Weekly Update 9.5.23
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On September 5, 2023
Thank you for remembering to stop by and check in to our weekly updates. Don’t forget to locate the secret word below and write it in your child’s agenda for an extra class reward point.
Be on the Lookout for…
- Tuesday folders are coming home today. School papers and work samples will typically come here every OTHER week, but for now I am sending whatever arrives in my mailbox.
- Thank you Mrs. Kensmoe for volunteering to be our class room mom.
- Students will take the Beginning of Grade State reading test (aka BOG) in class TOMORROW Wednesday, September 6th at 9:30. STUDENTS NEED THEIR CHARGED CHROMEBOOK to take this assessment, so please help ensure this occurs. This test is not a grade and just gives us baseline data to better serve your child. Results will be sent to you a few weeks after. Please let me know ASAP if your child will not be here that day. word- BOG
- Please ensure your child has a book tote for your their self selected books. Ask your child if you are unsure what type of bag this should be!
- Thank you to all parents who have downloaded the Talking Points app.
- I will provide Scholastic Storyworks magazine to our class this year. This is a great way to expose students to grade level content across all genres of reading. Please send $10 cash or check made out to Scholastic ASAP
This week in Literacy:
Students are beginning literacy assessments this week in the areas of fluency, comprehension and context clues. These will help give us an idea of what students know and give us a baseline on how far students will grow this year.
We are also learning about theme and the “gist” of a stories from all over the world. Our goal is to see and connect learning challenges all people face. So far we have been to Venezuela and Columbia.
This week in Math:
We are continuing to connect repeated addition and patterns to open our minds to multiplication and division concepts. Memorization of facts is not the goal (YET…) rather, I want to ensure students know when and WHY multiplication should be used. There are tons of great resources for this skill- please check some out here in this amazing math review resource organized by skill.
A year long “Scope and Sequence” which lays out our math curriculum pacing for the year can be found here
This quarter in science: In 1st quarter students will focus on understanding Matter.
3.P.2 Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change. and 3.P.3 Recognize how energy can be transferred from one object to another.
