I would like to welcome students back to school. I am eager to start the new school year and there are many exciting things to look forward to in the upcoming year. As we start the school year, students will make adjustments in learning new names, procedures, and routines. We will spend the first weeks together reviewing procedures and getting to know each other.
Reading and Writing Instruction
This year, your child’s reading, writing, and spelling instruction utilize a variety of resources and techniques. My instruction uses technology and print to meet the needs of students whose reading achievement is below proficient level. The daily 90-minute instruction, directly address individual needs through high-interest literature, instructional software, and direct whole group and small group instruction in reading, writing, and vocabulary skills.
Our first homework assignment was a "thinking" assignment. Students needed to think of a favorite book they read in the last year and be prepared to share with the class one reason it was their favorite. Some of the favorite books that were shared were books about mythology, legends, Titanic, building things, as well as some fiction books such as the Ricky Ricotta and His Mighty Robot series, the Nate the Great series, the Goosebumps series and Shiloh. I was so impressed by students’ enthusiasm for books and the amount of details some shared about these books!!
As a follow up to this assignment, students are asked to interview their parents or another adult about a favorite book they had as a child. Students also are encouraged to show parents this blog site and post the interview information on favorite books. I am so excited to read their postings!!
Math Instruction
This year your child’s math instruction uses much of the Math Expressions materials by Houghton Mifflin. I will be sending home occasional newsletters detailing our units of study. Follow the link to the right on this page for more information on Math Expressions, parent resources, as well as games for students to practice their math skills.
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We learned how to find this blog and post a message today in class.
Mrs. Veenstra breifly interviewed Mrs. Kemp about her favorite book as a kid. She said she liked the Wonder Books. She liked the pictures.
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