FYI: Each day most of the students have a 20+ minute study hall period right after recess from 1:25 to 1:45. This is a time for students that are not in Reading Coach or Successmaker to catch up on assignments, read quietly, and/or organize themselves before the afternoon. Any of the assignments on our assignment board can be completed or worked on during this time period each day.
Unit 4 Math Test will be Wednesday, November 3. Students received a review sheet on Monday that will mimick the test. We went over many of the problems together for understanding. Please remember that I am only concerned with the students answering the problems correctly, not with how they got the answer (i.e. partial quotient method vs. doghouse method for dividing). Ask your child if you're unsure what I mean.
Science packet about worms is due on Thursday. We completed the first page for Morning Work on Monday (allotted 15 minutes to complete if buckled down upon arrival). We will have more time on Wednesday to complete a page for Morning Work as well. However, the remainder of the packet is to be completed during Study Hall time or at home.
We just finished reading through Chapter 23 in our Island of the Blue Dolphins novel today. Therefore, the corresponding pages in the student packets are assigned to be completed by Thursday. Just to give you an idea on timing given to work in class on this assignment: we will spend from 10:30 to 11:30 today quietly working around the room on this assignment. This provides the students with a chance to catch up and ask questions as needed.
Please ask your child if you have any questions or concerns about assignments. Each child should be filling out his or her assignment notebook each evening. We discuss these assignments as a class and the students write them each day in their notebooks. I encourage you to double-check with your child each night.
