Parents,
Last week students took two very important mock STAAR benchmarks--Math and Reading. This week, students will take the Writing benchmark on Wednesday.
The Week at a Glance!
Monday and Tuesday→ Students will be given the opportunity to track their reading scores from last week and see which skills they need to strengthen. For writing/revising and editing practice, students will review two passages on Revising and Editing, and we will discuss CUPS--a labeling strategy for revising and editing questions. In preparation for this week’s benchmark, talk with your students about the following topics: topic sentences, supporting details, concluding statements (final thought), MINTS, FANBOYS, rules of dialogue, etc. Students should be able to talk with you about each topic.
Wednesday→ Please remind students to only bring their lunch and two sharpened pencils on Wednesday, February 11th.
Thursday→ There will be a substitute in my class because all 4th grade teachers are required to use that day for grading the expository essay portion of the Revising and Editing Test.
Friday→ We will review our missed questions on the Revising and Editing, receive feedback on expository essays and celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Celebration: On Friday, February 13th, we will spend about 20-25 minutes of class celebrating Valentine’s day. Students will have the opportunity to exchange valentine’s cards and candy with other students. Parents (and students) are not required to provide anything for the class, but students are allowed to if they wish.
We will resume homework as usual on February 16th, 2014.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please text, call or email.
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