Wow! Time seems to fly and it has been quite a long time since I last posted. December always seems to fly by without a chance to stop and think and January starts to slow down before it picks up again in February.
Onto a quick update...
Assessment and Report Cards
I have been able to complete assessments for the report card and I can't believe how much improvement there has been since October! The majority of students have increased by at least 1-2 reading levels on the Fountas and Pinnell reading test! All of the students are able to count by 10 to 100! Our Writing has improved and we are writing 2-3 sentences! It is unbelievable how much growth there has been. I hope you are as proud of your child as I am.
Where are we going?
From this point forward, in Language Arts we will be working on improving our reading accuracy and comprehension (reading the words correctly and a basic understanding of what has been read answering the 5 W questions), on expanding our writing to include 5 sentences and a variety of ways to start sentences, and expanding our sight words. In Math, we will be primarily focusing on addition and subtraction strategies for Term 3. In Science we will be finishing our unit on the Five Senses and plants and animals, Social Studies will be focusing on traditional teachings and needs vs. wants, in Health we will be focusing on more Character Education including Respect and virtues, our School Wide Skills, and working towards becoming Bucket fillers.
The next couple weeks will be very busy! We are skating tomorrow, bowling next week, the. February hits! I love teaching in February because there is soo much going on - Groundhog Day, 100th Day of School, Valentine's Day, we will start a Dr. Seuss unit and go to a Dr. Seuss play!
Hopefully I am able to update some more in the future.
Sarah
