News and Upcoming Events:
8/27 Please turn in the white "Parent/Student Contract" for checking out library books. Our class will visit the library this Tuesday.
8/27 "Friday Folders" will come home today. Please review the work with your child, sign the folder, and return it to school on Tuesday. After this week, folders will be sent home Fridays to be returned on Mondays. Thank you!
8/30 Back to School Night Early dismissal 12:54. Classroom presentations will be held in rm. 12 at 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. I look forward to seeing you.
8/31 Admissions Day (California admitted to the U.S.)- School Closed
9/3 Labor Day - School Closed
9/4 Students, next week we will be decorating the covers of our Writer's Workshop Notebooks in preparation for our unit opener. Please bring in quotes (handwritten or typed), photos, and drawings that inspire YOU to write. Bring them in an envelope. Bring them in on Tuesday 9/4.
Supplies: Thank you, Everyone, for the classroom supplies! We have reached capacity for what I can store in the classroom. I will likely send another call out for paper towels, post-its, tissues, etc. in a mid year. Thank you for your generosity!
9/3 Labor Day - School Closed
9/4 Students, next week we will be decorating the covers of our Writer's Workshop Notebooks in preparation for our unit opener. Please bring in quotes (handwritten or typed), photos, and drawings that inspire YOU to write. Bring them in an envelope. Bring them in on Tuesday 9/4.
Supplies: Thank you, Everyone, for the classroom supplies! We have reached capacity for what I can store in the classroom. I will likely send another call out for paper towels, post-its, tissues, etc. in a mid year. Thank you for your generosity!
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Responsive Classroom: This week we will continue reviewing Rm. 12's class procedures and routines. Through Morning Meetings, Closing Circles, and other activities we will continue to get to know one another better. My goal is to build a classroom environment where students feel safe to take risks, have a sense of belonging to our community, and are academically challenged.
Math:
Math:
Place value through the millions period continued: Rounding numbers; Adding and subtracting large numbers.
Fluency with Math Facts
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Problem Solving
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Problem Solving
Reading:
Chapters 5-8 of Katherine Peterson's Newbery-award winning book, Bridge to Terabithia (realistic fiction). Our focus will be on drawing conclusions and making inferences about characters based on their thoughts and actions and identifying plot conflicts; Review of QAR strategies.
Genre Blackout: Students are challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his or her progress.
Genre Blackout: Students are challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his or her progress.
Writing:
This week students will publish personal narratives about a happy memory. This writing piece will serve as baseline assessment. From it, we will establish writing goals for the upcoming narrative writing unit.
P.E.:
P.E. collaborative project: the Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance
Social Studies/ Science:
Our first rotations begin next week.
Arts:
P.E. collaborative project: the Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance
Social Studies/ Science:
Our first rotations begin next week.
Arts:
Drama with Ms. Beret on Wednesday- Review of pantomime and improvisation.
Reminders:
Contact me: slc5001@lausd.net
Donations: If you would like to make a donation to our class (this allows me to turn in receipts for purchases I have made for the students), you can write a check to "Mt. Washington El." In the subject line write, "Donation to Room 12". Any amount is appreciated! Thank you!
Tardies:
Birthday Celebrations: If you would like to send treats to celebrate your child's birthday, please email me a day or 2 in advance so that I can make time in our schedule for it. Treats must be something small and easy to pass out. Donuts, cookies, muffins, and mini cupcakes all work great. We currently have 33 students in our class. Your child will distribute them at the end of the day as his/her classmates are leaving the room.
Tardies:
Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!
Homework:
Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily.
