Tuesday, November 19th

Tuesday, November 19^th

Dear Parents,

Our class has earned another compliment celebration!  They voted to have a game hour.  Tomorrow, students are allowed to bring appropriate games from home that they would like to play together at school.  Students can bring electronic games.  These games will stay in students’ backpacks at all times outside of our game hour. 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

November 15th

Friday, November 15^th

Dear Parents,

I hope that you are well.  It is hard to believe that our first trimester is over.  Report cards are coming home today in your child’s Friday folder.  It would be wonderful if you can take some time to go over your child’s report card with them.  This provides an opportunity for you and your child to discuss celebrations and goals for improvement.  Please sign the report card envelope and return it early next week.  Thank you!

Students have been working diligently to publish their informational animal writing. This final draft comes after researching, drafting, revising, and editing.  They will be displayed in the hall by the end of next week.  Please stop by to read them if you have a chance.  Over the next few weeks, we will focus on writing strong paragraphs to respond to a writing prompt. 

Each week we discuss and practice reading strategies to help develop comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary.  Please ask students how they use their reading strategies to support their at home reading.  In the weeks to come, we are going to focus on summarizing the central ideas in texts through conversations and writing. 

Our Plant and Animal Life Cycles unit is coming to a close.  It has been amazing to watch and learn about the life cycles of frogs, butterflies, pea plants, and mealworms in our classroom. We will begin a social studies unit about regions when we return from Thanksgiving break.  

Students will be taking our second unit math test on Thursday of next week.  Students are now responsible for the multiplication and division facts 1-10s.  Math fact practice should become a regular part of your child’s homework routine.  Fast fact recall allows students to focus on more complex problem solving and in an imperative skill.  Our class website has some excellent online resources for math fact practice. http://mrsgalt.blogspot.com/ When we return from Thanksgiving break, we will begin our Measurement, Time, and Graphs unit.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your support.  It is an honor to work with your children each day. 

Sincerely,
Mrs. Aisha Galt