I have made the attempt to call each of you personally, but have not called everyone. If you are one of the parents who I have not called, I do apologize and hope to be in touch soon! If you ever would really like me to call you and I have not, please leave me a message here on the website and I will call you ASAP. And don't worry, our website is private, it is a safe place!
I first of all want to say that as I am getting to know each of your children, I am only more excited about this year. They are all so smart and talented!
On this website I will not be posted information about specific children, but will be giving general updates about the class. Sometimes I might post videos or links to particular websites that would be helpful or interesting for you or your student. Again, feel free to make comments or add questions, our website is private and just for us. Please also if you know other parents in the class, let them know about the website. I have made my best effort to get all of the email addresses that I can to send website invitations, but have inevitably left someone out.
Here are some updates about our class:
- We had our first quiz the week before last. Most students aced it. I handed back many quizzes today and will hand back others tomorrow. Be sure to ask your student about what score he or she earned. Quizzes are kept in the classroom so that your student can keep track of his or her assessment grades and also so that when you come in for a conference we can look at your student's entire portfolio.
- We have another quiz this Friday. There will be a grammar section and a reading section. The grammar section will cover nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and the reading section will cover the reading strategies we have been studying over the last week and a half.
- Students should be completing reading homework every single night. They should be reading a book of their choosing for 30 minutes and then writing a response in a notebook. Right now The Bully is the Principal's Book of the Month and is on sale for $1. I also have composition books for sale from my classroom school store for just $.75. If there are any big difficulties please let me know and we will figure something out.
- This week we will also be giving a reading diagnostic, the Scholastic Reading Inventory. I have discussed this with the students fully and they know what it is and that it is soon. I do not know the exact date because I am waiting on answer sheets, but I told the students to come prepared any day. The results of this test will show us exactly what level your child is reading and what our next steps will be for reading and improving reading. I will be sharing the scores with the students after I receive them and discussing what those scored mean. Stay tuned to know when those results are released.
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