Another week goes by!

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to drop a quick note as the students head home today for Early Release.

Literacy Workshop
This week we rotated through Read-to-Self, Work-with-Words, Read-to-Someone and Groups with Mrs. K!  The idea of the literacy station "training" is so that students can be productive independently while I give my full attention to small groups.  Many of us are still learning to read and work away from distractions and learning to focus the whole time without chatting.  We will get there!

Math
We are just about to wrap up Unit 1, which mostly reviews skills from Grade 2 EDM.  Basic skills that students have mastered or still have struggles with are more clear to me with this kind of review, giving me information to plan future instruction.  We will most likely have our Unit 1 assessment next Friday.

Social Studies
This week we read some stories about the Wampanoag,  the tribe that needed to co-exist with the Pilgrims and other colonists in the area of Plimoth Plantation. (yes it is spelled like that! :) )  We filled out a culture chart to build our understanding of this culture, so that when we learn about the colonists culture, we will be able to see the reasons for clashing interactions.

Home Reading Collection
Today students turned in their first log.  We reviewed what went well and answered any questions for those with incomplete logs.  Next week, we will do the same thing- Monday-Thursday for reading time at home.  Next Friday, they will begin receiving them weekly on Fridays, and then can make decisions about possibly doing their reading on some weekend end days if the weeks are crazy.  I modeled today what that might look like, and how it could free up the week if 1-2 nights are super busy.


Various Computer Accounts
Next week I will begin sending home instructions for either setting up or logging in to various web based programs that we use.  The students will be keeping a login and password list in their binders, so this will help when they need to access these programs at home for extra practice or for assignments.  Keep an eye out for these!

Medals and Missions
Today we did our first weekly reflection on both our Academic and Behavioral Medals and Missions!  They are in student binders, but they will need these on Monday so please make sure they stay in binders!   Next week we will begin tracking these during the week so we can see how we are progressing with our positive behavior.

That's all for now-Enjoy the weekend!

Jaclyn Karabinas