Parent Orientation
This coming week we have Parent Orientation Night on Thursday! I'm so excited to see you all!
From 6:30-7:00 is the k-2 Orientation and I plan to be in my daughter's class. Then there is a PTA meeting in the cafeteria. I suggest you all go. The PTA does a huge amount for our school and your child. Also, joining the PTA and getting involved with other parents is a great way to become part of the school community. PTA is always looking for parents who can help them with all the events going on each year.
At 7:30-8:00 I will see you in our class, room 213, for our Orientation. It is 20 minutes long and then we will switch with Mrs. Marshall's class to give her parents an opportunity to meet their child's ELA and social studies teacher.
Academics
Writing
We are continuing to set-up our reading workshop model. We will be working on procedures still and what we do during writing time. We will be also begin working on personal narratives. We will be focused on picking a small moment and beginning to write a rough draft. We will also be focusing on some basic grammar skills such as subject predicate in sentences and punctuation at the end of sentences.
Reading
We are still working on setting up reading workshop. This week we will be talking about summaries and writing summaries using the somebody, wanted, but, so, then method. We will also be working on some vocabulary that we will be using throughout the year, and on a quiz at the end of the week to check out comprehension.
Spelling
Your child should be coming home with a spelling list today and it should be written into their agenda. The spelling system we use is called Words Their Way. It is a way to learn patterns that can be applied to other words. We study a group of words that follow a pattern and give the students 20 words that go with the pattern or patterns. We will discuss the patterns and sort the words in class to help us learn the patters. At home the students should sort and write the words to study patterns. Spelling homework should be 5-10 minutes a night and there is a test every 2 weeks.
For math and science please check Mrs. Marshall's website.
