Dachshund's Wish

Dear Parents,
Your child will be bringing home a new book to read with you tonight. This book has many chapters, and is somewhat challenging. Your child will have homework tonight to read Chapter 1 and 2. Please be sure to have your child read aloud to you to make sure he/she is understanding the book, and is that he/she is able to read the harder words. If you would like, you may take turns reading with your child. We call this partner reading. This book will be part of their homework for the next 2 weeks, so please make sure the book comes back to school each day. Also, please make sure your child does not write in the book and places it in his/her bookbag each night. We ask that you have your child place it in their bookbag (I know it can be tempting to do it for them) so they are learning how to be responsible and take care of items that do not belong to them. This is part of their reading for 15 minutes each night. I have enclosed a copy of the Dachshund's Wish Word Wall in their bag. It would be helpful to go over the words for the chapter they are reading that night. Discuss the meaning of the words, and what part of speech they are. The students have been learning about nouns, adjectives, and verbs in class, but it would still be helpful to review it with them at home. Thanks for your support with this reading project!
Sincerely,
Mrs. R.