Apologies about the blog this week - I left my camera at work this weekend! I am unable to upload pictures of our hauntingly good Halloween costumes in addition to pictures of our latest (and last!) special person of the week. Additionally, the FA server appears to be down, so I am unable to check my email from home this weekend.
Next week we will begin our Read Naturally fluency program. This will include another component to homework, which involves taking the Ipods home throughout the week to listen to/practice our stories. This past week we did a whole-group lesson (thank you, Mrs. Donahue!) to become comfortable with the program. Thursday night homework will be the most involved, as that is the night to complete the comprehension questions. We learned strategies for answering main idea, vocabulary, and inference questions. An instruction sheet will be sent home on Monday to be kept in the trappers for reference.
At conferences, one parent had a great suggestion about communication between home and school about math. Because math homework consists of the Symphony Math program online, the parents don't really have a peek into which concepts are being taught in the classroom. It is hard to write about it on the blog, because the programs for each student are individualized. I added "math topics" to my to-do list and will email you a list (hopefully next week) about what is coming up and how those topics are taught at school.
Next week we will begin our Read Naturally fluency program. This will include another component to homework, which involves taking the Ipods home throughout the week to listen to/practice our stories. This past week we did a whole-group lesson (thank you, Mrs. Donahue!) to become comfortable with the program. Thursday night homework will be the most involved, as that is the night to complete the comprehension questions. We learned strategies for answering main idea, vocabulary, and inference questions. An instruction sheet will be sent home on Monday to be kept in the trappers for reference.
At conferences, one parent had a great suggestion about communication between home and school about math. Because math homework consists of the Symphony Math program online, the parents don't really have a peek into which concepts are being taught in the classroom. It is hard to write about it on the blog, because the programs for each student are individualized. I added "math topics" to my to-do list and will email you a list (hopefully next week) about what is coming up and how those topics are taught at school.
In an effort to conserve energy, the student lead "Green Team" initiated an Earth Hour twice per month. On pizza Tuesdays, lights will be off in addition to electronic devices (including the microwave). They figured this was the best day because not as many students bring "heat ups" for lunch. If your child does not eat pizza, please try to send a non-microwavable lunch that day. If this is not possible, we will heat up before the 12:15-1:15 Earth Hour begins.
Have a great Halloween. Here's hoping you don't get too many raisins! : )
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