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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. William A. Ward

Welcome to our classroom! This page is intended to provide parents information about what their child is learning. I believe that every student that enters my classroom can succeed. It is my duty as a teacher to help every student reach their full potential and gain knowledge and skills that they will require in their daily lives as a citizen of our society.

Our Classroom Remember to: Be Safe Be Respectful  Be Responsible  Be a Good Friend



Our Daily Schedule 8:30 Morning Meeting, choosing books for bookshelves, poems, songs, calendar 9:00 Phonics/Word Study 9:30 Shared Reading 9:45 Shared Writing (Handwriting, sentence structure, etc) 10:10 Reading Meeting (mini-lesson), Independent Reading, Conferences with individuals/small groups, Guided Reading, Partner Reading (READING) 11:00 Lunch 11:30 Independent Reading Continued 11:45 Math 12:30 Specials 1:15 Writing Workshop 2:00 Recess 2:15 Workshop Learning Groups: Science, Social Studies, Math, Reading, Phonics 3:15 Pack and Snack 3:30 Dismissal

This Week's Book Selection  These are the books we will be focusing on this week. Each child will be bringing all three books home on Monday. I encourage all parents to sit down with their child and read each one together.

// Eight Animals on the Town // ~ Susan Middleton Elya Combining a seamless union of English and Spanish, eight traveling animals visit the market then spend a rip-roaring good time in town. // Say Hola to Spanish at the Circus // ~ Susan Middleton Elya Laugh at the clowns and watch a whole troupe of crazy animals doing their tricks in the circus. Pick up a few new words in Spanish, too! // Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Cat // ~Sara Swan Miller Do you want to know what your cat really thinks? Cozy up with your kitty and find out in this hilarious trio of stories.

I encourage parents to set up a fun and comfortable area for their child to curl up and read. Here is a picture of our Reading Corner.

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Dr. Seuss Day is Quickly Approaching!

In celebration of Dr. Seuss day, students will be choosing their favorite Dr. Seuss book and prepare a 2 to 3 minute speech based on that book. For this week's homework, each student will need to choose their book and begin preparing their speech. The speech should include a summary of the book, the part the student liked the most, and why other people should read the book. The emphasis of the speech is delivery.

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