Sep 02 2008
Week of Sept. 2-5
Welcome back after the long weekend. I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day holiday! We are in week 4 of the first six weeks. Progress reports went home today and should be reviewed and signed. Please remember to return all graded papers to school. I am required to keep them at school. I do not mind if you want to keep them for an extra night so you can review them with your child.
Our Open House will be next Tuesday night from five to seven. This is a chance to come in and see what your child has been working on at school. You will also get to meet some of our fantastic support teachers as well. This is really not a time for a conference- I am going to be really busy meeting lots of parents- but I will be happy to answer any questions that you have. I added a new page with my conference times. Please also remember to join P.I.E.. This is our parent association that does many wonderful things for our school.
Homework looked fantastic this week! Thanks for all the hard work at home. I was also really impressed with how well the students performed on the Spelling test. We are going to be working on words with short i this week, and words with a final x. Our comprehension skill is realism vs. fantasy. This is a fun one to practice at home. When you are reading a story at home, ask your child if it is real or make believe, and have them tell you the different parts of the story that could be real or make believe. In grammar we are working on the naming parts of sentences, and in composition we will continue to work on writing good, strong sentences.
