The Sneak Peek
Sept. 9th, 2019
BOG
This Tuesday children will participate in the BOG. This beginning of year assessment will provide us with baseline data that we will share with you at conferences. We understand this is their FIRST TIME with a big test like this. I explained to the children it is much like a pre-assessment for 3rd grade. We do not expect them to know all of this information but it will let me know how I can best teach and work with each child independently.
It is my goal to provide a stress free environment where your child can perform at their personal best. I know that many children have a high level of stress about the BOG due to what they have heard, usually from other children. In addition to a good nights sleep and a good breakfast please give them great big hugs, they will need that as they dive into this uncharted territory.
Reading
This Week in Reading.....
We will be using the text: Rain School from the country of Chad and Nasareen's Secret School from Afghanistan. Children will be learning more about writing short constructed responses to answer questions about their self chosen research reading text.
During our word work time we will be learning more about prefixes, root words, and suffixes to help support vocabulary.