Unfortunately, we did not receive all of the supplies that were ordered. We are in desperate need of vinyl, 2 pocket folders with prongs for homework. As you may have noticed, the orange folders I gave them temporarily are falling apart! I don't know if there are orange folders available, and I do want to keep them all the same color. So, to be on the safe side, will you please purchase 1 of these vinyl (polyvinyl) folders in green? The students will then have all of their homework planner pages attached inside the folder, and will have enough pages to last the year.
As always-your support is greatly appreciated.
Friday, October 7, 2011
We have been having serious chatting issues during learning, independent work, and during transitions. I've spoken to the students too many times and it has gotten to the point of frustration for myself and for other students. I did want to let you know that, going forth, students who choose to talk at inappropriate times will be calling a parent. I've told them I doubt any parent wants to get phone calls every 5 minutes (exaggeration, of course!). They will also be missing recess. On one hand, the students are growing more comfortable with each other as a class community. On the other hand, it causes a lot of side conversations. Please have a discussion with them regarding the rights of others too learn (again, we've had many conversations), and their need to focus on learning.
Thank you all for your constant support.
MATH GROUPS BEGIN!
Beginning on Monday, October 10th, students will be placed in math groups. Each day they will have 4 different stations that they will work in during math. These are the stations:
- · Working with me on current concepts and concepts that need further review.
- · Computers for FasttMath and other math games.
- · Independent practice using math journals
- · Everyday Math Games
This allows me to meet the needs of the students and support them at their learning levels. It also provides opportunities for students to work with each other, mentor each other, and talk math.
Speaking of talking math: Ask your child how we “talk” math during class. We did this with the first math assessment on Monday. Students looked over their assessment, worked on what their errors were and why they made their errors, and helped other students with discovering various ways of approaching problems. My goal is to establish a safe environment for students to talk math. When we talk math we begin realize that there may be other ways to approach a challenging problem. We also learn that mistakes are what help us move to the next step of our learning.
MEAP Testing will begin next week. Please make sure that your child is in school, gets a great night's sleep, and eats a fabulous breakfast. Also, please be sure that they are on time!
Tuesday, October 11th : Reading Day 1
Wednesday, October 12th : Reading Day 2
Thursday, October 13th : Writing Day 1
Tuesday, October 18th : Mathematics
Wednesday, October 19th : Writing Day 2
Tutoring will start Tuesday, October 11th for students have received a letter. Please be sure to sign the letter and return it ASAP! Their spot will be given to another student if the letter is not returned. I will be tutoring 4th Grade Reading.
Thank you to all who have returned their letter already.
READING GROUPS HAVE STARTED!
Last week we started reading groups. Some students are going to other fourth-grade teachers for reading (Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Tiggs, or Mr. Wetherbee). The school is trying something different to determine if students will show more academic growth this way. We know that the students are not used to having more than one main teacher. With that in mind, all of the fourth-grade teachers are in constant communication and will be aware of any pertinent information. If you would like an academic update based on your child's reading you will need to make an appointment with your child's reading teacher. Below is a list of the reading class your child is in:
Mr. Wetherbee:
Moses
Jaiden
Emetrionna
Dylan
Mrs. Tiggs:
K’myiah
Kayla
Khalila
Morgan
Camron
Micah
Brianna
Mrs. Drain:
Joshua
Mrs. Wagner:
Darnishia
Devin
Lauryn
Kiera
Madison
MILESTONE 1 REMINDER
Milestone 1:
Due Thursday, October 20th
· ALL RESOURCES for the interest project: at least 3 books AND 3 websites on the correct form with a parent signature.
· PLEASE NOTE: Each student is required to bring printed copies of the information they will be using from the websites and all three of the books that they will be using for their research. Actual websites used for their research must be listed, not “Wikepedia.com”.
**Please see below for the actual form and dates for all milestones if you have not received one from your child.
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