I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and were able to get out and enjoy your fresh air before the rain moved in Sunday afternoon. I was in Kansas City with my family at a soccer tournament for my youngest son this weekend. It was beautiful outside and great to get away for a couple of days. It was even better that he brought home a first place win!!
Reminder that this Friday is a half day attendance for students. Classes will dismiss at 12:30 on Friday October 2. This week is also Spirit Week for Homecoming. Monday: PJ day Tuesday: Future Career Day Wednesday: Western Wear Thursday: Dress in 80's attire Friday: Willard Wear Math: Last week we wrapped up additio and subtraction and moved in to multiplication. Many students are not fluent in their multiplication facts and this is going to start affecting their ability to be successful with math. I have highly encouraged them to work on their math facts and even sent home flash cards with them over the weekend. We are starting a multiplication challenge in the classroom on Monday and when they complete a level they will get to mark it off on the class list. When they complete all of their fact familiies they will have a celebration. Science: We started erosion last week and we will continue that topic this week. We have been looking at different means of erosion and what happens as different surfaces erode and the weathering process that contributes to it. Reading: We are reading Tiger Rising and really digging deep in to the text to analyze the characters. The students are then doing the same in their independent book to practice getting the most they can from the author as they read about their story. We are continuing to practice using our time wisely and really reading for meaning and understanding the whole time we are reading. Writing: Students have been drafting characters for their narrative stories. This week we will begin drafting scene by scene and really work on adding detail and dialogue to our stories. The students have some amazing ideas started and I am excited to see how they end up. Last week you should have received your childs DRA letter with their current reading level. If you have any questions about that level please don't hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful week!
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I hope you guys had a wonderful long weekend and had some time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine!! It was definitely HOT!!!
This week is short but it is going to be busy for the kids. They are going to use a lot of brain power this week. It is important that all the kids have ear buds or headphones this week. So if your child hasn't brought in headphones and you are not able to supply them please let me know and I will take care of trying to get them some by Wednesday. We will be taking the first set of NWEA tests this week. This is a baseline test at the beginning of the year and we will use this data to help the kids set goals and track growth through 4th grade. This is not a test they need to study for it is simply a standardized test that will show us where they are in math in reading. Math: We will use math time to take the NWEA this week and then we will reteach and reassess Topic 1 on Friday. I have graded the math tests from Friday and they were decent but some are still struggling. So we will take some time to go back over those topics and give them a chance to reassess. I will message on Seesaw when I send tests home. I have a couple of students that still have to take their assessment so I will wait to pass them out all at once. Writing: We will continue working on our first narrative story. We are completing our rough draft and will start the editing process later this week. Science: We are wrapping up our animal presentations and will be moving on to plants. We will look at the different parts of a plant and the significance to their survival. Be looking for a Seesaw activity showing what they have learned about animals early this week. Reading: We will discover students independent reading levels. Once I have determined all students reading levels I will send them home so you too are aware where they fall at the start of 4th grade, as well as where they should be. Leader in Me: Students will be challenged with a Kindness BINGO board this week. They will see if they can complete enough random acts of kindness to blackout their entire board. So be looking for great help around the house! :) I hope you have a wonderful week! As always if you have any questions or concerns please reach out at any time. |
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