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Greetings Families,

I apologize for not being able to send this blog yesterday due to a family member health emergency.  I truly missed all the students and I am very glad I am back in class today.  Wish you all good health with your loved ones.

Spelling: list #14~Irregular past tense spelling pattern

Reading: 20-30 minutes of daily reading is highly recommended. Record on January logs. (Mobymax and Myon reading can be used towards the 30 minutes reading)

Fluency: a new fluency will be sent home today. Please have your child read the passage four times a week. Each time should include three attempts. Have them answer the questions in a complete sentence and underline their evidence in the text.
Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We love how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.
Math:
We will start math unit 6 this week.  The unit test will around the 9^th or the 10^th of February.  I will be sending a study guide with the students.   This unit will cover some Geometry Common Core Standards: 3.G1 and Operation and Algebraic Thinking~3.OA.3 and 3.OA.6 (Multiplication and Division story problems)
Social Studies- Government of Michigan vocabulary words: Common Good, laws, rights, responsibilities, government,

Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy them!

Thank you for your help and support,

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217.

Good Afternoon Families,

Tomorrow, 1/27/2017 will be a half day for students.  Dismissal is at 11:10.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you,

Mrs. Shakarchi

Good Morning,

Hope you enjoyed the warmer weather with your families.  Last Friday was the last NWEA test for Midyear.  Students worked very hard to improve their reading, math, language, and science scores. However, some students didn’t get to their goals or maybe went down a few points in different subjects.  This is very normal especially if they started very high.  I had a couple of students who were very sad about it. Myself and other resource teachers tried to comfort them by explaining that the score doesn’t identify them as a person, rather it is just a number and numbers can and will improve.  Also, we assured them that they are very smart and capable of being the best as long as they are trying their best every day.   I am very proud of all of the students.   Thanks you for your hard work and support.

This week in a glace:

Spelling: list #13-change v to I and add es/ed

spelling pattern.

Reading: 20-30 minutes of daily reading is highly recommended. Record on January logs. (Mobymax reading can be used towards the 30 minutes reading)

Fluency: a new fluency will be sent home today. Please have your child read the passage four times a week. Each time should include three attempts. Have them answer the questions in a complete sentence and underline their evidence in the text.
Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We love how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.
Math:
We are finishing up unit 5 which includes finding the missing number in a multiplication/division equation. For example, 9×7=____ and  ____divided by 10=____
Please have your child practice the multiplication tables daily. multiplication.com, frontrowed.com, mathmagician.com are some of the many sites to practice multiplication and division.
Social Studies: Government of Michigan

Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy them!

Thank you for your help and support,

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217.

Friday is the science NWEA test.  I am sending the science texts home for Wednesday and Thursday.  Please send the texts back by Friday.  Many students requested to take them home to review and read about different concepts.  Please feel free to skim through the topics with your child to refresh and learn some facts.  There will be no reading or math homework for Wednesday or Thursday.  Studying for science will replace the usual homework.  Wish every student the best through the testing period.

Greetings Families,

I hope you are having a wonderful Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Weekly Updates:

Important Dates

We are continuing the NWEA testing his week. Testing went very well last week, and I am confident students will do an amazing job this week as well.  Please send a healthy snack, and have students get enough rest! Thanks for your support.

*Tuesday: Language (please have students practice “Language” on Mobymax).

*Friday: Science (please have students practice “Science” on Mobymax).

Writing: Opinion Writing-District’s Writing Prompt Assessment (practice writing on Mobymax).

Reading: Main idea and details, and supporting answers with evidence from the text.  Read for thirty minutes daily. (Mobymax minutes can go towards daily reading) Log reading minutes.

Spelling: Random spelling week.  Students will study previous cards (7,8,9,10,11,12)-please have students study only list A and Both.

Math: Division, multiplication, in/out boxes, graphing (bar graph, and tally graphs)

Science: Sound vocabulary- pitch, volume, vibrate

Have a wonderful week!

This is a friendly reminder about tomorrow’s reading NWEA test.  Please have them bring a healthy snack, take the test seriously (the results will be on the report cards), have a restful night, eat a good breakfast, and be on time.   Go Aviators!

Greetings Families,

Here is the schedule for the NWEA Winter Testing:

1/11    Math

1/13   Reading

1/17   Language

1/20  Science

Please have your child arrive on time, go to bed early and get a good night rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and try their best during testing. As an incentive, six students from each classroom will be invited to an ice cream social.  We are choosing the top three students and the top three improved students from our classroom to participated in the ice cream social. Yummy!!

Best of luck to all students, and thank you for your hard work and support.

Mrs. Shakarchi

Greeting,

Hope you and your families are staying warm in this super cold weather.

The week before the break tends to be a little busy, so here is a little preview of this week’s learning objectives. and upcoming events. 🙂

Reading: we are going to focus on compare and contrast using non-fiction texts.

Compare and Contrast Video      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyYzXlTNt4E

Writing: Informational writing will compare and contrast two animals.

Spelling: List #11: Double Consonants.

We will have the spelling test on Thursday instead the usual time- Friday.

Math: We are still working on unit 4.  A study guide will be coming home this week.  We will have a test after the break.  In addition, please have students practice the following tables: 2,3,4, and 5. During the break, please have students tables up to #12.

NWEA: After the break, students will be taking the NWEA reading, language, math, and science tests.  We do practice in class, however it will be very helpful that your child practices daily on Mobymax to review math and reading skills. These test taking skills will be helpful during the up coming WIDA and M-Step assessments too.

Winter Break Assignments:

Reading Logs/Winter Break Reading Assignment: I will be sending the January reading logs home.  Also, I will be asking students to spend at least 15 minutes daily reading and answering questions from Mobymax and to log it in their January logs. Please feel free to have your son/daughter to read from books too.

Math Winter Assignment: Also, I am assigning fifteen minutes for math practice on Mobymax and Frontrow.

Please help your to practice reading and  math on the computer.  If you don’t have an access to a computer, please let me know to make you some copies of math and reading. 

Wednesday: Late Start December 21st.

Holiday Concert: Friday 9:00-10:00.  All parents are invited to attend.  We hope to see you there and Happy Holidays to all and have a Wonderful New Year!

Thanks for your help and support!  Have a great week.

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217