* On a side (yet related) note. This past month I have had to send home multiple copies of the log for students who misplace them. I completely don't mind doing so, but it seems that more and more the logs are being lost or forgotten. Please work with your child to be responsible for the log as it should be an accurate collection of days they read. Also, this should be an ongoing nightly assignment so if the log is misplaced, please email me early so that the student is seeing their own progress as they work to earn the reward. I worry with so many logs being signed all at once, that the children are no longer equating their own work with the reward.
* If you have not seen/ signed a complete log for your child, this is a good time to discuss with them their responsibility to read nightly and to keep the log in their folder. Please also discuss with them that they may not bring a stuffed animal and help them to see the connection between the work/ reward. This is the part of the incentive that breaks my heart, but I'm sure you'd agree that it is not fair to the kids who are working so hard to see their classmates get the reward without doing the work.
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