Last Week of January!

We are already approaching the last week in January.  This is a great time to check in with your child about how they are doing in terms of reaching their reading and math goals.  Late slips went home with students today if they have missing work.  If your child received one in their agenda, pleas sign and return.

Next Week Plans:

Reading:  We are going to be focusing on informational text throughout the next couple of weeks.  Next week's focus will be on finding cause and effect relationships and summarizing.  We will also be looking closely at the structure/organization of informational texts.  Encourage any informational reading at home! Some examples include newspapers, magazine articles, recipe books, encyclopedias, manuals and informational sites on the internet.

Writing:  We will be working on writing informational summaries.  Our grammar strategy for the week focuses on verbs.

Math:  The students will be completing Unit 7.  They will be testing either Thursday or early the next week.  We will write this in agendas when a date is finalized.

New fact and reading logs went home today and are due next Friday, January31st.

Other:

We were able to get over 20 new books for our classroom using the points earned from student orders.  The class got to pick certain titles they wanted to add to  our library.  Thank you to everyone who uses the book orders for encouraging your student to read!

Next Friday is our next 2-hour late start.  It is also our kick off day for One District One Book!  I am so excited for our community to once again participate in this shared reading experience.  Watch for the details to come home next Friday.  This will include a family copy of the book, reading schedule and other activities.

W.I.N. UPDATE:  After collecting data with many things such as MAPS testing, fluency, reading levels and spelling inventory, we have decided to restructure some of our WIN time.  Students may be moving to a new WIN or word study teacher based on their specific reading and spelling needs.  All 4th grade teachers will be sending letters home to outline these changes by the end of next week.

I will be sending conference reminders home next week.  Please double check that the time still works for you.  These will once again be student-led.

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Have a great week and stay warm!