Week of August 24-28

Good afternoon, parents!  We had a great first week of school!  Your kids are so very enthusiastic and sweet!  They’ve been eager to get to know one another, eager to play games, and very well-mannered in the hallways!  As rewards for excellent behavior or compliments received from other teachers, the class can earn stars.  After 20 stars have been earned, they will vote on a class celebration.  In just 3 days, our class has managed to earn Ten Stars!!!  I have been so impressed with them and I’m proud to walk the hallways with these guys!

On that note, each week, you will receive a weekly email update from me.  If your email address changes for any reason, please let me know.  These updates will include information about upcoming tests, special assignments, upcoming events in our classroom and our school as well as information about what the kids are learning each week.  You will also be able to find these updates on our class blog along with fun pictures of what we’re doing in class and descriptions of various learning events.

This Weekend’s Homework Assignment

Please help your child to gather items for a culture box that showcases their culture and their life.  A short half sheet will come home tonight with further information.  These culture boxes are due on Monday and we will share them throughout the week next week.  Pictures are great to include in the box, but please encourage them to choose objects that showcase their culture as well.

Next Week’s Homework

Next week the kids will begin logging their reading in their agendas.  I would like them to read for 20 minutes each night and in their agendas they will record the title of the book they read.  If your child reads for more than 20 minutes, the time can be recorded in the corner where you and I each sign the agenda daily.  There will also be other homework assignments throughout the week, so please be sure to look at your child’s agenda and sign it each night.

Here’s what we’ll be learning in class this week!

7 Habits:  Next week, we will begin learning about the first 2 habits from the Leader in Me program.  These are Habit 1:  Be Proactive and Habit 2:  Begin with the End in Mind.  Please talk to your kids about the habits on a regular basis.  These habits are excellent tools that can be used throughout all the phases of life to improve one’s happiness and success.

Social Studies:  Next week we will begin learning about geography including the key parts of a world map and how to use latitude and longitude to find a location.
Math:  During math next week, we will learn about reading and writing whole numbers in various forms, exponents, and powers of ten.
ELA:  Next week’s ELA lessons will be focused on learning to use one’s metacognition while reading in order to monitor your own reading comprehension.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!!  :o)