Hello,

In Language Arts today the students were introduced to a program called Moby Max.  This program can be found on mobymax.com.  It is designed to help students improve their Language Arts and Math skills by providing them with additional support at their level.  Mrs. Cosenza and I will use this website frequently to assign homework.  For now, I would like my students to focus on getting used to the grammar and vocabulary sections.  I have my program set so that every time a student spends three minutes on an activity, they earn themselves one minute of game time from the game section.  I am not assigning homework from this website tonight but I will be tomorrow.  I encourage parents to explore this website with their children over the weekend.  Students have their username and password tapped to the inside of their planner for the convenience of families.

During our mini lesson, the students focused on the comprehension strategy, “go back and reread.”  We discussed when it is appropriate to use and the value of the strategy.  We also modeled how to go back and reread.  The students were then given twenty minutes to practice Reading to Self.

Homework:  Success Starters due tomorrow and read twenty minutes of your Good Fit Book.

I sent home a form for vocabulary books that we will be using this year.  If you would like to purchase one for your child to write in, I will need the $13 by Monday.  If you would like your child to use a school copy, they will be able to.  However, they will not be allowed to write in them.

Have a great evening!