A few parents have asked about homework. We should have had a Math homework sheet on Thursday, but it got overlooked. But otherwise, as discussed at Back-to-School, there really is writing and reading homework every night. Keep in mind, the students are not writing for homework at home, but parents are. Also mentioned, if nothing else, students should be using the the IXL app about 3 times/week, spending about 10 minutes of that time in the diangnostic arena every week. Also, children should be reading and be read to every day/night (7 days). They can and should use the Amplify app.
In Writing today, we planned the setting for our narrative. Planning a setting is when we quick sketch the 'when', 'where', and 'who' with labels (when necessary) in the box above the lines on the first page of our draft. This should take an adult no more than 5 minutes to complete.
Parents: please keep a copy of your child's memorable moments list at home so your child can practice telling you those stories. The better story tellers we become, the better writers we are. Many of the last lists (the ones that came to us late) had story ideas which will NOT work for our purposes. Some lists I did not send back home because there were at least a few ideas we could use and we really need to keep moving. BUT, a memorable moment should be just that: a MOMENT. So,
- My day with Grandma... is NOT a memorable moment...it's a memorable day.
- My road trip to San Diego... is NOT a memorable moment.
- Baking cookies with my Grandma...IS a memorable moment.
- Playing I Spy in the car on the way to San Diego...IS a memorable moment.
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