September 25, 2020

 

Happy Friday Parents!  

We made it through yet another virtual week.  Most of the children are becoming independent on the It's Learning platform and it is wonderful watching them make choices and submit work all on their own.  Often times it may seem easier to do things for your child but it really is a great feeling to see them able to care for their work without assistance.  It is worth taking extra time now to show them how to do things then to continually have to assist them.  

Please assist your child in finding the EPIC reading website if they have not already worked in it.  If you click on groups on the home screen you will then select the Savannah Chatham Group.  After the group is selected, Amira should be listed on the right side of the screen under Elementary Websites.   It is crucial that all of the children are practicing Amira 2-3 times per week.   By doing so, we are able to listen and gauge the development of your child's reading skills so that we are able to tailor lessons to the areas that need growth.  

                                                                                                                  

Each week your child is assigned a developmentally appropriate book to read on the EPIC platform. Please encourage your child to use this assignment as their reading for one of their reading opportunities each week.  When your child reads their book and takes the quiz we are able to check their comprehension and we can see when they are ready to move on to more advanced reading material.

Weekly Overview for September 28-October 2

Monday: 

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                      Self select a work from each area: Small Group Lessons-Language                              *Language *1st year-Living/NonLiving-Classification  8:45        *Cultural *2nd year-Contractions  9:15                                   *Read 20 minutes                 *3rd year-Interjections  9:45

Tuesday:

*Journal: Weather can be dangerous.                       Self select a work from each area: Which is most dangerous? Why?                            *Math/Geometry No Small Group Lessons Today                             *Cultural  Third grade students will be                                   *Read 20 minutes   Completing Math MAP testing

Wednesday:

*Journal: The weather I enjoy the most is ______________.  Why? Asynchronous Learning-Children will use this day to catch up on work or to complete ongoing or special projects. Personal Timelines (Complete and get ready to present) Informational Writing Project (Organizing informational writing) color-coding Amira Reading Program--EPIC reading and quiz

Thursday:

*Journal: I would love it if _______came down instead of rain.  Why?                                                                           Self select a work from each area:                                Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                     *Math/Geometry Another amazing science experiment!                        *Language                                                                               *Read 20 minutes

Friday:

*Journal:  Free Writing                                            Self select a work from each area: Small Group Lessons-Writing                                   *Math/Geometry *Traits Writing Lesson-Word Choice/Fluency           *Language Children will learn about choosing great                   *Cultural Words and developing fluency in writing.   *Read 20 minutes 1st grade: 8:45 2nd grade: 9:15 3rd grade: 9:45

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Jess, Ms. Kirsten, and Ms. Jelena