Question for Parents
Please respond by commenting on this blog post.
What would you most like to see at your child's parent-teacher conference? (e.g., notebooks, open responses, student feedback on strengths and areas of growth)
Progress Reports & Conferences
Well, it's progress report time! Progress reports will be in the Wednesday folder this week and parent-teacher conferences are Thursday night and next Tuesday. If you haven't gotten to sign up for a conference, please call the office. I still have 2 spaces left next Tuesday. I am also happy to do phone conferences if it is inconvenient for you to come in or if the two spots on Tuesday fill up.
Field Trip!
Next Tuesday we will be taking a walking field trip to North Oldham High School to meet with Mr. Rauh's Creative Writing students. They are going to help teach the kids revising strategies to improve their open genre pieces. Everyone had a blast when the high schoolers came to us, so it will be fun to go over and visit them. I'm hoping this will also be a meaningful experience for everyone involved. It is so interesting to watch the kids interact and learn from the older crew.
Facts Quizzes
I have been so impressed with facts scores lately! We have several students who have accurately completed 50 multiplication facts in 3 minutes and a handful who have accurately completed 50 division facts in 3 minutes! The step after that is simplifying fractions. Keep up the awesome work, kiddos! Practice in the car, practice at dinner, quiz a friend on the bus, play games on the computer. Knowing those facts is incredibly beneficial!
Upcoming Tests
Facts Quiz on Friday
Learning Agenda This Week:
Social Studies: We just kicked off a new unit on the 3 colonial regions. Parents, can you name these? :o)
Math: We wrapped up our unit on geometry and we are now delving into division!
Word Study: Homophones-The kids are having a hard time with words that sound the same such as, there, their, and they're, so this should be a very helpful unit.
Writing: Open Genre! They are doing amazing writing so far!
Reading: This week we will finish talking about theme and character traits with an open response task on Thursday. Then we will kick off our first literature circle...one of my personal favorite things to do with the kids!
I always like to hear about student feedback. What they feel they are learning and needing improvement. Also seeing their open responses is interesting too. How to build on their strengths and identify and help where they need it most. Sheri Jacob
ReplyDeletemrs Whitley Allison here. I always like to see the videos up of the class. When are you going to put the new videos up! Best Class Ever! Also Best Teacher Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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