It
has been exciting to see our routines and expectations become more of a habit
rather than practice. Our days have been filled with rich learning content and
opportunities for the students to share connections. Their ideas are powerful
and will continue to be as our year continues. Thank you families for your
continued support as we work together to make the weeks wonderful. Classdojo seems to be a hit as pictures are
shared and messages are sent. I appreciate you all getting connected!
Here and there:
·
We have reviewed the first 26 phonograms this week. We will
continue to introduce the next set. It would be a good idea to download and use
the Spalding app now to reinforce what we have be practicing at school. For
more information on the app use the link below. Use your app store to download.
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I look forward to more school days that start off with the entire
class turning in homework assignments. That was an exciting time!
·
SPIRIT DAYS start August 31st. Let’s show our
Franklin pride every Friday by wearing Franklin shirts or the color(s) red,
white, or blue.
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Please be on the lookout next week for a digital signup sheet
for fall conferences. There will be many
spots to choose from, please pick one that best fits your schedule. It will be
first come, first served basis. I look forward to sharing data and stories at
that time.
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Parent volunteers, we are happy to have you as you join us to
help. With that being said we value the
idea of being present while in class. This means that all cell phones will need
to be put away. If you need to take a phone call please do so in private. The
students hold responsibility for their learning, I value the opportunity to
teach your child, please hold the role of parent volunteer with pride and
presence. I enjoy seeing parents involved and with a purpose. We could not do what we do here at Franklin
without YOU! What a great class culture we create.
·
Those helping hands at home, I appreciate your time while
helping us prep for upcoming activities.
·
Looking for a crafty parent! I would like for us to have a giant
jar or large can to collect our box tops in. If you would love to take on this
project let me know on Dojo in a message.
·
Math work, I have been sending home the math classwork in their homework
folders (it looks similar to the homework page) as this is a great resource to
use if your child is struggling with concepts. I like to offer ways in which children
can have resources available to help them solve. We work on them for as much
time as we have or until I see that we are ready to move on to another skill/
activity. This may be the case for other subjects being sent home. Just be sure
to take out of the folder once home. It is not incomplete work, if there is
work that needs to be completed beyond homework it will be sent home and
assigned to the green homework sheet.
·
POETRY TIME! Please practice the circled poem title over the
next couple weeks as they will recite the poem of choice on August 30th.
·
August is the month for our class to focus on
responsibility! I am looking for
students who take obligations seriously as well as those who hold
accountability for their actions and attitudes. I cannot wait to award one
student at the end of the month.
A look at next week…
Spalding
As a class we will continue to take the time
to carefully and accurately write our letters. I see much improvement already! This
is an important skill as our work is reflected in our penmanship, it also helps
with the transition to cursive in later grades.
We will also start our OPR and WPR practices. It is time to download the
Spalding app and practice those assigned homework phonograms!
Reading
As
a class we will be reading informational texts as we reread stories, mark our
text, and find important information. Through these practices of close reading
we will become independent readers and text detectives. If you would like to
know more about close reading use the link below. The texts we will be using
will be in the form of short stories, read a louds, and maps! It is a great way
to incorporate our history studies and reading skills at the same time.
Math
Next
week will consist of more complex addition problems as we add three digits and
work with word problems.
Science
The
human body will continue with the muscular system as we make moving arms and
muscles out of paper.
History
How
fun the flag studies have been. We have reviewed the symbolic meaning behind
our flag, the influential people who created our flag, the color
representations, and much more. Next week we will continue with the pledge and
introduce a variety of symbols we will be studying over the unit.
Have
a nice weekend,
Ms.
Reger
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