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Week of October 28
Sunday Schedule: Week 2, Day 1
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night, 1 SpellingCity activity each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: S.8-S.15 (old practice: any A, E, F)
Classroom Happenings:
Summarize! This is a big word we're studying with our reading work right now. We're practicing what it means to give a summary of what we've read, making sure we're only including the important details. We've been practicing with the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then outline. See if your student can summarize a short story using this outline this weekend!
We're almost published! Our Narrative Writing has come a long way and our stories are just about finished up! This next week, we'll be recording our stories on Book Creator so they'll be ready to share at conferences!
Math, Module 2, Topic B and Topic C newsletters went home this week. If you did not see yours come home, please let me know! (Math Assessments from Module 1 have been posted to SeeSaw if your student submitted their post for approval. If not, then they will work on getting it uploaded. I will also be showing and discussing them at conferences!)
Next week, individual Spelling Lists will come home along with instructions for how to access SpellingCity on a computer, iPad, or phone. You choose what works best for you! Students will be asked to practice one SpellingCity activity each night next week for practice with their individualized spelling lists!
Reminders:
If you're looking for the 2AN Schedule, it's now posted on the Blog! Be sure to also check the actual blog website from time to time (taism4an.blogspot.com) as the Upcoming Dates Section at the top of the blog might come in handy to fill calendars out with dates a bit ahead of time!
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom, but we do have a few students that are to avoid nuts and beans.)
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night, 1 SpellingCity activity each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: S.8-S.15 (old practice: any A, E, F)
Classroom Happenings:
Summarize! This is a big word we're studying with our reading work right now. We're practicing what it means to give a summary of what we've read, making sure we're only including the important details. We've been practicing with the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then outline. See if your student can summarize a short story using this outline this weekend!
We're almost published! Our Narrative Writing has come a long way and our stories are just about finished up! This next week, we'll be recording our stories on Book Creator so they'll be ready to share at conferences!
Math, Module 2, Topic B and Topic C newsletters went home this week. If you did not see yours come home, please let me know! (Math Assessments from Module 1 have been posted to SeeSaw if your student submitted their post for approval. If not, then they will work on getting it uploaded. I will also be showing and discussing them at conferences!)
Next week, individual Spelling Lists will come home along with instructions for how to access SpellingCity on a computer, iPad, or phone. You choose what works best for you! Students will be asked to practice one SpellingCity activity each night next week for practice with their individualized spelling lists!
Reminders:
If you're looking for the 2AN Schedule, it's now posted on the Blog! Be sure to also check the actual blog website from time to time (taism4an.blogspot.com) as the Upcoming Dates Section at the top of the blog might come in handy to fill calendars out with dates a bit ahead of time!
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom, but we do have a few students that are to avoid nuts and beans.)
Week of October 21
Sunday Schedule: Week 1, Day 2
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: any E, any F
Classroom Happenings:
In Reader's Workshop this week, we studied author's purpose, thinking, "What does the author want to teach me?" while reading. Students worked hard on looking for the hidden messages in stories as author's don't always come out and tell us, directly, what the lesson of the story is.
In Writer's Workshop, we're working towards publishing our Narrative Writing Pieces as we start studying how to revise and edit our work to make it stronger! Ask your student about their specific writing goals at home!
Math, Module 2, Topic A newsletter went home this week. If you did not see yours come home, please let me know! (Math Assessments from Module 1 will be uploaded to SeeSaw on Monday after I have a chance to review them!)
Spelling lists will be practiced in class next week and will be sent home the following week (Week of October 28) to start spelling as part of our typical homework routine.
Reminders:
Swimming in PE starts on Sunday. (See the Mr. T's Swim Unit hand-out in your student's backpack.)
If you're looking for the 2AN Schedule, it's now posted on the Blog! Be sure to also check the actual blog website from time to time (taism4an.blogspot.com) as the Upcoming Dates Section at the top of the blog might come in handy to fill calendars out with dates a bit ahead of time!
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom, but we do have a few students that are to avoid nuts and beans.)
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: any E, any F
Classroom Happenings:
In Reader's Workshop this week, we studied author's purpose, thinking, "What does the author want to teach me?" while reading. Students worked hard on looking for the hidden messages in stories as author's don't always come out and tell us, directly, what the lesson of the story is.
In Writer's Workshop, we're working towards publishing our Narrative Writing Pieces as we start studying how to revise and edit our work to make it stronger! Ask your student about their specific writing goals at home!
Math, Module 2, Topic A newsletter went home this week. If you did not see yours come home, please let me know! (Math Assessments from Module 1 will be uploaded to SeeSaw on Monday after I have a chance to review them!)
Spelling lists will be practiced in class next week and will be sent home the following week (Week of October 28) to start spelling as part of our typical homework routine.
Reminders:
Swimming in PE starts on Sunday. (See the Mr. T's Swim Unit hand-out in your student's backpack.)
If you're looking for the 2AN Schedule, it's now posted on the Blog! Be sure to also check the actual blog website from time to time (taism4an.blogspot.com) as the Upcoming Dates Section at the top of the blog might come in handy to fill calendars out with dates a bit ahead of time!
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom, but we do have a few students that are to avoid nuts and beans.)
Week of October 14
Sunday Schedule: Week 2, Day 3
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: any E, any F
Classroom Happenings:
In Reader's Workshop this week, we started to take a closer look at Powerful Moments in our reading and studying the author's moves, asking ourselves questions like, "What made this moment powerful?" and, "How did the author make this moment powerful?" In this next bend of our Reader's Workshop, readers are really working on connecting their reading and writing lives, by taking what they notice when they read and trying to practice it in their own writing work!
In Writer's Workshop, we're working towards publishing our Narrative Writing Pieces as we start studying how to revise and edit our work to make it stronger!
As we move into Math Module 2 (Addition and Subtraction of Length Units), please remember to check your student's backpack for upcoming math newsletters. Also, we did some work with the Math Practices this week and revising our first assessment. After student's finish revisions, we will post our assessments on SeeSaw.
And.. It's been a fun week for Science in 2AN! Students have been studying Harvest Corn and noticing what happened after our "air conditioner leaked into the Harvest Corn bucket"! Oh, no! We've been watching it grow, taking notes about the changes, studying the parts, and even answering some of our own wonderings as we study this phenomena!
Reminders:
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom, but we do have a few students that are to avoid nuts and beans.)
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: any E, any F
Classroom Happenings:
In Reader's Workshop this week, we started to take a closer look at Powerful Moments in our reading and studying the author's moves, asking ourselves questions like, "What made this moment powerful?" and, "How did the author make this moment powerful?" In this next bend of our Reader's Workshop, readers are really working on connecting their reading and writing lives, by taking what they notice when they read and trying to practice it in their own writing work!
In Writer's Workshop, we're working towards publishing our Narrative Writing Pieces as we start studying how to revise and edit our work to make it stronger!
As we move into Math Module 2 (Addition and Subtraction of Length Units), please remember to check your student's backpack for upcoming math newsletters. Also, we did some work with the Math Practices this week and revising our first assessment. After student's finish revisions, we will post our assessments on SeeSaw.
And.. It's been a fun week for Science in 2AN! Students have been studying Harvest Corn and noticing what happened after our "air conditioner leaked into the Harvest Corn bucket"! Oh, no! We've been watching it grow, taking notes about the changes, studying the parts, and even answering some of our own wonderings as we study this phenomena!
Reminders:
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom, but we do have a few students that are to avoid nuts and beans.)
Week of October 7
Sunday Schedule: Week 1, Day 4
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4, E.5, F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4, F.5
Classroom Happenings:
In Reader's Workshop this week, readers did a great job taking ownership of their reading lives by remember to stop and jot thoughts about their books as they read. We've been practicing some specific stop and jots like predictions, questions, and tricky words, but this week students moved beyond what we practiced to realizing that they can stop and jot anytime they have a thought about their reading!
In Writer's Workshop, we're going to continue our study of narrative writing as we add more great writing moves to our toolkit, using Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements as a second mentor text. We're getting better at naming writing strategies they are using in their own writing! In class we've been working on how to give a peer a compliment and a "try-to" in a helpful, coaching way.
As we move into Math Module 2 (Addition and Subtraction of Length Units), please remember to check your student's backpack next week for upcoming math newsletters. Students will be posting their first math assessment on SeeSaw for you to see!
Reminders:
If you haven't done so already, please return the blue Child Information Form that came home on Back-to-School night or in your student's backpack. Be sure to list the email addresses you want the blog post to be sent to on the form. This is the email address I will use to communicate all classroom happenings.
This week's homework: 15 minutes of reading each night
IXL Math for possible extra practice: E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4, E.5, F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4, F.5
Classroom Happenings:
In Reader's Workshop this week, readers did a great job taking ownership of their reading lives by remember to stop and jot thoughts about their books as they read. We've been practicing some specific stop and jots like predictions, questions, and tricky words, but this week students moved beyond what we practiced to realizing that they can stop and jot anytime they have a thought about their reading!
In Writer's Workshop, we're going to continue our study of narrative writing as we add more great writing moves to our toolkit, using Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements as a second mentor text. We're getting better at naming writing strategies they are using in their own writing! In class we've been working on how to give a peer a compliment and a "try-to" in a helpful, coaching way.
As we move into Math Module 2 (Addition and Subtraction of Length Units), please remember to check your student's backpack next week for upcoming math newsletters. Students will be posting their first math assessment on SeeSaw for you to see!
Reminders:
If you haven't done so already, please return the blue Child Information Form that came home on Back-to-School night or in your student's backpack. Be sure to list the email addresses you want the blog post to be sent to on the form. This is the email address I will use to communicate all classroom happenings.
Birthday treats! Let me know if you'd like to bring in birthday treats for the class! We have 17 students in the class that are always welcoming of treats. :) We will typically have birthday treats at 10:15am with our snack time. So, if you can drop them off in the morning before snack, we will enjoy them with snack. If not, let me know so I can plan for another arrangement. (Note: We do not have a peanut/treenut allergy in our classroom.)
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