Research Assignment -We are starting our 1st big research report of the year. Students will choose a winter holiday. Learn about by taking notes on 2 or more articles, fill our a graphic organizer, write a rough draft, final report and Google Slide presentation. Students will then be presenting their research to the class. There is a Google classroom assignment with all the directions and due dates. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know at keeblek@dearbornschools.org
Short Week – We are only in school on Monday and Tuesday. We have the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving. I hope you have a wonderful, safe holiday. No school November 27-29.
No Spelling or writing homework due this week– I will open them both up in case you would like to get started, but nothing is due until when we get back from break. We will also have no new star of the week. Ahmed will be the star of the week when we return on December 2nd.
Classroom Work Plans– Each week your child gets a work plan of things they should be completing in class each day. I will be posting this week’s work plan and I will try to post them each week, so you know what should be completed in class. If your child doesn’t complete their work in class then it becomes homework. This will also help you to ask your student if they completed the assignments in class, if not they should complete it at home. Some parents were confused between classwork and homework.
Homework – This is what should be completed for homework each night (there is a blog tab called homework for more details) Reading 15-20 minutes, Math facts 5-10 minutes, Zearn 10-15 minutes (if needed), Writing homework (5-8 sentences per week) 5-10 minutes per night. This should take about 35-45 minutes. Students should not be working longer than this unless they are falling behind on their classwork. If they are not completing their work in class they need to try to talk less and use their time better. If your child is not capable of completing the assigned work and needs a reduced level please let me know.
January testing – We will be taking the NWEA test again in January. The best way for your student to increase their scores is to practice Language Arts and Math topic in IXL. I suggest 15 minutes a day right now.
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