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Weekly Class Routines (Subject to Change as Needed)

• Reading

  • A vocabulary assignment is given on Monday and due on Wednesday.

  • Students will be given time in class for workbook assignments, but if not completed during class time, they will be due the next day.

  • Weekly assessments and story quizzes will be on Fridays. These will be computerized.

• Language

  • Writing

    • Journals will be completed often throughout the week.

    • Larger formal writings will take place at the end of a unit.

  • Grammar

    • Worksheets will be used for students to practice skills introduced in class.

    • Morning language papers are completed as students arrive in the morning, and are checked when language class begins.

  • Spelling

    • Weekly word lists can be found in the green binder. These pages are blue.

    • Worksheets will be given to practice writing and using these words correctly.

    • Pretests are typically given on Wednesdays.

      • If a student gets a 100% on this pretest, he/she will not need to take the test on Friday.

    • Tests are usually given on Fridays.

• Math

  • A daily math page will be completed in the morning, and we will check it together at the beginning of math class.

  • Drops in the Bucket pages are assigned on Mondays and due on Fridays.

  • It is important to study math facts daily to improve fluency. This will make math assignments much easier and quicker to complete once longer multiplication and division problems are introduced.

Accelerated Reader

• This is the program that we use to assess our students' reading habits and abilities. Comprehension quizzes over the books your child reads will be computerized using a program known as Renaissance Place.

  • First Quarter Goal: 5 points

  • Second Quarter Goal: TBD

  • Third Quarter Goal: TBD

  • Fourth Quarter Goal: TBD

Book-It

• Students will fill out reading logs for each month. They must read 200 minutes to reach the monthly Book-It goal and to earn the Pizza Hut coupon.