BON DIA WEEK 1!
September 12, 2011
Bon Dia, Good Day!
WELCOME EVERYONE BACK TO SCHOOL!! WELCOME ALL OF OUR NEW FAMILIES, IT IS SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU ALL AT ST. AL’S! I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st.
Notices
*No school on Friday, Teacher Development Day.
*Each week a Homework packet will go home on Monday to be returned on Friday. This week they will have a comprehension story with questions and a reading log to keep track of their reading. Ideally each student is reading each night. The logs are part of our reader’s workshop and very important to log everything so that we are able to study them in order to become better readers.
*Friday Folders will come home each Friday with their weeks work. This is a great time to sit down with your student and go over what they have done that week. This gives you quality time with your student and also gives you an idea where your student is strong and where your student may need some extra support. I ask that you sign the outside of the folder, take out all of the papers, and return with your student the following Monday. This is part of their grade.
READERS/WRITERS WORKSHOP – Last week we started our new readers and writers workshop curriculum. This year the students will be working on many new reading and writing strategies. The idea behind these two curriculum's is to engage the students to live ("readerly" and "writerly") lives. So far it has been fantastic! I will explain more about these two at curriculum night on the 21st at 7pm.
MATH – This year the 3rd and 4th graders are split up for math. In 4th grade math this week we are working on rounding and place value. Your student will be given math assignments each day for the most part. They will be given time to begin this work. If they finish in class, super! If not they will be bringing it home to complete at home. This is different than the homework packet. Math is every day.
*Each week a Homework packet will go home on Monday to be returned on Friday. This week they will have a comprehension story with questions and a reading log to keep track of their reading. Ideally each student is reading each night. The logs are part of our reader’s workshop and very important to log everything so that we are able to study them in order to become better readers.
*Friday Folders will come home each Friday with their weeks work. This is a great time to sit down with your student and go over what they have done that week. This gives you quality time with your student and also gives you an idea where your student is strong and where your student may need some extra support. I ask that you sign the outside of the folder, take out all of the papers, and return with your student the following Monday. This is part of their grade.
READERS/WRITERS WORKSHOP – Last week we started our new readers and writers workshop curriculum. This year the students will be working on many new reading and writing strategies. The idea behind these two curriculum's is to engage the students to live ("readerly" and "writerly") lives. So far it has been fantastic! I will explain more about these two at curriculum night on the 21st at 7pm.
MATH – This year the 3rd and 4th graders are split up for math. In 4th grade math this week we are working on rounding and place value. Your student will be given math assignments each day for the most part. They will be given time to begin this work. If they finish in class, super! If not they will be bringing it home to complete at home. This is different than the homework packet. Math is every day.
SS/SCIENCE - In Social Studies this week we have started our Studies Weekly newspaper. This year we will be talking about Communities in Washington and the U.S. We will cover SS (M-W) and Science (TH-F). This week in Science we will brainstorm what a scientist is? What does a Scientist look like? We had a great day in the garden last Friday. We will continue to work in the garden throughout the year.
RELIGION - This week we have been talking about our Angelville Community rules. We will also begin the Steps to Respect program.
Hope you all have a wonderful week!!! Contact me with any questions.
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