Dear Families,
Your child will be bringing their Family Message Journal home a few days a week. Please read the message and ask your child to tell you about the message and drawing. Do not worry if the message is difficult for you to read—it is written in first-grade spelling. The messages become easier to read over the course of the year.
Please print a message back to your child just below his or her message. Write about the same topic. Write your message in letter format, like this letter (date at the top right, a
greeting on the left and the message below that, and a closing). Have your child read your message over with you. This entire process should take no more than 5-10 minutes each
night but it is very important to your child’s learning that you do it daily. Anyone at home may write back to your child—a parent, another relative or sibling, or a family friend.
The important thing is that your child receive a reply. The Family Message Journal must come back to school each day. Your child will be sharing your reply with me and with the class at times. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for working with your child on this important learning activity!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Matthews
Family Message Journal Example-
Student Letter
Dear Mom and Dad,
Today we went to library and I checked out my favorite book.
Love,
Student
Parent Response-
Dear Student,
I know you love to read so I'm glad you went to the library today. What book do we get to read together tonight?
Love,
Parent
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