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Provide homework assistance when asked, or if necessary, and praise independent effort
Remember, homework is a review of the work that has been taught in class. Teacher's use it as another opportunity to see the child’s understanding of the work
Establish routines such as a consistent time and place to complete homework, with all necessary tools available.
Read with your child EVERY DAY!
Check the homework folder daily, even on Friday, and respond to teacher notes, notices, and permission slips in a timely manner. Send all correspondence to the teacher, lunch money, etc. in the daily folder.
Establish and maintain frequent and open communication with your child’s teacher.
Classroom Volunteers read to children, assist teacher and students during the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop, with special projects, or school events.
Chaperone a field trip! Prior notification of upcoming trips and approximate costs will be given. Parent Role for Field Trips: student safety, facilitation of learning and interaction with students.
Ms. Austin - Room 1
Ms. Leggiadro - Room 2
Ms. Rubeck - Room 3
Ms McGee - Room 4
Ms. Valendra - Room 5
Literacy
DRA Proficient Levels: Fall – 3, Winter – 12, Spring – 18.
Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop:
Non-fiction, Author Study, Narrative, Poetry
Oral Language Development
Vocabulary Development
Application of Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Comprehending Text
How to Study Literature
Math: Everyday Mathematics
Numbers & Numeration: counting; reading and writing numbers; investigating place value of whole numbers; exploring fractions and money.
Operations & Computation: learning addition and subtraction facts, fact families and extended facts; beginning informal work with properties of numbers and problem solving.
Data & Chance: collecting, organizing, and displaying data using tables, charts and graphs.
Measurement & Reference Frames: using tools to measure length, capacity, and weight; using clocks, calendars, timelines, thermometers, and ordinal numbers.
Geometry: exploring 2-dimensional shapes (squares, triangles, rectangles) and 3-dimensional shapes (pyramids, cones, prisms).
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra: exploring attributes, patterns, sequences, relations, and functions; finding missing numbers and rules in problems; studying properties of operations (addition & subtraction).
Social Studies & Science
Neighborhoods and Communities:
Myself, my family, my school community, my city.
Community celebrations around the world.
Physical Science:
Balance & motion
Air and Weather
Life Science:
Metamorphosis: Life cycles of insects