Hello!

Just letting you know that the new lists on Spelling City have been up since this morning.  Students have 5 assignments plus a spelling test and vocabulary test to complete by Friday.  Many began working on that in class today.

The new areas of focus for IXL this week are as follows:

4th Grade:  A.6, B.9, D.2, D.3

5th Grade:  A.6, B.5, C.1, C.3

6th Grade:  A.3, B.2, C.4, E.1

I am trying to get the students using their planners again.  Many of the students had their planners today, so thank you!  They all wrote in their planners or on a paper what works they did today.  Please sign these and return them to school tomorrow.

Today our class began using Study Guides for the first time.  I gave each student a study guide with their work expectations for the week in morning work cycle as well as for their cultural studies.  Most students really liked the study guides and said that it helped them feel more organized.  A few students struggled with the change, but I am hoping that they will get used to it soon.

Most of you know that our assistant teacher, Ms. Stephanie, left our class to pursue another job opportunity.  I am happy to report that we have found another wonderful assistant teacher named Ms. Erin who will start next week!  Erin spent some time in our class on Friday and the students and I feel that she will be a great addition to our class.  Yeah!

As always, please let me know if you have any concerns or questions!

Kirsten