Week of September 14th Update

Good afternoon,

I cannot believe the next time I see your kiddos will be in October!!! Where is the year going?!

When we come back in…

• Reading: We will be talking about inferencing.
• Writing: We will be finishing up our drafts and moving on to the publishing process of our Narratives.
• Word Work: Students will receive their new vocabulary list. We will also be talking about verbs.

Reminders:

• No school next week for Fall break.
• The end of the first 9 weeks is QUICKLY approaching. Please make sure your child powers through to the finish line of this first quarter!
• After the break, I will be emailing information about signing up for conferences.

I hope you all have a wonderful fall break! The kids and I all need this break to relax and rejuvenate! I hope you are doing something fun! Please be safe, but have a fantastic week! 

Week of September 10th Update

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful week! Only one more week until our September break! Woohoo!!!

Next week in…

• Reading: We will be discussing how to summarize text using the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then strategy.
• Word Work: Students will take the vocabulary test on THURSDAY, September 20^th. Several students were unprepared and did not have their vocabulary activity sheet with them in class. It is very important that they keep up with their work as I am unable to give them additional copies. We will be discussing simple and complete subjects and there will be an assessment on Friday.
• Writing: Students will continue working on their narrative essays.

Reminders:

• Please download the Class Dojo app and use the sheet that was given out at Open House or sent home in your child’s Thursday folder last week to connect to your child’s account. This is how I update parents on their child’s behavior in class. It is important that you have access to their Class Dojo account that way there are no surprises when you receive their report card and they have an NI in work study or conduct. If you misplaced the paper that was sent home and need to know their individual code, please let me know.
• Thursday folders went home yesterday. Please return these as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday.
• If your child has not turned in their Progress Report or their Performing Arts, these were due on Tuesday and I need them ASAP!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

As always, if you have any questions, please let me know!

Week of September 4th Update

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful week!

Next week in…

• Reading: We will be discussing the theme of a book. This is a one word/ big idea/ lesson that we can learn from a story. I would encourage you to ask your child about the theme of the independent books they are reading at school or at home and have them give you three examples of this from the story.
• Writing: We will continue working on our narrative drafts.
• Word Work: We will be discussing adjectives and there will be an assessment on Friday. Students will be receiving their new Lesson 3 vocabulary words on Monday as well.

Reminders:

• Please sign and return all progress reports no later than Tuesday.
• Please sign and return all Performing Arts permission forms by Tuesday.
• Please remind your child to be responsible for their supplies and to bring all journals, their agenda, and homework to class each day.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!