Week of August 6th Update

Good afternoon parents,

What a wonderful first FULL week of school we had! I am absolutely exhausted, and I’m sure your kiddos are as well. If they aren’t, please bottle up their energy and send it with them to school next week so I can have some! 😊

Reminders:

• Wednesday is picture day! Our picture time is right after our lunchtime and after specials (we, of course, have PE). So just remind your child to take it easy that day so they look nice and pretty/handsome in their pictures. I will do the best I can to “fix them up” for you!
• In reading, we will be discussing other comprehension strategies students can use while they are reading independently. We will also discuss the theme of a book and describing a character in depth using character traits and text evidence.
• In writing, we will begin discussing the RACE strategy. This strategy can be used to answer constructed response questions, which is a major component of the Milestone test that the kids will take at the end of the school year. We want to start practicing for that lovely (cough… dreadful) test now!
• Students will be assigned vocabulary words that they will need to learn over the next 2 weeks. They will be tested on these words on Friday, August 24^th.  Please make sure your child studies each night. These quizzes can be a bit challenging.

Communication folders went home today along with Milestone scores. Please be on the lookout for that in your child’s backpack. The communication folders also have other informational papers. Please go through these forms and return any forms if needed.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. I have loved getting to know each and every child through talking with them and through your parent homework assignments!

Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend!