October 1, 2012

Hi Parents of room 203!

(FALL BREAK IS NEXT WEEK!! OCT. 8-12)

I hope you are having a great week!

A Peek at Our Academic Week

Oct. 1st, 2012

HOMEWORK

Word Study: Scholars will begin receiving a weekly word study sheet for homework. It will be broken down into days so it is clear as to what to do Monday through Thursday. The focus this week deals with words beginning with sq/sh/ and th.

Math: Scholars will begin doing two pages of homework a night instead of one. They will have 4 worksheets and each day they are to do one sheet front and back.

Writing: Word study is now in the place of the free write to focus more on vocabulary patterns, word recognition, and other concepts that will help on test, quizzes, MAP, and ISAT.

REMEMBER-Turning in homework late is unacceptable. If any scholar turns in work anytime after it is due, they will not receive credit! Any questions, please contact Ms. Scott.

IN CLASS

Math: Scholars will address problem solving skills, even and odd, place value and more.

Reading:  Guided reading small groups are continuing to move forward as scholars think about their thinking. We are also undergoing different words for the word sorts to help build their level of vocabulary and comprehension.

(Guided reading is a strategy that helps scholars become good readers. We, the instructors, provide support for small groups of readers as they learn to use various reading strategies such as utilizing context clues, letter and sound relationships, word structure, and so much more).

Writing: Scholars are working on Narratives.

Social Studies:  Scholars will begin learning about history and geography with a specific focus on Ancient Rome.   

Shining scholar!

 

 Aaron is an awesome scholar and does very well during class, especially during activities. Keep up the good work Aaron! Shout out to the entire class as well for attaining another pizza party for doing such a fabulous job; we received another 20 shout outs from the administrative staff for being caught doing the right thing (behaving as exemplar scholars). Keep up the great work scholars of room 203!

Things to note and remember… 

FALL BREAK (There is NO SCHOOL)-Scholars will have homework over the break. Please do  not allow our scholar to wait until the last few days of break to finish the entire packet. The fall break packets are due the day the scholars return! There will be no exceptions unless an emergency occurs in which the parent must contact the teacher. It is apart of their grade so it is important that it is completed and turned in on time :-)

Academic support for MAP that's made fun for all scholars

READING

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html

 

MATH

http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/Pages/studentlinks/map/

September 24, 2012

Hi Parents of room 203!

Welcome back...I hope you are having a great week!

A Peek at Our Academic Week

Sept. 24th, 2012

HOMEWORK

• Word Study: Scholars will begin receiving a weekly word study sheet for homework. It will be broken down into days so it is clear as to what to do Monday through Thursday. During times when we don't  have school scholars are still expected to complete what ever is given in the packet.

• Math: Scholars will begin doing two pages of homework a night instead of one. They will have 4 worksheets and each day they are to do one sheet front and back.

• Writing: Word study is now in the place of the free write to focus more on vocabulary patterns, word recognition, and other concepts that will help on test, quizzes, MAP, and ISAT.

REMEMBER-Turning in homework late is unacceptable. If any scholar turns in work anytime after it is due, they will not receive credit! Any questions, please contact Ms. Scott.

 

IN CLASS

Math: Scholars will address problem solving skills, even and odd, place value and more.

 

Reading:  Guided reading small groups are continuing to move forward as scholars think about thier thinking. We are also undergoing different words for the word sorts to help build thier level of vocabulary and comprehension.

 

(Guided reading is a strategy that helps scholars become good readers. We, the instructors, provide support for small groups of readers as they learn to use various reading strategies such as utilizing context clues, letter and sound relationships, word structure, and so much more).

 

Writing: Scholars are working on Narratives.

 

Social Studies:  Scholars will begin learning about history and geography with a specific focus on Ancient Rome.   

 

Shining scholar!

 

 DaMaya is very pleasant and helpful. She is a great asset to room 203 and a joy to have in class. Fantastic job DaMaya!

Things to note and remember… 

Academic support for MAP thats made fun for all scholars

READING

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html

Math

http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/Pages/studentlinks/map/

 

 Email addresses:

Ms. Scott

cscott@learncharter.org

Ms. Jefferson

ajefferson@learncharter.org

Ms. Anderson

banderson@learncharter.org

September 17, 2012

Hi Parents of room 203!

Welcome back...I hope you have a great week and let's always keep in mind that this blog is a great way to keep track of what your scholars are doing this week and weeks to come!

A Peek at Our Academic Week

Sept. 17th, 2012

Math: Scholars will address problem solving skills, order of operations, place value, two digit addition/subtraction and so forth.

 

Reading: This week begins our guided reading small groups.

 

(Guided reading is a strategy that helps scholars become good readers. We, the instructors, provide support for small groups of readers as they learn to use various reading strategies such as utilizing context clues, letter and sound relationships, word structure, and so much more).

 

Scholars will continue word sorts. Word Sort patterns for the week include the following: or, ore, oar, and w+or. Again, word sorts are to help students focus on conceptual and phonological features of words and identify recurring patterns.

 

Writing: Scholars will do Narrative writing pieces.

 

Social Studies:  Scholars will begin learning about history and geography with a specific focus on Ancient Rome.   

 

Shining scholar!

 

Kameron is motivated, completes his work in a timely fashion and shows exemplary scholarly behavior! Great job Kameron...

Things to note and remember… 

• School is still in session! LEARN Charter schools remain open during this Chicago Teachers Union strike.  This is going on their second week but we are not part of the dispute. 

 Email addresses:

Ms. Scott

cscott@learncharter.org

Ms. Jefferson

ajefferson@learncharter.org

Ms. Anderson

banderson@learncharter.org

PARENTS...You requested resources to help your child at home continuously progress in the areas of Reading, Math and Writing. We heard you loud and clear. Please take a look below!

The following resources can be used to perpetuate the academic growth of our scholars:

READING- www.readingrockets.org which provides literature, 103 things to do before, during and after reading, activity sheets, amongst a host of other items to increase their level of reading.

READING/WRITING- www.readwritethink.org which provides fun activities, projects, books, and games to get and keep scholars interested and excited about reading and writing. 

MATH- www.math.com / www.coolmath-games.com which provides activities and games to address various concepts and strategies in an interactive and exciting way.  

September 10th, 2012

Hi Parents of room 203!

Welcome back...I hope you have a great week and let's always keep in mind that this blog is a great way to keep track of what your scholars are doing this week and weeks to come!

A Peek at Our Academic Week

Sept. 10th, 2012

 

Math: Scholars will address problem solving skills, taking apart numbers, pictographs, review two digit addition/subtraction and much more.

 

Reading: Scholars have been work on word sorts. Word Sorts are a strategy for examining and categorizing words according to their meanings. The purpose of word sorts is to help students focus on conceptual and phonological features of words and identify recurring patterns. For homework scholars will need to fill out the daily reading response sheet. This is to ensure they are reading with purpose.

 

Writing: Scholars will do Narrative writing pieces.

 

Social Studies:  Scholars will begin learning about history and geography with a specific focus on Ancient Rome.   

Shining scholar!

 

Ashanee is always willing to participate and shows great scholarly behavior daily. Way to go Ashanee!

 

Things to note and remember… 

• School is in session! LEARN Charter schools will remain open in the event there is a Chicago Teachers Union strike.   We are not part of the dispute.
• We are beginning our Social Studies unit this week

 Email addresses:

Ms. Scott

cscott@learncharter.org

Ms. Jefferson

ajefferson@learncharter.org

Ms. Anderson

banderson@learncharter.org

PARENTS...You requested resources to help your child at home continuously progress in the areas of Reading, Math and Writing. We heard you loud and clear. Please take a look below!

The following resources can be used to perpetuate the academic growth of our scholars:

READING- www.readingrockets.org which provides literature, 103 things to do before, during and after reading, activity sheets, amongst a host of other items to increase their level of reading.

READING/WRITING- www.readwritethink.org which provides fun activities, projects, books, and games to get and keep scholars interested and excited about reading and writing. 

MATH- www.math.com / www.coolmath-games.com which provides activities and games to address various concepts and strategies in an interactive and exciting way.