Bunny Book Bags

Our first class project is complete. The Cottontails have been gearing up to become strong readers by creating personalized book bags to transport the many books they will read back and forth from home to school. Throughout the last week, we decorated one side of our book bags with hand-drawn illustrations and on the other side we sewed a cottontail rabbit to fabric which was then adhere to the bag. It was such a fun project to work with your child on. They loved using a needle and thread to stitch the rabbit, and I loved the small and sweet conversations that took place between your child and me. It's moments like these that make me cherish my work as your child's Kindergarten teacher. Each book bag is personalized with your child's name and it is our hopes that this will become your child's cherished Book Bag for years to come.

Your child's Book Bag (and the books inside) need to travel back and forth from home to school each day. Each week you will see your child's collection of paper books grow. It is important that these books return to school each day as we will use these books within daily classroom activities. You will notice that the books chosen for your child fit with their current literacy needs. Please take time to read these books with your child each night. You will find that with a little help your child will be able to read some of the books independently.

I ask that you have your child refrain from writing or coloring in these books while the are in use for classroom activities. While at school, we may highlight words during word hunts or become authors and illustrators while adding a page or two to the end of the books. Today, we discussed that the students are to only write or color in the books when they are given direct instructions to do so. We will be cleaning out the book bags on a regular basis so they don't get too full. The paper books can be kept at home (and colored in if your child so desires) when a small sticker appears in the top right corner of the cover.

Please let me know if you have questions. Enjoy that reading time with your child! They are excited to read to you!