Maybe I will change today's title later. I need the students' help on this one! Today we took our weekly ELA/Reading Test. Before the test, we reviewed fragment and run on sentences. We also talked about how to read each question and answer with care. This is a skill that many kids will be working on this year. Finally, we reset the expectation for the short answer responses. We modeled how to build a strong response. We will get there! After reviewing today's results, I asked most kids to work on one or both of the responses. I added extra points to the original score.
Parents, students will bring Progress Reports home today. Please sign them and return them in the green folders. The Grade Book is open, and this is just a 5 week "snap shot." Many current grades have already changed in the last day!
I do not have any inside information about the possible Teachers Strike, and will be checking the News to find out whether or not we will be in 201 together on Tuesday. In the event of a Teachers Strike, there are several things that kids should do at home to keep their academic minds active:
- Practice those multiplication facts. Kids who don't know the facts "like that" are not as prepared to handle the more advanced problem solving that is a part of our math lives!
- Do ST Math
- Do IXL Reading and Math
- Read every day! If we are not in school, kids should be reading for an hour each day!
- Catch up with Brain Pop and Study Jams. Take the Brain Pop quiz of the day.
- Watch Bill Nye the Science Guy. Episodes are available on You Tube.
I will look forward to seeing all of the 201 Team members very soon! Please be aware that if there is a strike, I will not have access to my Cps email.
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