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Friday, September 27, 2013

Read to Self and Read to Someone



This week we started learning about the first 2 of our 5 Daily 5 routines. We spent some time during reading practicing Read to Self and Read to Someone. We talked a lot about the purpose of these activities and decided that we Read to Self and Read to Someone to help build our fluency, to learn new words, to become a better reader, and because it's fun! We also spent some time talking about the teacher's job and the students' job during this time. During Daily 5, the teacher is usually working with a reading group, so the students job involves working quietly, staying focused on their book, and staying in one spot. We will continue to work on both Read to Self and Read to Someone next week as we build our reading stamina.

Sheariah practices Read to Self

Pranidhi practices Read to Self

Semaj and Pranav practice Read to Someone

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Parent Conferences


Parent conferences will be held on Tuesday, November 5th this year from 8:30-4:30. Please click on the above link, which will direct you to Sign Up Genius where you can sign up for a 15 minute conference. Times are scheduled in 20 minute blocks to allow for transitions between the conferences. I realize that due to our large class size this year we will be unable to fit in every conference on the 5th. Plans are in the works for an alternate day/time. I will be in touch with you as soon as I receive this information. Thank you for your understanding!