Hello Everyone!
Today is the first day we wrote in our agendas. It can be tricky getting used to the lines/boxes, so I'm going to post homework here as well for the first few times. We filled in all of the homework for the rest of the week.
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Homework:
Reading:
Your student should be reading about 15 minutes (or more!) every day, and logging what they read in their blue My Reading Life folder. This is the "Log & Read" you should see in their agenda. JR Spot is their "Just Right" spot that they chose on the first day of school for homework. It is OK if this sometimes changes, it is just to encourage picking a good reading place (ie: not in front of the TV, in a loud or distracting area of the home, etc.)
You'll also see "Reading WS" on Wednesday and Thursday. These will be given out on those days, but you know they'll be coming. All reading homework will be kept in their blue "My Reading Life" folder as well.
Social Studies:
You'll see that we wrote in "Govt. (Government) Test Sept. 15th" in the agenda. We have been informally discussing government with our first few days of school such as rules, leadership, being a good citizen, etc. but have not formally filled in any notes about this in school yet. The students will start bringing home their Social Studies notebooks/study guides next week.
However, if you are interested in looking ahead you can find all study guides linked here on my blog in the sidebar to the right!
Extra:
At the bottom of the agenda page, you'll see and empty "extra" box. Here is where I have them write any other notes not related to classroom subjects. I had them write in the days they need to remember PE this week since we are still getting used to the schedule.
*They WILL have PE next TUESDAY, Sept. 5th. We do not normally have it on Tuesdays, but next week we have a Monday Schedule in school since we are not in school on Labor Day.
Our typical PE days are Monday, Thursday, and Friday.
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In other news, check out my Twitter for a few pictures of us getting used to our Flexible seating! As of now, they are using them at certain times during the day. The kiddos will get more and more opportunities to use them over the coming weeks as we learn procedures and best ways to use our flexible seating. So far, they seem to love it! If you'd like to contribute to our flexible seating options, check out our classroom wishlist for some ideas!
I hope everyone is enjoying getting back to school! If at any time you have questions or concerns, please email me at rstrong@lcps.org
Smiles,
Mrs. Malley :)
Today is the first day we wrote in our agendas. It can be tricky getting used to the lines/boxes, so I'm going to post homework here as well for the first few times. We filled in all of the homework for the rest of the week.
-----
Homework:
Reading:
Your student should be reading about 15 minutes (or more!) every day, and logging what they read in their blue My Reading Life folder. This is the "Log & Read" you should see in their agenda. JR Spot is their "Just Right" spot that they chose on the first day of school for homework. It is OK if this sometimes changes, it is just to encourage picking a good reading place (ie: not in front of the TV, in a loud or distracting area of the home, etc.)
You'll also see "Reading WS" on Wednesday and Thursday. These will be given out on those days, but you know they'll be coming. All reading homework will be kept in their blue "My Reading Life" folder as well.
Social Studies:
You'll see that we wrote in "Govt. (Government) Test Sept. 15th" in the agenda. We have been informally discussing government with our first few days of school such as rules, leadership, being a good citizen, etc. but have not formally filled in any notes about this in school yet. The students will start bringing home their Social Studies notebooks/study guides next week.
However, if you are interested in looking ahead you can find all study guides linked here on my blog in the sidebar to the right!
Extra:
At the bottom of the agenda page, you'll see and empty "extra" box. Here is where I have them write any other notes not related to classroom subjects. I had them write in the days they need to remember PE this week since we are still getting used to the schedule.
*They WILL have PE next TUESDAY, Sept. 5th. We do not normally have it on Tuesdays, but next week we have a Monday Schedule in school since we are not in school on Labor Day.
Our typical PE days are Monday, Thursday, and Friday.
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In other news, check out my Twitter for a few pictures of us getting used to our Flexible seating! As of now, they are using them at certain times during the day. The kiddos will get more and more opportunities to use them over the coming weeks as we learn procedures and best ways to use our flexible seating. So far, they seem to love it! If you'd like to contribute to our flexible seating options, check out our classroom wishlist for some ideas!
I hope everyone is enjoying getting back to school! If at any time you have questions or concerns, please email me at rstrong@lcps.org
Smiles,
Mrs. Malley :)
