18-24 October 2010
This should be a busy week as we learn more about using our new workjob & center sheet in the morning for guidance. We're hoping to have it 'down-pat' before parent/teacher conferences, so we can show off our work. We're getting to be more productive and responsible for our use of time and productivity.
Please review the links for the MUST-DO on-line homework. Most of the students are enjoying their choices and gaining independence with their work jobs during the week.
I returned the Reader's Response journals with them late last week, so we're ready to begin writing about the things we read, and/or writing something about anything of interest. I hope to see some soccer stories this week!
Many students are confused about the use of the regular lunch tray and the
COOL SCHOOL use. Please let your student know what they are allowed to get and whether or not they have money for purchases in that account. The general account and the Cool School account have different tabs. If you want your child to use the Cool School, they must have money in that specific account. Thanks for helping with this.
Spelling folders will be sent home on Monday (or Tuesday), for the remainder of the year. This is a change. I'm just not able to get everything scored by Friday's departure time. Keep up the good work and you'll see that I gave a review of previous sight words on the back of their pre-test. Please review the Sight Words that they missed.
We've finished our first rotation with the Math Lab. We had 6 different sessions for the past two weeks on T, W, & Th. They learned the tasks, become extremely independent; and most cooperated well with their group. We look forward to enjoying time with our Math Specialist, Ms. Breault again in the next quarter of the year.
Please continue writing, reading, spelling and the response log. I'm beginning to receive the reading logs with the front and back filled with parent signatures. Thank you for the feedback, and we'll make adjustments in their level of early readers this week. I look forward to discussing their progress at our 1st parent teacher conferences early in November.
As the weather cools, continue to dress your child appropriately. Umbrellas can be cumbersome, and since students enter directly into the building and have indoor recess, if it rains, they are not utilized during the day. If at all possible, opt for a hat/hood of some kind. Covered toes and backs of feet are a must now that it's cooler.
Specials Schedule:
M-Music
T-P.E. (Please wear tennis shoes!)
W-Host Nation
Th-Art
F-Host Nation
Reading SKILLS:
Story: Get the Egg!
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: fantasy-reality
Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure
Study Skill: List
Spelling/Phonics: short e & Beginning Blends
Language/Vocabulary: classify
Grammar: Telling Sentences
Writing: Answers
Writing Trait: Paragraph/Organization
Math:
Back to addition/Place Value and Greater Than, Less Than
Science: Animals
Have a wonderful week. Encourage homework completion throughout the week. Read those little books, and participate in the learning fun.
Mrs. Petty
