We have had a week of WOW! Our quail have hatched over the past two weeks and it has been quite exciting. If you would like to see them come out to our Science Night Tuesday from 6:00-7:00 p.m. There will be many experiments and other presentations going on throughout the school with a chance to win a bike!
Reading
This week our reading focus is categorize and classify. Students will use the story Volcanoes this week as the selection to practice their skill and strategies. Students also continue to have a reading log that should be completed as part of their reading grade.
Students also have a list of vocabulary words that can be found in their textbook one page prior to the weekly story. There is a weekly test that is also part of their reading grade.
Language
This week's phonics focus is long o and long u vowel patterns. We will also begin reviewing basic sentence structure. For example complete thought, capital letter at the beginning punctuation. Students will be editing incorrect sentences looking for mistakes.
A BIG THANK YOU!!!
Thanks to all the parents who have sent in snack for the classroom store! It is a huge help and GREATLY appreciated!!!!!
Final note: You should have seen a progress report come home last Thursday. Please sign and return them this week if you haven't already.
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Updates Week of September 20th
We have been extremely busy the past two week with Reading, Math and Science benchmark testing. These are assessments the students will take multiple times throughout the year to show progress as well as their strengths and weaknesses so we can better focus our small group instruction.
Students also turned in their reading logs and took their first tests for grades toward their report card last week. There were many students who did not have their reading logs complete. Please check with your child and make sure they are reading and logging in daily as this does count as a grade.
Reading Focus:
This week students will focus on text organization. We will look at different texts and determine if the author used main idea and details, sequence or cause and effect as a way to organize their text.
The weekly story is Eye of the Storm. Students will need to define and study the vocabulary words at the beginning of the story as well as read the story and answer the questions at the end. Look for homework reminders in their planner as to know which nights these activities are assigned.
Language and Spelling:
This week the Spelling focus is long vowel words and the various patterns they can have as well as syllabication.
Important dates:
Progress reports go home Thursday September 23rd
Until next time,
R.O'Steen
Students also turned in their reading logs and took their first tests for grades toward their report card last week. There were many students who did not have their reading logs complete. Please check with your child and make sure they are reading and logging in daily as this does count as a grade.
Reading Focus:
This week students will focus on text organization. We will look at different texts and determine if the author used main idea and details, sequence or cause and effect as a way to organize their text.
The weekly story is Eye of the Storm. Students will need to define and study the vocabulary words at the beginning of the story as well as read the story and answer the questions at the end. Look for homework reminders in their planner as to know which nights these activities are assigned.
Language and Spelling:
This week the Spelling focus is long vowel words and the various patterns they can have as well as syllabication.
Important dates:
Progress reports go home Thursday September 23rd
Until next time,
R.O'Steen
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