The Kersey Chronicles
Rockstars Choosing to Matter in Room 25
The Benefits of Self-Directed Learning
This Week's Set List (Aug 22-26)
Week at a Glance/Skills for the Week:
LITERACY – We have been practicing and establishing good reading habits, and will begin our first unit on studying character behaviors in the coming days. Students love our 20-25 minutes of Read to Self every day!
WRITING – We are wrapping up our work with personal narratives, and will move on to fictional narratives for our next unit. Students love their writing time!
MATH – We are beginning Unit 2 this week, which focuses on
SPELLING – We will have the week 3 test this week on Thursday. Students have their spelling lists in their take home folders.
SCIENCE – No science this week.
SOCIAL STUDIES – We have started Unit 1, which explores Indiana's features - both the geography and the people.
TIPS - We have been using our TIPS time to practice 21st Century Skills and establish expectations for the school year. The 4 C's include Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking.
Upcoming Events
August 24th: Early Release Day, 2:30pm
August 25th: Scholastic Book Orders will be placed
September 5th: Labor Day, no school
September 16th: Tiger Trek