Weekly Gazette-September 1-5th

What is My Child Learning This Week?

• Reading-sequencing; vocabulary development (context clues)
  
• Writing- how to use a checklist; generating ideas for writing
  
• Math-adding doubles; addition strategies
  
• Word Wall Words-boy, children, cousin, girl, nice
  
• Social Studies-map skills; characteristics of a community
  

Tests and Quizzes

• Sequencing quiz on Tuesday, September 2nd. (rubric sent home Monday, Sept. 1st)
  
• Math Timed test on doubles Friday, September 5th. Students will have four (4) minutes to answer twenty-five (25) problems. 
  
• Word Wall test Friday, September 5th. 
  

Important Dates/Reminders

• Students will begin taking Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA) this Monday. Please make sure your child gets enough rest and a good breakfast all week! :) 

• Summer Reading Projects are due Tuesday, September 2nd. 

• Please pay party money to Ms. Love, Ms. Jakobsen, or any of the room mothers if you have not done so. Thanks!

• Please check the Eagle Courier and the monthly calendar for upcoming events.

Welcome to 2B's Blog

Hello parents and students! This is Ms. Love! I am excited to introduce to you this alternative means of communicating important information pertaining to our classroom. Presently, a primary goal of the American School is to use as little paper as possible. Therefore, one of our classroom goals this year is to use less paper also. That means that as the school year continues, I will rely less on paper communication and will depend more upon this blog as a communication device of important upcoming dates and events in our school and our classroom. 

This blog will also serve as a means of displaying student work, and I will also share with you online websites that may be useful in helping to reinforce students' academic skills. 

This blog is interactive, meaning that parents can post comments and concerns relating to material published. Please peruse the blog! There's more soon to come! :)