Welcome to Second Term!

We wanted to take a moment to officially welcome you all back from Winter Break! We have many fun and exciting things planned for this term. Here are some of the highlights:

Literacy Workshop

This term we will be continuing with the Read to Self, Work on Writing, and Word Work sections of our Literacy Workshop.

Raz Kids

We will also be adding  Listen to Reading. This will mainly come through the use of an awesome online leveled reading program called Raz Kids.  Students will have multiple opportunities throughout the week to work on the Raz Kids program in the classroom. This program is also accessible to students at home. Log in information will be sent home later this week. All students encouraged to bring a set of headphones to school ASAP in order to fully interact with the program. We plan to introduce Raz Kids on Tuesday, January 16th.

Poetry Workshop

On Mondays and Tuesdays we will be focusing our writing lessons on Poetry and figurative language. We will also be continuing with Poetry Party every Tuesday.

Novel Study

Students will soon be starting their second Novel Study of the year. Mrs. Smith has a number of great novels picked out for each of the reading groups.

Home Reading

Please encourage your child to read for 20-30 minutes every evening and record the minutes on the calendar in their green Home Learning duotang.

Word of the Week

Due to time constraints in the classroom, we have shifted from Word of the Day to Word of the Week. Look for a new word in your child’s agenda every Monday night. Try to use the Word of the Week in your family conversations throughout the week.

There are many other fun and  interesting plans in the works for the rest of our year together. Stay tuned…

Reminder: Please send headphones to school as soon as possible.