Week 5
Class Notes
It was great to see so many parents at Curriculum Night last Wednesday. Thank you for coming! Click HERE to view my slides from the presentation.
We will continue with Bend 1 of our writing unit: Crafting True Stories; Becoming a Storyteller on the Page. We will work on finding ideas for stories by brainstorming people and places that matter to us.
In Readers Workshop we will interview our reading partners and focus on four teaching points: 1. Good readers can read and talk about books with another person. 2. Reading partners can make reading better for one another. 3. Good readers give themselves a comprehension check to make sure they understand what they are reading. 4. Good readers always think to themselves while they read.
We completed Unit 1 of Fundations (closed syllables and close syllable exceptions) and will begin Unit 2 this week which focuses on suffixes. Click HERE for more information about Unit 2.
Math goals this week:
•Represent and solve multiplication problems involving equal groups.
•Understand multiplication in terms of equal groups.
We will be making Mindfulness Jars, fancy containers with colored water and floating glitter. A mindful jar is a tool to help all of us improve our mindfulness, and also very effective in helping us calm down when we feel ourselves leaving the "green zone." The GREEN ZONE describes a calm, alert state. We may be feeling happy, focused, content, peaceful, or calm in the Green Zone. The nervous system feels safe, organized, and connected in the Green Zone, helping us be primed to learn. Click here to learn more about Zones of Regulation.
Reflections Journals- Please write a response letter in your students Reflections Journal and return to school by Friday. Thank you!
Media: Our book swapping day is on Wednesdays--please help your child remember to bring their library books back then.
Scholastic Book Ordering
If you would like to order books through Scholastic, our online ordering code is DPC2T (purchasing online is required). Family Order Due Date: 10/11/23
SHOP OUR CLASS PAGE: https://orders.scholastic.com/DPC2T
SHOP FLYERS: https://clubs.scholastic.com/23
By building your home library with Scholastic, you will also be helping to build our classroom library. The more books students order, the more free books we get for our classroom library!
Special Subject Schedule
Monday -- Spanish and Music
Tuesday -- P.E.
Wednesday -- Media
Thursday -- Spanish and P.E.
Friday -- Art
Important Dates
September 25th - No School, Yom Kippur
October 4th- Early Release Day, 12:15 dismissal
October 9th- No School, Indigenous Peoples Day
October 18th- Early Release Day, 12:15 dismissal
Created 9/2023
Jennifer_ramras@needham.k12.ma.us