We are doing so many things! All of the things are being done! This is actually quite true. Please accept my sincere apologies if we bombard you with thoughts, lessons, ideas, home incorporation of in school concepts, and a whole lot of learning.
Things I need from you…please and thank you! I mean the thank you now, too, and then. Without you, this doesn’t work.
- A cookie recipe. (Trust me, I do not care if you make it. You can print off one from the internet for chocolate chips or oatmeal and bring in store bought cookies. Only bake if you love baking. You have enough on your plate). But, if I don’t get a recipe from you by around Tuesday, I’ll likely pick some recipes for the students and we’ll get the project running.
- Would you like to come read to our class? Some of you have already done this, but it really does help me plan for day in which parents or grandparents will be in to read. There are only three or four questions…. maybe five, but two of them require one word answers, and there are multiple choice options. Please do this. 🙂 Just click on the link and you can sign up and help me better know your family traditions. Holiday Questions
- Spiddddermaaaaan. I’ve had a few folks say that the 15 works for them and the 22 does not work for them. Please let me know which days are best. I’m happy to go to this movie twice with your students. Spider-Man… Which Day?
Classwork: This week, my class will complete Informational Text Compare and Contrast standards. We have completed telling time to the minute and will work on calculating elapsed time through a few different strategies. We know that one strategy works better for all of us, but we do ask students to dip their toe into even those they may not like as sometimes we find the best one for us in that pond. We will review concepts learned in this unit throughout the year, but the end of explicit instruction will be this week. In writing, we are making our way through our first guided performance task and students will complete a second one on their own this week.
As we get closer to more and more holidays, I will do my best to tie activities to the themed days chosen for us. Those days are:
Homework for the week (note, this is the paper pack. Students who do digital homework receive a one page log on which they can log which programs they are using to complete their homework. If anything is unclear, let me help you. )
Ms. B. in Class 