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| Using Moby Max, a differentiated math website |
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| Word Work Center |
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| Taking turns being the teacher in math |
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| Teaching one another by telling time to the hour |
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| Google Earth was a big hit! |
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| Spelling City during Thursday's Spelling Center |
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| Phonics Sorting Game |
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| Working in small groups to create a map of a community |
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Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: First Article of the Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
Grammar: Types of Sentences--declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory
Phonics: Long and Short A
Reading: Author's Purpose
Math: We will have our first math test on Fri. 9/2 which will consist of a fact test and a written test
Social Studies: Our world- continents, oceans, countries, states, and cities.
Writing: Write to Inform
Important News and Information:
-Scholastic Book Orders were sent home on Friday with the kids. It is extremely helpful to order these books online if possible. Our class code is N98GL. You can use the scholastic website to place your orders. I will place the orders a week from today on Fri. 9/2.
-Renaissance Home Connect is a way for you to check your child's scores on their AR quizzes taken during the school day. If you would like to sign up for this service, information went home in your child's folder on Friday.
-Wed. 8/31 will be our first half day. We dismiss at noon. If pickup is different from usual, please let me know!
-No School on Labor Day Monday 9/5
-A small recap of back to school night information:
- Birthday treats must be store bought and peanut free
- Memory Work is tested on Fridays or the last day of that school week
- Spelling Tests are on the last day of the school week. Students will also be given a sentence with words from the week before- tested on spelling, capitalization, and use of end marks.
- Weekly Report is sent home the last day of the week. This is to help encourage communication between home and school. Please initial and return the following week.
- Please record church/Sunday School attendance. The log is located in the front pocket of your child's homework folder.
- We do a lot of STEM projects throughout the year, and are always looking for donations of empty paper towel and toilet paper tubes, duck tape, straws, masking tape, empty tissue/oatmeal boxes, and paper grocery sacks. If you are willing to donate any of these things, feel free to send them with you child to school at any time.
- We take a STAR test once a month on the computer to measure literature skills and reading ability. Scores from this will be sent home. The student's zone of proximal development is gathered from this test and can be used to find books appropriate for their reading level.
- Each quarter, students will create an AR (accelerated reader) goal and will take quizzes (at school only) of the books they have been reading. If they do well on the quizzes, they earn points towards their goal. I will send home the students goal, as well as their progress towards their goal about halfway through the quarter. You can use the website arbookfind.com to find books that are on the AR quiz program.
- For the first semester, we ask that the kids read for 20 minutes a night, 4 times a week as part of their homework for the week. Then, during second semester, that increases to 40 minutes a night, 4 times a week. Studies have shown that kids who read for 40 min. at least 4 times a week perform the highest on standardized tests. This is our goal for students, but each student has different needs and abilities, so this may need to be adjusted for your child. Kids who struggle with reading will try to avoid reading as much as possible, so help push your child to their limit without frustration.
