The Week of November 24th

Hello families!

We are now studying Fractions in Math class. We are beginning by reviewing naming, representing, comparing and ordering fractions. You can help your child by reviewing their work and helping them use correct mathematical terminology.

This week your child will have:
- 1 page of math homework each night
-corrections on last week's A-Z quiz (don't forget to correct the extended response)
-1 new levelled book to read for Thursday
-1 short text to be assigned Tuesday, due Friday. Topic: Our School is Special because....

Have a great week!
Kathy Napier

November 10 - 14th

This week your child will need to:

*read their A-Z book for Thursday

* complete 1 page of math each night except Friday

*read the Rememberance Day Newspaper arcticlesand complete the organizer in their Social Studies duotang

I need to ask for the A-Z book to be done and signed for Thursday so that I can correct the quizes and the children can correct and take a new book for the following weekend. There was a big improvement in scores from the first to second week of this program, I am happy to say! If your child is struggling, please read with them more than once during the week. If we don't see an improvement, they may need a lower level book.

This week I will be evaluting math progress. Please review good work habits with your child, and ask them what strategies and procedures for answering questions completely they have learned.

As always, we form a partnership to help your child. Thank you for taking the time to check on their work and ask them about what they are learning.

Have a great week,
Ms. Napier

RICKY RACCOON HOMEWORK

THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN PLANS!

For Wednesday and Thursday night, there will be no math homework so that we can work on our Ricky Project. Please see the class blog for more details.

STILL NEED TO READ THE BOOK AND DO THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER - GREEN PAGE.

Best,
Kathy Napier

Nov 3rd: Homework for Parents and Students!

Hello Families,

This week I am asking parents to keep a close eye on our new leveled home-reading program. Students need to be able to manage the different steps with our help:

1 - read the book until the reading is fluent and the recall and comprehension are strong
*a parent must sign that the book was read (and asking questions will help build comprehension success)

** this week, fill in the graphic organizer about the book, writing in full sentences and PREFERABLY in cursive writing

2 - take a comprehension quiz (given by me)
3 - make corrections to the quiz
4 - when all corrections are made, sign out a new book

Still with me? I hope so! It can be a cumbersome program to administer, but I have seen such good results I believe it is worth the effort.

Students who read through the book quickly and with good comprehension may change their books more frequently.

So, for this week:

Leveled book: to be read and graphic organizer to be completed by Friday
Math: One page per night

Thank you for all your help, and have a great week!
Kathy Napier