Parents, after reading through the announcements, please see the note regarding some added information.
Reading
This past week in Reading, students reviewed cause and effect, fact and opinion, and making inferences. Please encourage your son or daughter to talk about cause/effect relationships and fact vs. opinion in their daily conversation. Any time we can talk about an event and why it happened (cause/effect), students are able to learn more. Also, question them often on if a statement is a fact or an opinion. This week, students will be looking at nonfiction again. They will be asked to compare and contrast two similar passages. Students will also be asked to write appropriate summaries that include parts of the beginning, middle, end and the problem/solution.
Writing
Parents, last week we wrote an expository essay about our favorite activity to do outside. This week, we will write an argumentative expository paper on what the best class pet would be. Also, in conventions, we reviewed compound sentences, so always ask your students if they know how to combine two sentences using a FANBOY. This week, we will review topic sentences, thesis statements, supporting detail, concluding sentences, etc.
Sight Words
By this week, students should be familiar with the expectations. They need to write each word five times each, define each word, use each word in a sentence, and write the sight words using stairstep spelling. From now until STAAR, the sight words will have to do with prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
reapply
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reflection
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reacted
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realized
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reminded
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reformed
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rehydrate
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rejection
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repair
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reschedule
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replace
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required
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
After we take our February Benchmarks (Feb. 4--Reading and Feb. 11--Writing), I will be scheduling conferences with parents based on grades and what we need to do in order to prepare for the STAAR. Remember, if you ever want to meet otherwise, please feel free to call me.
Field Trip Fundraiser!
Parents, in the past 20 days, we’ve raised more than $200.00. People from Texas A&M University are donating surely but slowly, but remember that you and your friends/ family can donate as well. Check it out:
Last Few Notes:
Parents, there are a couple of things that I would like to address regarding students being prepared. I’ve talked with the students about doing what it takes to be successful and what it makes to not make excuses. Please make sure that your son or daughter has writing utensils before coming to school. I only give pencils out every three weeks. Two pencils for three weeks is plenty of time. Also, from now own, when a student says they don’t have anything to write with, I am going to tell them to find a way to solve the problem. Some students decide to take a zero on an assignment rather than ask a friend, use a pen/marker. It is very important that we hold them responsible for their educational success.
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