May and June 2017
Now that I have entered the 37th week of pregnancy, I will no longer be updating the landing page of site on a regular basis. While I am scheduled to start maternity leave on May 15th, Easton may decide to make an early entrance into the world. I have set up the page to provide families with the information needed for the remaining weeks of school.
Odds and Ends:
Odds and Ends:
- If your child is not consistently writing down their homework daily, please reach out to his or her homeroom teacher. If you're not already doing so, please check and sign your child's assignment book daily. Assignment books are a great way for students to see that families and teachers communicate with one another.
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Academic Information
Phonics:
- For the fourth quarter, I am asking families to gather more information by visiting the phonics page of this website: Phonics concepts, world list links, review of rules for units, and homework for the remainder of the school year
- Tentative assessment and homework dates:
- consonant -le syllable: Tuesday, May 9th
- homework will be sent home Wednesday, May 3rd and is due Friday, May 5th
- closed syllable exceptions: Tuesday, May 16th
- homework will be sent home Wednesday, May 17th and is due Friday, May 19th
- silent letters: students will be assessed on reading words with silent letters, not spelling
- homework will be sent home Wednesday, May 24th and is due Friday, May 26th
- common prefixes: Friday, June 2nd
- There will most likely no homework for this unit.
- consonant -le syllable: Tuesday, May 9th
Writing:
- Informational writing mini lessons for expert writing:
- Pre-writing: think of a topic, name five facts, sketch five facts, make a list of questions a non expert may have for you, determine four headings
- Drafting: Identify three facts you can share about each heading and write each fact using twin sentences
- Revising: create an introduction that hooks the reader and a closing that reviews the important points
- Editing: review conventions
- Publishing: Let's celebrate!
- Mentor texts for Informational Writing:
- Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
- Surprising Sharks! by Nicola Davies
- How to Build an Igloo (Video)
- How to Babysit Grandma by Jean Reagan
- The students have learned how to form all lower case cursive letters. We will spend the fourth quarter focusing on upper case letters.
Comprehension:
- For the fourth quarter, our whole group ELA unit will focus on inventions and inventors. For this unit, students will be asked to determine the different between an invention and inventor. Students will learn how various inventions were created, often from mistakes. Students will be responsible for recounting details from information presented orally, as well as determining the connection between scientific ideas. During the unit, we will read a variety of texts about real and imaginary inventors to determine what traits these individuals shares. To learn more about this unit and view resources that will be used, click the link: Incredible Inventions
Tentative Homework
Please check and sign your child's assignment book each night. This is a great way to show students their parent and teacher(s) communicate.
Nightly Reading: Read for 20 minutes a night
ELA worksheet: ELA homework is given on Wednesday and is due on Friday. Please see the tentative dates listed in the phonics section for more information regarding when each concept will be assessed and homework will be given. A copy of the homework can be found on the phonics pages.
ELA worksheet: ELA homework is given on Wednesday and is due on Friday. Please see the tentative dates listed in the phonics section for more information regarding when each concept will be assessed and homework will be given. A copy of the homework can be found on the phonics pages.
Dates to Remember:
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Contact Information:Teacher e-mail addresses:
School phone number: (443)-550-9620 School Guidance Counselor: Ms. Pieringer [email protected] |