I am sooo pleased with the students' progress so far this year!! Here is an outline of what we will be focused on this week in Reader's and Writer's Workshop:
Reading focus this week: students will practice using sequence in a story...throughout the week they will find words that show sequence such as first, next, after that, finally and also use those words to put story events in the correct order that they happened.
Our story this week is The Lost and Found. Read the story with your child and ask question such as what happened after...___________(give an event in the story) Or ask what happened before __________ in the story. You can use any of the books they are reading for practice. Students are also assigned the question on pg 116 # 2-5 to complete for comprehension practice.
Students are also assigned vocabulary words on page 90. They should define them in their readers notebooks and study them throughout the week..test on Friday.
Language focus this week: students will practice identifying the 4 kinds of sentences...statement, question, exclamation and command. You should find activities that they have completed in class in their language notebook...test will be on Friday.
Spelling focus this week: students are studying words with the long vowel sounds spelled with the vowel-consonant-vowel pattern...specifically the silent e...such as hope. Test will be on Friday.
Writer's Workshop: students will choose a piece of their writing..a story...that they want to take through the writing process. They will chose a piece of writing from their writers notebook, revise, edit and publish their story using the chart that we create in the classroom as their guide.
This piece of writing will be scored and added as a grade toward their Language grade.
Final Thoughts:
Please continue to monitor your child to make sure they are completing their reading logs daily. These are a part of their reading grade and zeros can begin to hurt their grade if they get too many. I collect the folders every Friday and grade them. If they are behind they can complete the log over the weekend and still earn their points.
Many times parents ask me how can I help my child do better in reading? My answer...have them read...with you or independently...the way to become a better reader is to read!!!
Until next time,
R.O'Steen
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Reading Week of Sept. 22
Curriculum Notes for this week:
Spelling
This week our Spelling focus will continue to be short vowel stand alone with our list using the o and u. Words will be in the planner.
Language
This week we will focus on types of sentences: statement, question, command, exclamation.
We will also continue to focus on the narrative standard and write our own stories in writer's workshop.
Reading
Our reading focus this week is making inferences. This is when students have to use text clues and what they know from real life to figure out something in the story. This skill along with main idea will be one of the hardest we work on this year.
Our story is Mulan. Students will be assigned the vocabulary words on page 52 and questions at the end of the story.
Students should be bringing home their reader's notebook, reading textbook and reading log to complete assignments and study throughout the week.
If you have any questions please let me know. A note in the planner is the quickest.
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
Spelling
This week our Spelling focus will continue to be short vowel stand alone with our list using the o and u. Words will be in the planner.
Language
This week we will focus on types of sentences: statement, question, command, exclamation.
We will also continue to focus on the narrative standard and write our own stories in writer's workshop.
Reading
Our reading focus this week is making inferences. This is when students have to use text clues and what they know from real life to figure out something in the story. This skill along with main idea will be one of the hardest we work on this year.
Our story is Mulan. Students will be assigned the vocabulary words on page 52 and questions at the end of the story.
Students should be bringing home their reader's notebook, reading textbook and reading log to complete assignments and study throughout the week.
If you have any questions please let me know. A note in the planner is the quickest.
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
1st Midterm Update
What a great start to the year!!
We have now completed the first story in the reading textbook. You should have seen your child defining vocabulary words, studying spelling, reading the story Cliff Hanger and answering the questions at the end of the story. We took our first Reading, vocabulary and Spelling tests Friday. I was very pleased with the scores! If the students continue to read and practice as they have so far, they should continue to do well.
We will now be on track with Spelling and vocabulary word introduction on Mondays. Students need to study and learn the words through the week. Students will also get their reading focus and story for the week on Mondays. We will work with the story and skill all week and have our tests on Fridays. They will have a Spelling, Vocabulary, Reading Skills test and Reading comprehension test every Friday.
I encourage students to read the story many times through the week so they do well on the test on Friday.
Just some friendly reminders:
Please make sure your child is reading every day and logging in their weekly reading log. Some students have time in class to finish their daily log however as we add to our workshop more and more of the logs will have to be completed at home for homework. This reading log is also part of their reading grade.
Progress reports go home on Tuesday the 22nd. Please review, sign and return within three days.
Early dismissal on Wednesday.
Thank you for checking your child's planner nightly and signing the Friday folders. So much important information goes home this way!
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
We have now completed the first story in the reading textbook. You should have seen your child defining vocabulary words, studying spelling, reading the story Cliff Hanger and answering the questions at the end of the story. We took our first Reading, vocabulary and Spelling tests Friday. I was very pleased with the scores! If the students continue to read and practice as they have so far, they should continue to do well.
We will now be on track with Spelling and vocabulary word introduction on Mondays. Students need to study and learn the words through the week. Students will also get their reading focus and story for the week on Mondays. We will work with the story and skill all week and have our tests on Fridays. They will have a Spelling, Vocabulary, Reading Skills test and Reading comprehension test every Friday.
I encourage students to read the story many times through the week so they do well on the test on Friday.
Just some friendly reminders:
Please make sure your child is reading every day and logging in their weekly reading log. Some students have time in class to finish their daily log however as we add to our workshop more and more of the logs will have to be completed at home for homework. This reading log is also part of their reading grade.
Progress reports go home on Tuesday the 22nd. Please review, sign and return within three days.
Early dismissal on Wednesday.
Thank you for checking your child's planner nightly and signing the Friday folders. So much important information goes home this way!
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
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