2/26/2018 0 Comments Weekly Update...2/26/18Greetings families,
I hope that you all enjoyed your winter break! The children proudly shared what they did last week during our Y'all Know What About Winter Break this morning? This week in reading we will compare and contrast various versions of different folktales from different authors and cultures. During math we will review using various strategies to add with and without regrouping, but this time within 1000. For writing we will continue with our persuasive writing unit. Many parents have asked about weekly spelling tests to help students improve their spelling. The problem that I often run into with weekly spelling tests is that students only memorize the spelling of the assigned words for that week and don't really have an understanding of the actual spelling patterns presented. After a little research and consulting with other teachers, I believe I have come up with a solution to help our students continue to grow as spellers. Starting today, each Monday students will complete a pretest of 10 words that follow a specific spelling pattern (This week is Silent E). If students score 80% or more they will be assigned the challenge list to study throughout the week in class and at home. If students score below 80% they will be assigned the regular weekly list to study throughout the week at school and home. During class we will look closely at spelling patterns of words and sort words according to their spelling patterns together in small groups and independently, in addition to playing games on SpellingCity.com via my link https://www.spellingcity.com/users/ShiraBurns. Students are more than welcome to play these games at home too, but please be sure that they are playing games for their list. These games should be available for students tomorrow (2/27). On Fridays, within small groups students will complete their post test of the 10 words they studied throughout the week and 10 additional words that follow the weeks spelling pattern. The reason students will have 10 additional words on their spelling tests each week is to ensure they are applying the spelling pattern for that week and avoiding only memorizing the assigned words. For homework, you will notice a spelling sheet within your child's homework packet. Students are to complete all 4 spelling activities by Friday, when homework is due. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me. Have a great week, Mrs. Burns
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