Sessions' Superstars

January 4, 2010

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a wonderful, restful holiday!

Curriculum Update

Math - We will begin working on telling time to the nearest 5 minutes.  This is a difficult concept.  Please practice at home whenever possible.

Reading - We will begin studying nonfiction text.  We are going to be comparing and contrasting fiction and nonfiction this week.

Language Arts - We will be working on distinguishing between fact and opinion statements.

Spelling- We will be reviewing the short and long a vowel sounds.

Integrated Language Arts - We are beginning an exciting science unit on space.  Our focus this week will be stars.

Reminders

Conference week will be from January 25 -29.  I will meet the following week with parents requiring an interpreter.

Your child's report card will be handed out and discussed at your conference.

You will receive your child's conference letter this Friday, January 8 in your child's Friday folder.  Please send back your confirmation as soon as possible.  If you are unable to meet at your scheduled time, please let me know which times/days are best for you so that I may reschedule. 

Week of November 16-20

Word of the Week

Service to Others

Curriculum Update

Math - We are continuing our unit on subtraction with regrouping.

Language Arts - In reading we are working on the skill of inferring.  We are also focusing on contractions and phonics.  We are working on writing imaginative narratives with dialogue.

Integrated Language Arts - We are continuing our unit on famous Georgians including Mary Musgrove, Tomochichi, and James Ogelthorpe.

On Monday, November 16 we will have a lesson on Fire Safety.  We will be going to the Safety Village on Monday, November 30.

Reminders

Please return permission slips for the field trip on Monday, November 30.  Your child must return this slip in order to attend.

Week of October 5-9

Word of the Week

Cheerfulness

Curriculum Update

In Language Arts, we have been working on synonyms, antonyms, and compound words.  We are reviewing long vowel sounds for spelling.  Also, we have been working on making text-to-self connections in reading.

In Math, we are working on organizing and interpreting data in charts, tables, and graphs.

We are also beginning an exciting two week unit on Matter.  The poem this week is What is Matter?

Reminders

Tuesday, October 6 is picture day.

Thursday, October 8 is our Fun Run.  Keep up the pledges!

Week of September 8 - 11

Word of the Week

Honesty

Curriculum Update

Language Arts - We are working on the strategy of questioning in Reading Workshop.  In spelling our focus will be on the long and short i sound.  We are also working on descriptive writing.

Math - We will be finishing our unit on Number Sense this week.

Integrated Language Arts - We are continuing to study Georgia's Regions and Rivers.

Reminders 

Due to testing in other grade levels, our specials and lunch schedule will be different through Friday, September 18.  Specials will be from 9:55 to 10:40, and lunch will be from 11:38 to 12:08.

Week of August 24 - 28

Word of the Week

Respect for Authority

Curriculum Update

Language Arts - We will be focusing on retelling and predicting stories in Reading.  We will also review how to choose books that are at an appropriate level.  In Spelling, we will focus on the consonant digraphs th, ch, sh, and wh.  We are also beginning Writing Workshop.

Math - We will continue to review number sense and place value.

Integrated Language Arts - We will be working on a social studies unit that is an introduction to map skills.

Reminders

Open House is Tuesday, September 1.

Please assist me in reviewing behavioral expectations with your child.  We have a very busy schedule, so it is very important that we remain focused.

Week of March 2-6

Word of the Week

Courtesy / Civility

Curriculum Update

In Reading, we will be reviewing the comprehension strategies that we have covered so far this year.  There will be a Read 4 Today Assessment on Friday.

In Language Arts, we will continue to work on Dictionary Skills as well as Main Idea.  There will be an assessment over morning work sentences on Friday.

In Spelling, we will be reviewing suffixes and contractions.  There will be a Sitton Spelling Assessment on Friday.

In Math, we will be working on metric measurement.  We will also continue to do daily problem solving.

In Integrated Language Arts, we will continue to work on our Government unit.  Our poem this week will still be an excerpt from the Gettysberg Address.

Reminders

Tuesday, March 3 is an Early Release Day.  Dismissal is 2 hours early.

Please have your child complete their online practice CRCT tests each week.  This is an important part of your child's weekly homework assignment.  I have reviewed how to access the tests in class.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week of January 26-30

Curriculum Update

In Reading, we are continuing to work on nonfiction text.  We will be completing book reviews in class this week. There will be a Read 4 Today assessment on Friday.

In Language Arts, we will begin working on dictionary skills.  There will be a DOL assessment on Friday.

We will not have a Sitton Spelling unit this week.

In Math, we will begin working on number sense with larger numbers.  There will also be a Math 4 Today assessment on Friday.

Reminders

Conferences are this week.  Please let me know if you are not sure of your conference time.  Dismissal is 2 hours early.

Book Fair will be in the Media Center all week.

Word of the Week

Self-confidence

Curriculum Update

In Math, we are beginning a new unit on fractions.  There will also be a Math 4 Today assessment on Friday.

In Reading, we are continuing to work with nonfiction texts.  Our focus this week will be determining important ideas.  There will be a Read 4 Today assessment on Friday.

In Integrated Language Arts we are continuing our unit on space.  Our focus this week will be day and night, seasons, and shadows.  Our poem this week is Solar System in Motion.  There will be no vocabulary test this week.

In Writing, we will be working on persuasive writing.  There will be a DOL assessment over morning work sentences on Friday.

In Spelling we will be reviewing compound words.  There will be a Sitton Spelling Assessment on Friday.

Reminders

Please return your conference slip if you have not already.  Thank you for so many prompt responses.

Monday is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.  There is no school.

January 6 -9

Word of the Week

Humility

Curriculum Update

In Reading, we will focus on the features of nonfiction text for this grading period.

In Language Arts, we will be working on fact and opinion.

In Spelling, we will review silent letters and homophones.

In Integrated Language Arts, we will begin an exciting unit on Space.  Our focus this week will be stars.

In Math, we will be completing our Geometry unit with a study of solid figures.

Reminders

Thank you again for all of the lovely holiday gifts as well as your contributions for our holiday party.  I hope you had a wonderful break!

Week of December 15-19

Word of the Work

Kindness

Curriculum Update

In Language Arts we will continue to study pronouns.

In Math, we will continue to study Geometry.

We will also be completing assessments for the end of this grading period.

There will be no assessments over morning work this week.

Reminders

Our holiday party will be on Wednesday from 12:30 until 1:30.  Please let me know if you are available to help out.  We will be making gingerbread houses. 

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS FOR THE PARTY.  THANKS!

Winter Holidays will be from Monday, December 22 until Monday, January 5.