Oh dear, it seems I've been neglecting my updating! My apologies about that. We've been super busy on center rotations (which are going fantastic!), finishing writing projects, and learning new math concepts. In the homework packets for this week you may have noticed double digit addition. It has been, admitedly, a scary journey...but the kids are beginning to realize they need to start in the ones column and not the tens. We started today adding 100s as well, and they were pretty excited seeing how they could add those numbers as well. Their introduction to place value and expanded notation in the beginning of August has definietly been useful this week.
The students are finishing their "scarecrow writing" (personal narrative of a small moment). They look great posted on the wall! They have also been working on their "noun pumpkins" (favorite person, place, and thing). Both projects have come out super cute, and I'm sure they'll be excited to bring them home. They'll be going home at the end of November, to make room for displays for holiday projects...Quarter 2 is always such an exciting time of the year!
As a reminder, the AR reports for each AR test the students take each day are not to be taken home...yet. We had some confusion about this today, as well as some students not filling in their AR chart after each test they take. Several students will need to spend part of their recess filling in their charts tomorrow to complete this task. This was something we had discussed in August, and each student is held responsible for filling in this chart every time they take a test. I'll be collecting the folders the Friday before Fall Break to do several things:
1. "Sticker" reports of AR tests passed with an 80% or higher.
2. Separate out failed tests, and determine if each student will be able to move on to a higher reading level, or if they should continue reading the levels they are at.
3. Identify who has acheieved their Quarter 1 AR goal. This will be counted as a grade in their "Reading" in my gradebook.
4. Staple in Quarter 2 AR reading levels and ranges.
Students will receive their folders back after Fall Break, and will then be able to take home all of the AR reports (both passed and failed).
All of the teachers will begin benchmark testing for the end of Quarter 1 data. I will have the students take their STAR reading test and STAR math test (both on the computers) and running record reading test. Running records are a quick assessment tool
used by teachers to evaluate students' reading and comprehension. They are used
to help find students' reading levels, check their fluency, and find weaknesses
in comprehension. The testing will take place starting next Monday and will run through the week before Fall Break.
News
Sept. 26 Teacher in-service, 1/2 day early release at 11:30.
Oct. 5 1/2 day early release at 11:30.
Oct. 8 Columbus Day, no school.
Oct. 8 - 12 Fall Break, no school.
Oct. 19 Report Cards go home.
Oct. 31 Teacher in-service, 1/2 day early release at 11:30
Birthdays
Sept. 28 Hawkins
Oct. 24 Isaiah
Thank you for all you do!
Elizabeth Townsend
PDS
Second Grade
elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us
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