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In Writing, we learned how to write an exciting middle and a reflective ending to our Small Moment. We also spent some time learning how to share our writing with a partner, ask good questions, and use feedback to revise. Your child can continue writing small moments at home. Here are some steps you can follow:
- Brainstorm a small moment.
- Touch and tell across the pages (this will help them know how many pages long their story might be).
- Sketch across the pages to plan (this is a quick sketch, not a detailed drawing).
- Write a beginning where you share the when, who, where, and what (what are you doing).
- Write a middle where you share the details of what happened. There might be a big or little problem or an exciting moment.
- Write an ending. This is where the problem might get fixed or the exciting moment ends. End with how you felt about the experience and if you may have learned an important lesson.
- After they complete a sloppy copy, they can come back and revise (add more detail, add missing words, etc) and edit for spelling, capital letters, and end marks.
- Then, they can fix and fancy it up by adding more detail and color to their pictures. They might also add a cover, title page, dedication page, and an about the author page.
The No Excuse Word Assessment and Sight Word Assessment will be coming home this next week in your child's zippy. Please look to see how your child did on these assessments. You can always support what we are doing in the classroom by practicing these words at home (spell No Excuse Words and read Sight words in a snap).
In Reading, we learned how to take a sneak peek to get ready to read, how to check the sneak peek as we read, how to do something at the end, and how to goal set. Ask your child how to take a sneak peek and to share something they might do at the end of the book (reread, share their favorite part, or give a retell). We continued to build our reading stamina and good reading habits. This week we learned how to: As you child how many minutes we read Thursday without anyone losing focus.
- Reread to smooth out our voice.
- Readers track and scoop up words with our eyes.
- Reread to see more.
Reading homework will be coming home Monday. Please watch these videos so you know how to work with your child:
A reading log is also coming home Monday (attached to the reading homework letter). You can write the name of the decodable passage you read on the Book line. You can also write down stories read in RAZ, library books, or stories from your home library.
In Math, we learned how to conduct a survey and ask and answer questions about the results. We also took our End of the Unit Assessment. The Assessment will be coming home this week in your child's zippy. Please look to see how your child did on this assessment. We also played lots of math games to build fluency. To practice math facts at home you can download the Rocket Math Game app. Next week we will be starting Unit 2, Addition and Subtraction Story Problems (chinese).
SeeSaw & Lexia Information-This week students were introduced to SeeSaw & Lexia. Information was sent home in your child's zippy on how to access them from home. We will be using SeeSaw as a classroom learning journal. We also took our Lexia placement assessment. Lexia can be practiced at home to build phonemic awareness and spelling skills. One important thing to note, is that parents should not help their child while they use the Lexia program. Because it is adaptive, if the student receives too much help they will progress to quickly and it will become too difficult. If this happens, please let us know and we will reassign their auto-placement test. Both of these apps are accessed through the Clever Badge that was sent home last week. IXL Math practice and RAZ Reading can also be accessed at home through the Clever Badge. Check them out!
Upcoming Events:
*Join the Class WhatsApp Group.*Lionel's mom, Kate, will be our 2nd Room Parent. Thank you Kate for your help!
- September 4
- EAA starts today! Please view the EAA Schedule here. If you see anything that needs to be changed, please let us know.
- Reading homework starts. Please watch for the homework binder coming home in your child's backpack.
- Happy Birthday Lionel! He will be sharing his treat Friday (8th).
- September 6-Last Swim for PE.
- September 8-Lionel sharing B-Day treats for PM snack.
- September 11-No School! Faculty Inservice Day!
- September 13-Free Dress Day!
- September 21-Mrs. Wood's Birthday! Mrs. Wood will be sharing a PM snack B-Day treat!
- September 25-Late Start (10:00).
- September 27-Free Dress Day!
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