Week of October 23-27
Greetings!
Just the Basics:
Social Studies: We are continuing our study of geographical regions.
ELA:
This week, we will begin our new novel! It's another realistic fiction story with some great opportunities for researching some topics and diving into theme.
Our grammar focus for the week is prepositions, commas, run-on sentences, and dialogue.
We will continue writing our narratives.
Independent Work Reminder:
Along with Read and Write 15 (detailed again below), another consistent part of our Independent Work each week is completing iReady Reading. The requirement each week is to complete 45 minutes in lessons AND pass 1 lesson. More than that is fine; anything less results in a 0/5 for that week as I do not accept this assignment late. These requirements must be completed by the morning of the last day of the school week.
Read 15: Students are required to read for 15 minutes each day, which may be completed during our Independent Work time. If it is not, they will do it for homework.
Write 15: Students will free write in their composition notebooks for 15 minutes for the assigned amount of times that week (this upcoming week, they are writing 3 times). Currently, this and the iReady requirements are the only assignments that I will not accept late. I will collect composition notebooks Friday morning, so the writing must be done before then.
Grades
Just a note on where I come from when it comes to reporting on learning in report cards:
I feel strongly that setting my students up for success requires me to have high expectations and to provide them with something to strive for. Sierleja ELA grades are earned, not given. I would be doing no one any favors by inflating a grade, or indicating a child is on par when they are not. When you receive your child's report card, please reach out with any questions. Especially since the grades in ELA are not traditional grades, it can be a challenge to interpret just what they mean. If you do have questions, please let me know a good time to call you, as the explanation of these grades is easier given verbally.
Thank you for the support you give your child each day!