the sidebar of this blog (if you are on a mobile device, you will find these at the very bottom of the page). One category is ELL – Sites/Games to Assist with Literacy Skills, these sites are great to support the learning of all learners in Kindergarten and Grade One.
The other category is Vocabulary Flashcards. In Kindergarten we want to increase the vocabulary the children have so they are better able to communicate their needs and wants with their teachers and friends at school. If your child was seeing me for ELL support when we were at school, I encourage you to take a look at these flashcards with your child if you have time. You do not need to print them off, but it would help if you could read the words to your child (while pointing to the pictures) to continue to help build their English language vocabulary.
I know that your teacher has signed each child up with a Raz-Kids reading account. I encourage you to try and have your child read at least one book a day (if you can), to assist with their language. There is an option for the story to be read to them, and for them to read the story. If you do not have your login and password, email your teacher and she will resend it to you.
Have a wonderful week!
Love Ms. Quin