Ms. Arnold's Weekly News
Week of 2-19-18
This Week
Tuesday: Lexia; gym
Wednesday: Lexia; computers
Thursday: Lexia; gym
Friday: red folders come home; spelling test; new spelling list comes home
Due Dates/Upcoming
Friday, February 23rd: Keicher Lock-In 6-9pm
Tues, February 27th: Reading Month
Monday, March 12th: No School (teacher PD day)
Wed, March 14th: 3rd grade music progrm (2:30 & 6:30)
Fri, March 23rd: Keicher Lock-In 6-9pm
Fri, March 30th: No School
Weekly Learning Targets
Reading:
On a daily/weekly basis, students get focused lessons on good reading habits, fluency and comprehension, shared reading, book of the day read-alouds, conferencing, a variety of reading skills and strategies, the tools in the classroom to help them, choice reading, content area reading, goal setting, booktalks and book trailers, and author and genre discussions and reflections. As the year progresses, students will be building a reading portfolio on SeeSaw as well as creating Greenscreen and Stop Motion videos on their favorite books in hopes to persuade other readers to read that book. I will continue to communicate our learning targets each week.
Ongoing Reading Learning Targets...
-I can pick a just fit book that's just right for me using the IPICK Strategy.
-I can practice good reading habits by rereading to check my comprehension.
-I can demonstrate my comprehension through writing which includes providing evidence from the text to support my thinking. (summarizing-reflecting and discuss-evidence)
-I can track my character's names to better understand what I read.
-I can practice my accuracy, expression, smoothness, and pace of reading to become a more fluent reader.
-I can use transition words to help write an organized and detailed book summary.
-I can use the tools/resources in the world to help me learn more about books, genres, and authors that are available to me. (libraries, stores, Google Images, Amazon, Kids Choice Awards, classmate recommendations, author websites, etc.)
-I can identify the problem(s) that my characters are facing and how they solve them in my story.
-I can make connections (text to self, text to text, text to world) to what's happening in my story, to my character's, and the settings in my story.
-I can make predictions to what's happening in my story, to what my character's say, think, act, or react, and to where my characters are going throughout the story.
This Week's Reading Learning Targets...
-I can make inferences while I read.
-I can infer my characters' feelings.
-I can infer my characters' traits.
This Week's Writing Learning Targets...
-I can write a persuasive book talk and use Greenscreen to share my talk with other readers.
-I can use a 4-square organizer to draft/plan/organize my opinion paragraph.
-I can write a opinion paragraph that includes my opinion and reason/examples to support my opinion on a topic of my choice.
Math Learning Targets: (unit: multiplication and division)
-I can explain what multiplication means. (groups of or rows of)
-I can explain what division means.
-I can solve for the product using equal groups, repeated addition and an array.
-I can solve for the quotient using the partitioning strategy (equal groups) and repeated subtraction.
-I can fluently multiply and divide up to 100. (basic facts).
Side Note:
Students will not have science and social studies unit tests throughout the year nor will they have homework in those areas. Math is the only subject where students will have some homework but never on a weekly basis. At the end of a math unit, students will have a study guide to complete at home prior to the unit test. Writing pieces are not sent home until the end of the unit. Our first piece, the narrative, takes most if not all of the first trimester. Students will post work on SeeSaw often. My hope is that SeeSaw will help keep you informed on what your child is doing in school on a regular basis in the classroom.
***Social Studies content standards are mostly covered in the third trimester.
I-Chart Problem-Solving Steps Shown Below
Multiplication and Division Sentences
Multiplication Strategies
Arrays and the Commutative Property
Division Strategies
List #17 (plural nouns)
1. years
2. twins
3. trays
4. states
5. ashes
6. foxes
7. inches
8. flies
9. cities
10. ponies
11. bunches
12. alleys
13. lunches
14. cherries
15. daises
16. heroes
*Tests are on Fridays on SpellingCity!
*Pleaes note: If your child is absent on a Friday, please have them take their spelling test at home on the weekend (on Spelling City)! Thank you!
Keicher Newsletter
Special Note From the Administration Office For MC Parents/Families
Attention MC Families,
If you have any TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, for ex. changing bus stops, adding students to a bus, or needing your student to ride a different bus home, PLEASE CONTACT THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICE DIRECTLY @ 517.867.5713.
All school personnel are instructed to FORWARD any questions, issues or requests to the TRANSPORTATION OFFICE.
Also, if you would like your student to ride another bus home or get off at a different stop, you MUST call to the TRANSPORTATION OFFICE in a timely manner.
Jr/Sr High: no later than 1:00pm
Arnold/ Keicher: no later than 3:00pm
If you call AFTER these times, there will be NO guarantee your student will be allowed to ride or get on/off a unauthorized bus /location.
Thank you for your cooperation and help with this matter.
BOX TOPS! BOX TOPS! PLEASE COLLECT YOUR BOX TOPS!
Ms. Arnold
Email: Stacy.Arnold@mccardinals.org
Website: smore.com
Location: Keicher Elementary School, Broad Street, Michigan Center, MI, United States
Phone: 5177645200
Facebook: facebook.com/KeicherArnold
Twitter: @MsArnoldClass3