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Miss G’s Weekly News Number 10
Friday, November 6 2009
Dear Parent(s),
First quarter report cards will come home on Wednesday.
You will see some changes in the report card format.
I mentioned a few weeks ago about the language arts, reading, and spelling changes that the Archdiocese Dept. of Education would be making.
You will see the changes first hand next Wednesday, when you receive your child’s report card.
I’m hoping that the transitions that are being made will be understandable to you.
If they are not, please know that we can discuss them at our conference time.
Ms. Reesman asked us to share the rationale used, by the Archdiocesan Education Office, to incorporate spelling into the language arts grade.
Please note:
“The language arts report card standards have been changed this year to better reflect the role of spelling in the writing process.
Spelling and grammar are conventions of the English language and do not ‘stand alone’ in a child’s learning.
We assess both in two ways: word study or basic rules of grammar in isolation, but most importantly in the context of reading and writing.
Children go through a progression as they learn to spell (semi-phonetic to phonetic to transitional to conventional).
A grade (assessment) or a spelling list in isolation does not reflect that progression.
The report card standard as it is now written will give you a better picture of how your child is progressing in the use of spelling and grammar in their writing, which is the ultimate goal.”
See you soon at conferences and have a nice weekend,
Miss G.
Monday
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11/09
Tuesday
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11/10
1. Math Test – Chapter 4 – pages 84-107
Wednesday-
11/11
1. Report cards come home today.
Thursday-
11/12
Friday -
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1. Spelling Test for list words on page 45
PLEASE RETURN:
1. Corrected in Red and Signed – Spelling Test – pages 37 and 38
2. Corrected in Red and Signed – Religion Test - Chapter 4
3. Corrected in Red and Signed – Any Make-Up of Retake Tests
PLEASE KEEP:
1.
This note
2.
October Book Reading Calendar
3.
Mary art work
Topics to be covered during the week of November 9, 2009
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Religion
The Apostles Creed and Nicene Creeds
Understand similarities
Thanksgiving
Write a prayer
Practice giving compliments
Reading
Caddie Woodlawn
Reads Chapters 12-16
Activitely participates in a discussion group with three or four other people
Understands how to organize a discussion piece for group interactions about the same story
Use Literature Circle Roles including; Discussion Leader,Summarizer,Sequencer, Read-a-Loud Master, and Illustrato
Art
Complete African Siholette Scene
Make a Thanksgiving Placement with a written prayer
Construct a Thanksgiving Cross
Spelling
Work with the consonat beginning word clusters 'str', 'sp', 'st', 'spr', and 'thr'
Language
Chapter 6 - Personal Narratives
Write and evaluate a final copy of the personal narrative
Speaking
Understand the qualities of an effective speaker
Chapter 7 - Nouns
Identify common and proper nouns
Identify and use singular and plural nouns
Review
Capitalization Rules
Science
Unit A Lesson Three
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