Dear Parents and Guardians,
I hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to share an update about what we will be doing in our classroom during the week of March 23rdโMarch 27th. ๐ธ. I hope everyone had a restful and fun filled Spring Break! My family and I went to Buffalo, NY, and we experienced Niagra Falls for the first time. It was so serene and amazing to see in person ๐!
๐ ๐ Special Olympics Update:
We are excited that Special Olympics is coming up on Tuesday, April 7th! Our students are looking forward to this special event. I am also proud to share that I had the opportunity to design the shirts for our entire Special Olympics team and grade levelsโour students will look amazing as they represent our school! ๐Our students will wear these shirts to the Special Olympics (please see below).
Progress Reports:ย
I have completed progress reports, and they will be sent out this week so that you can see any progress that your child has been making towards his or her IEP goals. Report cards also go out March 26th. Please sign and return back to me.ย
๐๐ Classroom Expectations Refresher:
This week, we will be taking time to review and refocus on expectations across all school settings. This includes:
โข Classroom expectations ๐ซ
โข Cafeteria behavior ๐ฝ๏ธ
โข Playground expectations ๐
โข Related Arts (specials) expectations ๐จ๐ถ
This refresher will help ensure students are making positive choices and finishing the school year strong!
๐ ๐ท Reminders:
Please continue to check ClassDojo for updates and communication regarding your childโs progress and behavior. Please also check www.knowmyday.com and your child's communication folders for communication for weekly updates for behavior and progress.ย
Below are the educational objectives we will focus on this week:
๐ธ Social Emotional Learning:
Students will review expected behaviors in different school settings and practice making positive choices. We will also start practicing for the Special Olympics coming up.ย
๐ผ Life Skills:
Students will practice appropriate behaviors in real-life scenarios, including cafeteria, playground, and transitions between activities.
โ๏ธ๐ Writing:
Students will continue working on writing 3โ5 sentence paragraphs with a focus on capitalization, punctuation, and complete thoughts.
๐๐ท Reading:
โข Pre-readers: Focus on phonics skills and letter-sound recognition in small groups.
โข Readers: Practice reading comprehension and answering WH-questions about texts.
โโ Math:
Students will continue practicing addition and subtraction strategies using number lines, manipulatives, and ten frames.
๐ฑ๐ฌ Science:
We will continue exploring Spring concepts, including weather changes and how the environment changes during this season.
๐๐ค Social Studies:
Students will review community expectations and appropriate behaviors in different environments.
Thank you for your continued support of our classroom. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I truly appreciate all you do to help your child succeed!
Sincerely,
Ms. Hughes ๐ธ๐
