Team Urban,
It is hard to believe that November is almost upon us! Speaking of November, please remember that November 2nd is the end of the first trimester and AR deadline. October assessment logs will go home sometime this week.
I appreciate all of you who have already signed up for conferences and finding a time slot convenient for you.
As report card season is upon us, please keep in mind that ILCS assesses on end of the year mastery. This means that we are working towards mastery by the end of third grade. Many kiddos will not meet end of the year mastery in the first trimester and could very well be a 2 in areas, as they work towards that end of year mastery of a 3. Keep in mind when looking at assessment logs, the % score is composed of several standards assessed in that test to come up with a total score. For example, a Reading Test is made up of several reading, writing, or language standards. Within those standards being assessed, there can be a standard or so that a student is not showing mastery even though an 80% is achieved.
Here are some pictures of students working on math word problems using a brace map for their thinking.
Homework
Due Daily: Math fact practice
Due on Friday:
80 minutes (4 entries) in Reading Log
"Turn In" Google Classroom writing
Remember to study spelling based on your child's pretest
ELA:
Read: Begin chapter book reading of The Year of Miss Agnes
Discussing how readers use evidence from texts to understand what they read, and discuss how writers include characters dialogue and actions to affect the events in a story.
Conventions: adverbs
Spelling: consonant blends
1. splash
2. throw
3. three
4. square
5. scream
6. strike
7. street
8. split
9. splurge
10. thrill
11. strength
12. squeak
13. throne
14. scratch
15. squeeze
Challenge words
16. squid
17. squander
18. arthritis
19. instrument
20. strategy
Math:
Continue Topic #5: Fluently multiply and divide within 100
Science: Environmental traits
Dates to remember:
Monday, Oct. 29th: Field Trip Arrive at school at 6:30am in rm 5
Tuesday, OCt. 30th: APEX assembly
Wednesday, Oct. 31st: PJ day and Halloween celebration 11-1
Friday, Nov. 2nd: AR deadline
Friday, November 9th: Patriot's Day
Friday, November 9th: 1st trimester awards assembly
Monday-Tuesday November 12-13 No School
Tuesday, November 13th: Conferences begin
Have a great week Team Urban!
It is hard to believe that November is almost upon us! Speaking of November, please remember that November 2nd is the end of the first trimester and AR deadline. October assessment logs will go home sometime this week.
I appreciate all of you who have already signed up for conferences and finding a time slot convenient for you.
As report card season is upon us, please keep in mind that ILCS assesses on end of the year mastery. This means that we are working towards mastery by the end of third grade. Many kiddos will not meet end of the year mastery in the first trimester and could very well be a 2 in areas, as they work towards that end of year mastery of a 3. Keep in mind when looking at assessment logs, the % score is composed of several standards assessed in that test to come up with a total score. For example, a Reading Test is made up of several reading, writing, or language standards. Within those standards being assessed, there can be a standard or so that a student is not showing mastery even though an 80% is achieved.
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| A recent reading test pictured above shows five students and their final scores to the left. The fraction listed under each common core standard show the correct answers over the total number of problems of that standard in the test. As you can see, most have a standard they have yet to show mastery on in some standards. This is just one snapshot of what I am looking at over multiple assessments for the trimester. |
Here are some pictures of students working on math word problems using a brace map for their thinking.
Homework
Due Daily: Math fact practice
Due on Friday:
80 minutes (4 entries) in Reading Log
"Turn In" Google Classroom writing
Remember to study spelling based on your child's pretest
ELA:
Read: Begin chapter book reading of The Year of Miss Agnes
Discussing how readers use evidence from texts to understand what they read, and discuss how writers include characters dialogue and actions to affect the events in a story.
Conventions: adverbs
Spelling: consonant blends
1. splash
2. throw
3. three
4. square
5. scream
6. strike
7. street
8. split
9. splurge
10. thrill
11. strength
12. squeak
13. throne
14. scratch
15. squeeze
Challenge words
16. squid
17. squander
18. arthritis
19. instrument
20. strategy
Math:
Continue Topic #5: Fluently multiply and divide within 100
Science: Environmental traits
Dates to remember:
Monday, Oct. 29th: Field Trip Arrive at school at 6:30am in rm 5
Tuesday, OCt. 30th: APEX assembly
Wednesday, Oct. 31st: PJ day and Halloween celebration 11-1
Friday, Nov. 2nd: AR deadline
Friday, November 9th: Patriot's Day
Friday, November 9th: 1st trimester awards assembly
Monday-Tuesday November 12-13 No School
Tuesday, November 13th: Conferences begin
Have a great week Team Urban!
