Hello Bloomingdale Bear Families!
This year we will focus heavily on literacy with our students. Superintendent Watts has pronounced literacy as the "North Star" for the district. Developing a love for reading requires a strong school-to-home partnership. Below are some easy ways you can build literacy at home:
- Read, Read, Read! - read to your student and listen to them read every night
- Word Games - play word games like "name a word that rhymes with _____"
- Model - let your kids see you reading and enjoying reading
- Turn on Captions - turn on the closed captions on your TV. This will help students make connections to words they hear
- Build vocabulary - point out new words, talk to your kids, and tell them meanings of new words
- Read Everything - nothing is off the table! Read everything from comics to graphic novels to picture books to newspaper articles and more!
- Sing songs and nursery rhymes - these aren't just cute stories, they help develop vocabulary and fluency!
Please ensure that you have completed your Free/Reduced lunch application - even if you think you may not qualify!!
We will also continue iReady testing this week for all students in grades K - 5. Be sure to remind your student to take their time and do their best. This is important data so we can identify your child's specific learning needs to develop a plan to support or enrich their learning!
On and ever upward,
Principal Lam
