The digital planners for this week can be accessed by clicking the link below:
Boelter/Young AM Digital Planner (if your student start their day with Ms. Boelter in the morning): Boelter Young Digital Planner
Young/Boelter AM Digital Planner (if your student start their day with Mr. Young in the morning): Young Boelter Digital Planner
Curriculum
We are ready to get this week started. Last week, we learned SO much, and took our first summative math assessment. Your kids worked hard. We’re using that momentum as we push into a more rigorous unit on place value including decimal and fractional values, and understanding decimal and fraction values in relationship to powers of 10.
In science, we will continue to better understand the brightness in starlight and how that relates to the star’s distance form the earth.
Tomorrow, I will continue to meet with students to discuss their score on the math assessment. With grading in mind, I wanted to share that one thing I really love about standards based grading is our ability to assess in multiple situations. This week, you’ll receive a link to a production report which shows how your student has performed with me, with their peers, and independently. Scores in the grade book must always be independent, but when students can solve math problems with their peers, they’re on the road to success, so I like to track that as well.
The math assessment rubric should be in your hands by Wednesday. I’ll send a dojo when it is in their Friday Folder. When you review them, please encourage them to celebrate their successes, as this is a year long learning cycle. We must master all of these skills by the end of 5th grade, and 5th grade just started.
We’ve also had some challenges as a group in specials and meeting expectations, but we feel we’re finally on track. Classroom and school expectations have been modeled, retaught, and reviewed in our first four weeks of school. We all know how to meet all of the successful expectations now. When students struggle in that regard, know I’ll reach out. If you ever have any questions, I’m always here.
Thanks for your continued support!
Important dates are below. Note that I dress like a pirate on Talk Like A Pirate Day, and we do Pirate themed math all day. 🙂
Important Upcoming Dates
- September 10 In N Out Restaurant Night
- September 13 International Dot Day
- September 16 – No School Staff Development Day
- September 18 – Picture Day
- September 19 – Talk Like A Pirate Day
- September 27 – Rock Your School Day
Ms. B. in Class 