Hi Families!
Welcome back to school and welcome to the third quarter! I am very excited to be entering into the third quarter with your children. We are re-testing the students' reading levels, reading fluency, math skills, and they are also taking the MAP tests again. It is great to see how much progress your child has been making throughout the past two quarters. I am very proud of them.
Please remember that it is very important for the next two weeks to talk to your child about taking their time and trying their best on these assessments they will be taking as well as making sure they get enough sleep and eat a good breakfast before they come to school.
Thank you for the support you have been showing at home. Please continue to support your child in completing their homework and trying their best in school.
I have seen a lot of positive changes in your children this year. These next two quarters will prove to amaze you with the progress your child will have made by the end of the year. We are beginning to write paragraphs in class. At the end of the year your child will be expected to write a paragraph with a topic sentence, three detail sentences, and a closing sentence. It is amazing when they become closer to this goal.
Coming up, we will begin math centers and small guided math groups for the math lessons. If you want to volunteer to help during center time, please return the volunteer form by the end of the week at the latest.
Also, due tomorrow is the January book order. I will be sending home a letter with your child's new reading level after all students are done being tested.
Report cards will go home on Friday, please make sure you return the report card envelope signed by the end of next week.
I think that is it for now, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks!
