December 9, 2013 Benchmark Assessments: We are taking the English Language Arts and the Math Benchmark Assessments
this eek! "lease enc#urage $#ur child t# d# his #r her best #n the assessment! %hese assessments c#&er the skills e ha&e g#ne #&er in class! %he Math Benchmark ill be c#m'uted int# $#ur child(s grade )#r the nine eeks! *eading: We ill read, +A ,$m'h#n$ #) Whales!- With this st#r$ e are re&ie ing h# t# use the te.t t# )ind ans ers! %here are )#ur t$'es #) /uesti#ns! %he )irst t$'e #) /uesti#n can be ans ered b$ '#inting t# the ans er #n a 'age! %he sec#nd t$'e #) /uesti#n can be ans ered b$ )inding the ans er #n multi'le 'ages! %he third t$'e #) /uesti#n can be ans ered b$ thinking ab#ut hat the auth#r said 0 rel$ing #n 'ri#r kn# ledge t# ans er the /uesti#n! %he )#urth t$'e #) /uesti#n is a higher1thinking /uesti#n2 m#re#&er, the students ill ha&e t# ans er this t$'e #) /uesti#n #n their # n! A*: %ime is inding d# n )#r the students t# ac/uire their A* '#ints! ,'elling W#rds: 3%est 4rida$5 thumb, gna , ritten, kn# , climb, design, rist, crumb, assign, rench, kn#t, rinkle, lamb, kn#b, knit, wrestler, bologna, cologne, honeycomb, knickknack 6rammar: 3Dail$ grade Wednesda$7%est %hursda$5 ,tudents must stud$ and learn the rules )#r the grammar skills e are stud$ing8 %his eek e ill learn ab#ut irregular &erb tenses! *e)er t# $#ur child(s 'a'ers )#r additi#nal rules that the$ are e.'ected t# learn! Math: 9#ntinue stud$ing multi'licati#n )acts each night )#r t ent$ minutes! We ill test #n the : )acts ne.t %hursda$ instead #) 4rida$! ; ill send #ut a re&ised multi'licati#n schedule a)ter the break! We ill als# take an assessment #n di&isi#n this eek! ,cience: ,tudents ere gi&en a stud$ guide last eek that e started #rking #n in class! Man$ students are telling me the$ are n#t stud$ing )#r their tests! ; 're'are the stud$ guides t# hel' them 'in'#int the in)#rmati#n that ill be #n the test! "lease hel' them 're'are! ; am sending h#me an article )#r $#u t# read, that gi&es ti's )#r 'arents t# teach their children h# t# stud$! Let me kn# i) $#u ha&e /uesti#ns! ,#cial ,tudies: 3%est 4rida$5 We ill begin learning ab#ut seat belt la s, air '#lluti#n la s, and s'eeding la s in the <nited ,tates! ; am gi&ing students a gra'hic #rgani=er t# rec#rd their n#tes! We ill ha&e an assessment ne.t eek! ; )eel that man$ #) the students ill en>#$ this t#'ic! <'c#ming ?e s: 3; anted t# send these reminders #ut again85 6raded 'a'ers ill n# l#nger be sent h#me #n M#nda$! ; ill send the 'a'ers h#me e&er$ %uesda$! ;) $#u ha&e ;nternet access $#u ma$ g# t# the )r#nt #))ice t# re/uest $#ur user name and 'ass #rd t# access the grade b##k at h#me! %he ne sletter ill be gi&en t# $#ur child #n M#nda$, 'lease ask them )#r it! ,e&eral students are n#t riting their names #n their 'a'ers, n#t turning in assignments, etc! ; ha&e gi&en e.tra c#'ies, reminded the students, $et this c#ntinues t# be a 'r#blem! ,tudents ill be assigned detenti#n i) this c#ntinues t# be a 'r#blem! Man$ assignments cann#t be c#m'leted at h#me, but ha&e t# be d#ne in the classr##m setting! 9hristmas Break1 December 231@anuar$ :1 ,tudents return #n @anuar$ A, 2013 Mrs! ,mith smith&Becs!k12!al!us
