Week 5

This week seemed crazier than most.  I was out for team training, we had an early release, book fair preview and a jazz concert (which the kids were wild for).  The week seemed to fly by.

Interim Progress Reports ... they can be unnecessarily stressful, particularly this early in the year for 3rd graders who are getting their first letter grades.  Here's the conversation I hope is happening at home:  "Are you doing your best?",  "Are you proud of your work?", "Are you learning from your mistakes?"

Some of the averages are low because we have very few grades.  Others might be low because of work that could be corrected to 70 has not been turned in, or there is missing work.  The good news is that you can see all grades entered on Home Access.  You will see if an M is entered as well as notes about reteach and corrections on specific assignments.
Always feel like you can email me if you are concerned or have questions.

I sent home the kids' xtra math passwords.  This is a great way to build math fact fluency. There are several math links on our class page that are educational and engaging. This is also the easiest way I know to start building a child's confidence in math.

This week :

• Comprehension building in Reading, looking for support within text and inferencing.
• Lots of fun activities in Science as we start our unit on Physical Properties and States of Matter.
• Return to multiplication (focusing on x2 "doubling" and x4 "double double" strategies)
• New Spelling unit, writing a friendly letter and a short writing benchmark.