Miss Branchick's Newsletter
January 11-15, 2016
Golden Tray Winners
New Daily Schedule
7:25-7:50 am Morning Routine/Breakfast
7:50-8:30 am Writing
8:30-8:35 am Snack/Restroom Break
8:38-9:23 am Specials
9:25-9:30 am Restroom Break
9:30-10:30 am Math
- 9:30-11:10 Extended Math on M/W/F
10:30-11:10 am Social Sciences (only on T/Th)
11:15-11:35 am Lunch
11:35-11:55 am Recess
12:00-12:40 pm RTI/Reading Stations
12:45-2:15 pm 90-minute reading block
2:15-2:25 pm Afternoon Routine/Dismissal
Report Cards
Inside your child's report card envelope is an attendance sheet from the office. I calculated my own attendance month-to-month and recorded that on the report card. After I had copied the report cards the office printed these attendance sheets out for us. If there are any discrepancies, please know that the office sheet is the most accurate. If you have any questions about attendance, please contact Mrs. Siddons or Mrs. Smith during regular school hours.
Also in your child's report card envelope is an updated score sheet. I have included the SRI, SMI, Acuity, and Math Fact Mastery scores for your child. If you have any questions about their data, please let me know and we can find a time to discuss.
After School Tutoring
I am on this list and have availability to tutor. I am currently only tutoring in math (because I love math and frankly I would teach this all day if I could). I can also recommend someone who would best fit with your child from the list.
This week in room 506
Math-
Miss Branchick's Math Class-
Unit 12 Time and Temperature
Monday- Vocab/Lesson 17-5 Temperature and 17-1 Time to the Half and Quarter Hour
Tuesday- Lesson 17-2 Time to the Minute
Wednesday- Lesson 17-3 Units of Time and 17-4 Elapsed Time
Thursday- Lesson 17-6 Working Backwards
Friday- Real World Problems and Review
Monday- Review/Practice
Tuesday- Assessment
Standards:
3.M.2- I can choose/use units/tools to estimate/measure length, weight, and temperature.
3.M.3- I can tell and write time to the nearest minute.
Social Studies:
Chapter 3- Communities Build a Nation- Planning with the End in Mind.
Tuesday, Jan. 5th- Lesson 1- America's First People
Thursday, Jan 7th- Lesson 2- Early Explorers
Tuesday, Jan 12th- Lesson 3- Early Spanish Communities
Thursday, Jan 14th- Lesson 4- Early French Communities
Tuesday, Jan 19th- Lesson 5- Early English Communities
Thursday, Jan 21st- Lesson 6- Creating a New Nation
Tuesday, Jan 26th- Review
Thursday, Jan 28th- Assessment
Standards:
3.3.11- Describe how Native Americans and early settlers adapted to and modified the environment.
3.1.2- Explain why and how the local community was established and identify its founders and early settlers
3.1.4- Give examples of people, events and developments that brought changes to your community and region
3.1.5- Create timelines that identify events in regions of the state
3.2.2- Know the significance of fundamental democratic principles and ideals
Writing-
We will be starting our Persuasive Unit- also called Opinion or Argumentative. This unit will last for the month of January.
Standards:
3.W.1- I can write routinely over a variety of time frames.
3.W.2.1- I can write neatly in print or cursive.
3.W.3.1- I can write persuasive compositions that:
-state the opinion in an intro statement/paragraph
-support the opinion with reasons in an organized way
-connect opinion and reasons using words/phrases
provide a concluding statement/paragraph
Reading-
Unit 3 Week 4-
- Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
- Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
- Genre: Literature- Expository Text
- Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words
- Phonics: Syllables with Final e
Standards:
3.RN.2.2- I can determine the main idea and key details of a text.
3.RV.2.4- I can use knowledge of suffixes to determine the meaning of words.
Spelling will continue this week, with the exception of a pretest. Students will receive spelling words tomorrow morning, along with a spelling choice board of suggested activities they can work on. We will take a spelling test on Friday morning.
Spelling- r-Controlled Vowels
misprint
misread
mistreat
miscount
misspell
precut
preheat
preplan
preview
presale
dishonest
dismounted
discover
disconnect
distrust
Vocabulary
effective- Something that is effective works well.
example- An example is a thing that is used to show what other similar things are like.
identical- Things that are identical are exactly the same.
imitate- If you imitate a person or animal, you try to be like that person or animal.
material- Material is the stuff used to make something.
model- If something is a model, it is a small copy of something.
observed- When something is observed, it is looked at closely.
similar- Similar things are alike but not exactly the same.
Homework Changes
My expectations will be explained to students tomorrow but I want to outline them below.
-Reading- Students will have reading homework if they do not finish a reading assignment in class, this could be station work or an independent reading reflection. If students do not have assignments to complete, they should read for 20 minutes. They may read anything they want, in their lexile range or not.
-Math- Students will have math homework if they do not finish a math assignment in class, this could be station work or lesson work from their packets. No matter what, students should be working on math facts each night for 5-10 minutes.
-Spelling- Students will have one spelling station a week during our RTI block to focus on spelling. All other practice they want to do should be done at home. The best spelling practice is to use their words in sentences/stories and not just writing them three times each over and over. A spelling choice board will continue to come home with students and as the year progresses, will become more challenging.
Scholastic Book Orders
Orders can be submitted any time you or I place an order because I have free shipping this year =)
Websites
- ScootPad
- TenMarks
- Acuity
- Tumblebooks (username northelementary / password books)
- MasteryConnect
- Symbaloo (username kbranchick@danville.k12.in.us / password room506) - this website has links to kid approved websites we use at school)
- IXL - a great website for students to practice skills from any subject!
Tumblebooks is registered for grades K-4 so North and South share.