The Road Report
While you are out......
Welcome New Staff!
Building Status
For the week of July 25th
* Custodial Team is now going through classrooms that are already set up to dust and clean.
* This week the staff works 8 hour days, Monday - Friday. Hours are 8am to 3:30pm. Please stick to those hours if you are working. The building will also be open on Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
Daily 5 Dish
Work on Writing
During work on writing, students work individually or with a partner on writing of their choice. Research shows that students learn to write by sticking to a subject that matters to them.
Remind students to:
* Write the whole time
* Stay in one spot
* Work quietly
* Choice of what to write
* Get started quickly
* Underline words we're not sure how to spell and move on
Word Work
Word work is a dedicated time for students to:
* Experiment with words for learning and practicing spelling patterns
* Memorize high frequency words
* Generalize spelling patterns
* Add to their knowledge and curiosity of unique and interesting words
Some materials to use:
* Whiteboards,
* Magnetic letters
* Wikki Stix
* Clay
* Letter stamps
* Colored markers
* Orton Gillingham items (sand, gel boards, etc)
Boushey, G. & Moser, J. "The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades." 2006.
Important Dates
July 28 - SBLT/PTO board meets from 9am - 2pm (PTO comes from 11:30 to 1)
Aug 1 - First Day of Preplanning (4 days this year)
Aug 3 - Meet the teacher (5pm - 7pm)
Aug 5 - First day of school