Jeffrey/Mead Team Blog
9/13 - 9/17
Math
Students are continuing to do frequent number talks focusing on addition and subtraction. Students will also be doing a computation check in soon. This will allow us to create small groups to give explicit computation instruction.
Calendar Grid and Calendar Collector have also continued in classrooms. Students have been making connections between the work we do in Number Corner and the work we do in our unit lessons.
Students have also learned math games during this time. Some games students have learned are Digit Place, Close to 100, and Pathways. These games give students opportunities to practice addition, subtraction and multiplication as well as get to know each other and practice cooperative skills.
This week in Unit 1 students focused on divisibility rules, factors and volume. Students worked on a problem solving task that asked them to create as many rectangular prisms as they could out of 24 cubes. Students used omnifix cubes to build prisms and worked together to find ways to organize their thinking.
Math Stars
Read Aloud
Writing
Students will continue to take word study assessments so we can determine instructional needs for groupings.
Reading
Reading assessments began last week and we will continue to do these through the end of September. We will be looking for each student's instructional level to guide our reading instruction.
Students in both classrooms will be doing a practice round of book groups. In this round the whole class will read the same book and we will model expectations for book discussions and reader's notebook responses. Students can get support reading the books by accessing the audio recording in Google Classroom.
Science
School Wide SEL
Lesson 2: My Plan
Summary
In next week’s lesson, your child will learn how to make an effective plan to reach a goal.
Try This at Home
Ask your child about their plan to reach their goal. What will they do? What will they need? Talk to them about how you can support them as they work toward their goal.
Snacks
Student Technology Tools
The following is a list of online programs students may use this year. Others could be added as the year progresses. Individual student password documents will be shared with students. We will be send home a permission form regarding student technology programs in the first weeks of school.
Safari Montage
Scholastic News
eSpark
BrainPop
Spelling City
Book Creator
Typing Club
IXL
Khan Academy
Prodigy
Masks
Students will need two masks at school everyday. Masks will need to be worn on the bus to and from school. They should also be worn at school except when eating and during mask breaks, which we all need!
FMS Newsletter
Four Winds
Celebrations
Early Dismissal Procedure
IMPORTANT! Procedure for Early Dismissal
In the event that your child needs to be dismissed early, the following protocol must be followed:
On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday - you must pick up by 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday- you must pick up by 1:00pm.
Send your child’s teacher and Kim Kedzierski (kkedzierski@ewsd.org) an email first thing in the morning letting them know what time your child needs to be dismissed, the reason why and the name of the person picking them up. Or, you can also call the attendance line at 879-6326 and leave a message stating your child’s name, time leaving, the name of the teacher, the reason why, and the name of the person picking them up.
When you arrive to pick up your child, please pull up to the front of the building and call Kim at 879-6326 to let her know you’re here
Important Dates
October 1 - FMS Fun Run
October 7 Afternoon/evening conferences
October 8- NO SCHOOL Parent Teacher Conference Day
October 11- NO SCHOOL Indigenous Day
October 14- Picture Day at FMS
Contact Us
Karen Jeffrey: kjeffrey@ewsd.org
Kelsey Mead: kmead@ewsd.org
Website: https://www.ewsd.org/Domain/379
Location: Founders Memorial School, Founders Road, Essex Junction, VT, USA
Phone: 802-879-6326