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Parents Begin: Most parents see the 3 Rs as the basis of educational progress and are usually very keen for their children to get a good grounding in them. And, of the 3 Rs, reading seems a natural choice for parents to begin with - it is, after all, a way of extending spoken language, which their children acquired from them in the first place. Just as important, children themselves are almost always aware of the importance of learning to read and have a strong investment in being able to do so.
The first letter to parents is likely to be an invitation to a meeting that will start the scheme, since most schools choose to begin in this way. A big meeting like this gives everyone a sense of launching the PACT scheme properly, and not just slipping into it. It suggests an effort by the whole school, saying to parents: 'We're committed: what about you?' Make sure the school is well prepared for such a meeting. You need to have discussed the ideas behind the scheme thoroughly, for at least two good reasons.
Soon after hatching, young are fed "milk," a cheesy liquid formed in stomach of both parent birds i or 2 days before eggs hatch. When young are 3-4 days old, parents begin giving them small grains in addition to "milk." At i week, young are fed entirely on grain; feed themselves at 6 weeks. Young grow rapidly; Pin feathers appear at 5-6 days; at 4-5 weeks, young are fully feathered and as large as parents.
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