Welcome back! Students were very excited to get back to
school this week, see their friends, and to continue their education. The end of the second quarter is rapidly
approaching on January 24thth.
Over the next few weeks, students will be participating in individual
and group assessments in mathematics, writing, and reading. These assessments will provide me with the
data I need to plan further groups and individualized instruction, as well as
fill out student report cards.
Academic Areas of Focus for Next Week:
Literacy: Lucy
Calkin’s Reader’s Workshop – Bigger Books: Amping Up Reading Power
-Reading
with fluency – Rereading, using punctuation to scoop up
bigger
phrase, noticing dialogue tags (using character voice), using
meaning to
read fluently
Calkin’s Writer’s
Workshop – Opinion Writing – Writing About our Books
-Writing
opinion letters about characters and events in stories
-Generating
opinions by looking at picture
-Retelling
important parts
Words Their Way – Differentiated
phonics lessons for individual levels
Mathematics: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Within
20
-Interpreting visual information
-Solving story problems by:
1. Understanding the
problem – Underlining important info and circling the
question
2. Making a plan –
Choosing the best strategy
3. Solving the Problem
4. Double checking your
work
Health: Unit 2 – Self control, cooperation, working
in a group
Upcoming Events:
*Winter SUN begins – Monday, Jan. 13th
*MLK Day/No School – Monday, Jan. 20th
*Last Day of 2nd Quarter – Friday, Jan. 24th
*Teacher Planning/No School – Monday, Jan. 27th
*Kinderkonzert Field Trip – Tuesday, Jan. 28th
*Grout T-Shirt Day – Friday, Jan. 31st
Have
a Great Winter Break!
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