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Midyear Assessments will be Monday, December 8th. There are 4 assessment sessions:
7:45-9:15am 9:30-11:00am 12:00-1:30pm 1:45-3:15pm Each session has 7 slots. Please sign your child up for one. Assessment Sign Up Each week your child will get a new book and a card outlining what they need to do each night with their book. There are things to focus on each night with their reading group book in addition to reading it. Help your child keep track of their reading minutes on the monthly Book It calendar too! And don't forget you can count reading minutes from your Baggie Book, library books and Razzkids onlline reading. Day 1 Vocabulary Review & practice reading the vocabulary words listed on the back of their card, locate them within the text, and discuss the meaning of the words. Day 2 High Frequency Words & Decoding Strategy Review & practice the decoding strategy written on the front of their card (when appropriate). Hunt for High Frequency Words in the text and color them on the sheet provided- one side of the sheet has Kindergarten & 1st Grade words; the other side has the 2nd Grade words. Don't forget to practice the High Frequency Word list that your child should keep in their bag daily. Parent volunteers check them periodically throughout the week. Day 3 Reading Standard Review & practice the standard written on the front of their card as it applies to the text. Discuss the text with your child and encourage thoughtful responses that are grounded in evidence from the text. They need to demonstrate good understanding of the text. Day 4 Fluency & Reading Standard Review the Fluency Rubric and practice reading smoothly, with few errors and strong comprehension. Last week I attended a three day conference called Capturing Kids' Hearts. It was inspiring and affirming because it spoke to my heart about school & classroom culture and rapport with students to establish a positive and effective learning environment. One of the first things we are going to do is create a Social Contract. With young children this process will take about a week as we explore four questions and record our thoughts. The first question is: How do you want to be treated by me? Talk about it with your child. On Monday we will begin recording our Social Contract. We are launching reading groups! It is important that they bring the Baggie Book bag back to school daily. As they begin this routine, please help establish a routine and help them follow it.
The Baggie Book bag will go home Monday - Thursday night. There will be a Book-It calendar in the bag. This is a reading incentive program from Pizza Hut. Each month, they will have a new Book-It calendar. If they read 20 minutes or more each day, they may color the date on the calendar. The books they bring home should be at an independent level. That means they should be comfortable reading them with little help. They should be comfortable and confident and able to ready the text with increasing fluency, expression and comprehension. They are expected to read the Baggie Book 3 times or more (until they can read it smoothly with few errors). Thank you for all you do to support reading at home. We are a TEAM in establishing daily reading practice. Tomorrow is our 1st school-wide Star Reading Day.
Student's may wear comfy clothes and bring a stuffed animal that is small enough to find in their backpack. We have many things planned for our special day of reading. Parent Conferences will be on Thursday, October 9th. Use the link below to sign up for a time. Thank you!
I'm looking forward to seeing all of you! I purchased books for all the children in our class, but they didn't arrive until after school ended. I would like to get them to the children with information for them to participate in an online book club if they wish with the rest of the class.
How can I get the book to you?
On Thursday 2nd grade will walk to East Lake Park for a picnic lunch and time to explore.
If you would like help chaperon students, let me know! I would love to have you! Volunteers will need to bring a photo ID and check in with Mrs. Cooke at the front office before joining us at 11:00 am. She will authorize you as a volunteer using the district raptor program. The school library will be open twice a week during the month of June.
Tuesday 5:30-7:00 pm Thursday 10:00-11:30 am During these times, students may...
Book Club* participation is optional but requires pre-registration. Ms. Fellwock and I will lead the one for The Trumpet of the Swan. This is the only Book Club open for K-2. Sign ups were available during Celebrate Our Stars night. If you did not have an opportunity to sign up at that time, please access the sign up with this link, ASAP- Summer Reading Program BONUS for Ms. Maloney's class...I will bring the iTouch devices with Reading Fluency Apps. They will be available for the EXCLUSIVE use of my students. |