October bluster,
Reading - Our first Home Reading assignment is due tomorrow. I hope you know what I'm talking about. If a child fails to complete the assignment at home, I will request that he/she do so in class at lunch. I hope you enjoyed listening to your child read. Fun, huh? Just a reminder that reading MAP testing is scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. I intend to pass along your child's performance results.
Writing - All students turned in drafts of the Nothing Ever Happens at Whatcom. I am just about finished reading them. This is a formative assessment (practice score) in the traits of ideas and word choice. I will post the scores in Zangle as practice. I have launched a new writing opportunity with a focus on organization. Wendall and Floyd's New Adventure is an opportunity to practice writing a plan and focussing attention on a strong beginning, a detail rich middle and strong close.
Spelling - I conducted a spelling inventory today with one group. I intend to administer the test for the second group tomorrow. I asked the students to spell thirty one words. I will analyze their spelling accuracy and determine where I can be provide support using word sorts from the curriculum Words Their Way.
Social Studies - Our vocubulary this week included latitude, longitude, hemisphere, and equator. Using these terms and more the students are locating their invented civilization on a continent. During the weeks ahead we will explore agriculture, government, family, culture, agriculture, domestication and more. Students are choosing a location on the earth near fresh water to locate a civilization.
Thanks,
Tim Lucy
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