Week of September 4, 2012

Hello Room 4 families!
This week we will be very busy getting to know each other, learning our classroom and school routines and procedures, and beginning our work towards becoming great readers and writers!
As you know, our day begins at 8:10 am and dismissal is at 1:00 pm. Most of our school day is spent learning reading, writing, and math.

Here is our typical daily schedule:
8:10-9:00 Language arts centers
9:00-9:20 recess
9:20-10:20 Language arts instruction
10:20-10:30 recess
10:30-11:00 Writing instruction
11:00-11:45 lunch and lunch recess
11:45-12:15 math instruction
12:15-12:30 recess
12:30-1:00 math instruction/science/social studies

We will also have art class every Wednesday from10:30-11:00
This week we will be reading and discussing books about getting ready for and starting school. We will talk and write about what we did to get ready for kindergarten, and about what our goals are for this year. We will also read books about school rules and being a good friend to classmates. Talk to your kids about what they want to learn this year and what rules and/or procedures they learned each day.

In math we will be taking a diagnostic test, exploring math manipulatives, and learning procedures for math lessons.

Beginning next week, students will have daily math homework and a weekly language arts homework packet. In addition, they will have a reading log to record their daily reading.
I will provide homework folders they can use to take their homework to and from school.

Thanks for reading! Please feel free to email me with any questions!
carrie-relles@scusd.edu