I am so excited to see everyone tomorrow. I hope many parents can make our Open House to come and observe what happens in our classroom each day. It is a great time to see exactly what your child is working on in class. I have attached our schedule so you know what to expect. Our students do go to specials at 11:10 and tomorrow is Media! Don't forget to return your books.
Reading - This week we are going to be focusing on determining the author's message and main idea in non-fiction texts. To do this we will use a lot of our Scholastic News articles. Throughout the week students will be making predictions, finding facts, and putting ideas together to determine what the author was trying to share. Please don't forget about those text features! We will need them to preview the text and enhance our comprehension.
Writing - This week we will finish up our career writing to go along with Red Ribbon Week. As we travel through the writing process students start to move ahead or take more time in part than another so we are at all different stages of writing. My goal is to have all students finished by Wednesday so we can move on to writing about our favorite place to visit. Students will be writing about their favorite places to go with family. In just three short weeks the marking period ends so this will be one of our final writing pieces before the quarter ends and we need to take our writing assessment on personal narratives!
Spelling- We completed our long e spelling test last Friday and I was thrilled with the improvement in test scores. I can really see that many students are studying hard at home. Thanks to all those that support their student at home (parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, babysitters, etc.) It makes a huge difference! For the next two weeks we will be investigating long i words. Please make sure to check your child's spelling journal to look for their new spelling list. I also glued their spelling tests in their journals so we can keep track of how their homework compares against their test scores.
Guided Reading Groups -
During guided reading many groups are doing different activities based on their reading level. Please don't be discouraged if your child brings home the same book multiple nights in a row. Rereading is a really important reading strategy we are trying to instill in our students. Too often we read a book and then never touch it again. Rereading allows students to improve their comprehension and deepen their understanding of what they have read, so go ahead and let them reread their books few times. It will pay huge dividends in the end.
Congratulation to all of those students who earned Chik Filet coupons for completing and returning their reading logs each week. October isn't over yet. Get those reading logs signed and returned so you too can enjoy a free chicken nugget kids meal.
I hope you all had a great weekend and look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow.
Love, Mrs. D.
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