Hard Work

We were hard workers this week! I am proud of all of their accomplishments and it was a pleasure to meet all of you.

We are having a little problem in class with chatting. The noise level is quick to rise and although we are discussing it all day in class, I could use a little support at home. Please have a chat with your student about transition times and making good choices. I am going to begin having consequences of missing minutes at recess (a class decided consequence) starting on Monday. I am hoping this issue can be nipped quickly.

Next week our Reading Workshop time will focus on four more genre's: Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Classic/Traditional Literature, and Science Fiction. In addition, we will have a quick quiz on the genre's on Friday.

In Writing Workshop we will continue to focus on different types of entries for our Writer's Notebooks. By the end of next week we will have practices 10-12 different types of entries so that when writing is assigned, your writer shouldn't have much writers block!

Monday will be a review of Place Value with our first math test on Tuesday. The test will be fair and the review sheet will be written off of the test. I encourage your mathematician to study on Monday night!!

Spelling tests will start next week. Your student will have 5 words assigned on Monday with their first test on Wednesday. They should study each night.

In addition to their spelling, I encourage your student to study their math facts. We will be taking 2 mad minutes per week!! Addition and Subtraction will be our first focus.

Picture day is Thursday!!!

Have a fantastic weekend!!