We have a word wall in our class that will gradually include all the high frequency words or frequently misspelled words. Once we add them to our word wall, students are going to be responsible of spelling them correctly all the time.
The first word wall words are:
1. I
2. you
3. about
4. me
5. my
6. the
Students have a portable word wall stapled in their homework folders. Our first test will be on Friday, Aug. 20. Sentences will be dictated to the students. Word wall tests will also assess the language skills taught during that week. This week we will check for types of sentences, capitalization, and punctuation.
This week's academic goals are:
WRITING: Introduce how writers develop excellent ideas and how to have great ideas in their own writing. We will also be practicing cursive handwriting.
LANGUAGE:
- Review/Teach students how to write a friendly letter (including the 5 parts of a letter). You can use the Language book pgs. 146, and 166-167 as a reference.
- Review the 4 types of sentences (statement, command, question, and exclamation). Language book pgs: 2-9 can be used as a reference in order to reteach or practice.
READING: Teach students what good reader's do and how to choose "just right" books.
NOTE: All our academic goals are delivered to the students through a literacy framework that includes: Read alouds(the teacher reads and the students participate in discussions throughout the reading), Shared Readings (students read the text together following the teacher's guiding voice), Interactive Writing (we write together, sharing the pen), Independent Reading and Writing (students work and apply their knowledge independently). The students will learn about these strategies and their procedures in the first few weeks of school. Later on, we will be start using Interactive Editing, Literacy Centers, and Small Group Instruction.
Special Announcements:
1. This week students will start working on homework from Monday-Thursday. We will start with their daily Reading Logs and Math. Every night students must read for 20 minutes, record the title of the book they read, the author, and page numbers. This will be part of the daily homework. They will have a Math assignment from Monday-Thursday too. Please check that the homework is completed and sign the assignment book every day. It is school policy this school year that a missing signature in the Assignment Book will be considered missing homework.
2. REMINDER: 3-A's Open House is Monday, August 16 from 2:45-4:00p.m. Please be here to visit your child's class, meet the teachers, and learn ways to help your child have a successful year in 3rd grade.
3. Make sure your child wears the proper American School uniform every day.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Lila Paredes
