We are excited to be back in the swing of things! Hopefully, everyone had a great break with family and friends. I feel refreshed and ready for the next half of the year.
Our homework will be changing starting this week. In order to start preparing for the OAA in April, we will start reviewing skills that we have learned. On Mondays, we still have Number of the week, which is still due on Friday. We also will have an OAA-formated story from past tests to complete. Parents are encouraged to work on these skills with your kiddos. Tuesdays, we will practice language skills with worksheets about a robot called Mosh...this has been a favorite of my classes! They will also practice attacking word problems using different strategies. On Wednesdays, we will tackle OAA frequently tested skills, and practice a math skill from out practice book. On Thursdays, they will continue to practice those multiplication facts, and they can have a free reading evening! Over the weekend, I send home a short Read-Aloud worksheet that has comprehension tips for you to discuss. This looks like a lot of work, but hopefully it is reviewing skills we have mastered. This should only take 30-40 minutes each evening. If it gets to be frustrating, please let me know and we can discuss the best way for your child to review.
Next week is quarterly testing week. Our class will be busy reviewing what we learned right before break, and will be taking the test online again.
Thank you for getting you children to school on time every day! Hopefully the flu and runny noses are behind us(she said wistfully)and we can regain the Attendance Trophy that has eluded Room 17 lately!
As always, thank you for being a partner in your child's education. Involved parents make such a difference! Thank you, thank you.
