Dear Families,
I had a great week but it is exciting to be going back to school today. I hope you all are feeling the same.
Daily 5
The kids are really enjoying our nonfiction unit of study. We will continue talking about features of nonfiction as well as the reasons we read it. Our stamina continues to build as readers and I’m hoping that most of thekids are able to read silently at school and at home about 20 minutes each day. I hope you’ve heard that many of your children have changed levels recently. However, I still believe that all of them need to focus on their comprehension and fluency skills. So remember, reading the words is the easy part – please have them slow down, speed up, and retell their stories when they are reading at home with you.
Writer’s Workshop
Most of us have now finished at least one How-To Book. I think we will work on these another week and then start our All About Books. These books will give the kids a chance to become an expert about one subject. It really fits well with our nonfiction reading unit. After we have finished this work we will have our next Writer’s Celebration.
Everyday Math
This Thursday is the 100th day of school. If any of you want your child to bring in a collection of 100 – that would be fantastic! (100 pennies, 100 gumdrops, 100 rocks…..)
My goal is to send math homework home each night this week. If you want more homework please don’t forget how important Dreambox is for building upon what we do at school.
That’s all for now,
Molly
I had a great week but it is exciting to be going back to school today. I hope you all are feeling the same.
Daily 5
The kids are really enjoying our nonfiction unit of study. We will continue talking about features of nonfiction as well as the reasons we read it. Our stamina continues to build as readers and I’m hoping that most of thekids are able to read silently at school and at home about 20 minutes each day. I hope you’ve heard that many of your children have changed levels recently. However, I still believe that all of them need to focus on their comprehension and fluency skills. So remember, reading the words is the easy part – please have them slow down, speed up, and retell their stories when they are reading at home with you.
Writer’s Workshop
Most of us have now finished at least one How-To Book. I think we will work on these another week and then start our All About Books. These books will give the kids a chance to become an expert about one subject. It really fits well with our nonfiction reading unit. After we have finished this work we will have our next Writer’s Celebration.
Everyday Math
This Thursday is the 100th day of school. If any of you want your child to bring in a collection of 100 – that would be fantastic! (100 pennies, 100 gumdrops, 100 rocks…..)
My goal is to send math homework home each night this week. If you want more homework please don’t forget how important Dreambox is for building upon what we do at school.
That’s all for now,
Molly
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