For two weeks the students and I have been working on building our new classroom community. Now that the adults have come together at Open House I feel that our community is complete. It was wonderful to start putting parents' faces with the students and now that you've heard our classroom expectations and goals we are all on the same page working together for 22 incredible children.
Those 22 children are quite the actors. Last week they read their first reader's theater to practice fluency in reading. Ask them about the part they had in the play that was about Alice - a little girl who doesn't like to read because she only reads the words. The other characters - the Rabbit, the Artist, the Fortune Teller and the Owl teach her about reading strategies that will help her comprehend what she reads and escape the Witch, Read No More. Hopefully, your child can explain these strategies and how they helped Alice. Reminders: As mentioned at Open House please initial your child's planner each night IF they read the 20-25 minutes. If it difficult for them to attend for that long then break it into 2 sessions trying to build their stamina each month. The goal is that by the end of the year they will be engaged in their book enough to sit and read for 25-30 min. Check math homework with your child each night. Immediate feedback is the most effective. This Week: Math - rounding 2 and 3 digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100 and introduction of Number Talks Reading - mini lessons focus - how to choose a Good Fit book, what is Real Reading, the introduction of the CAFE board, and the first strategies - fluency and check for understanding Writing - continue to explore where writers gather their ideas - Science - rocks and minerals STEM - group planning and designing a new Olympic logo that still integrates the 5 significant colors ILC - our first visit is Monday and students will be checking out books Have a great weekend!
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