Ms. Arnold's Weekly News
Week of 2-3-19
Here is our Class List for Valentine Cards
Valentine's Day Party
Time: 2:15pm-3:00pm
Activity: Pass out Valentine's, Rootbeer floats, & Choice Tech Time (if time)
Parents are welcome!
FYI: During this party, students are very busy most of this time passing out Valentine's! They sit and talk and eat mostly!
ALL VALENTINE'S NEED TO BE DONE PRIOR TO THE 14TH!
THEY WILL NOT HAVE TIME IN CLASS TO FILL OUT VALENTINE'S!
YES, THEY ARE WELCOME TO DECORATE A BOX TO PUT THEIR VALENTINE'S IN!
This Week
Mon: computers
Tues: gym
Wed: computers
Thurs: gym
Fri: no specials; CARDINAL CONNECTIONS
*11:25-12:10 Daily (Lunch/Recess)
*3:23 Dismissal
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.
This Week...
-Wrapping up our mid-year DRA testing! All students made great growth in fluency! Awesome job!
-I can work hard to meet my Lexia minutes by the end of the week.
-I am continuing to push myself in reading workshop aiming for my 10+ books this trimester.
This Week's Writing Learning Targets... (unit opinion paragraph)
-We have read many mentor-texts regarding opinions and point of views.
-I can choose an opinion and write it into a topic sentence.
-I can brainstorm 4 reasons why I have this opinion.
-I can brainstorm 4 supporting details that support my reasons.
-I can draft my opinion paragraph on the 4-square organizer.
-I can draft my opinion paragraph on lined paper.
Math Learning Targets: (intro to multiplication and division strategies)
-I can identify the different multiplication strategies.
-I can identify the different division strategies.
-I can draw a model to solve the problem.
-I can write the matching equation.
-I can draw the area models that represent the equation.
-I can practice in order to memorize my basic facts.
Science Learning Targets: (unit: fossils; animals through time)
-I can identify how some habitats change over time.
-I can identify fossil evidence.
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 could have some homework but never on a weekly basis. At the end of a math unit, students will have a 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. I will help keep you informed on what your child is doing in school on a regular basis.
***Social Studies content standards are mostly covered in the third trimester.
Keicher News
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Ms. Arnold
Email: Stacy.Arnold@mccardinals.org
Website: smore.com
Location: Keicher Elementary School, Broad Street, Michigan Center, MI, United States
Phone: 5177645200
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