A big thank-you to all of you, who participated in the "Links for a Cure" project we did. The school ended up raising over $1,000.00 just with doing this fun project in the classrooms. Relay for Life was at huge success, and special thanks to all of you, who supported the event. We have Field Day coming up on April 5th. The P.E. coaches are still looking for parent volunteers to help. Please contact the coaches or myself if you would like to help. The time commitment will be from about 9:30a.m.-11:30a.m. on April 5th.
I am sending home a reading fluency assessment today. The marks on the test are as follows. The squiggle vertical line stands for hesitation, the s/c stands for self corrects, a substitution has the word said written above, an arrow means they added a word, lines under letters means they sounded out each sound, skipped or a line through the word means they omitted it entirely, or said an incorrect word. This is just another tool I use for assessing fluency and comprehension. I encourage you to discuss this with your child, and call attention to some of the miscues. I have already done so in groups and they seemed very receptive on improving their fluency. I will be assessing again this week as well.
Robust Vocabulary: hopeless, lonesome, elated, quivered, wailed, scattered
Our Math Unit 7, is taking us on a study of geometric shapes, polygons, fact platters, and symmetry. Please look for these skills in the upcoming Home Links.
We are continuing our study on Florida. We are also studying the different weather patterns as well. Florida offers a tremendous variety of weather systems.
Have a great week!