Language Arts/ Math  

 

 

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Please Check out the Homework page for tonights homework. If you forget your homework please log on to Think Central to download it.

 

Math Modules are here!!!

Are you having difficulty with some of your math homework? Log on to Think Central to access our Math Modules math module will explain key concepts that are needed to understand the instruction being taught in class.

 

Don't for get to go to links part of this site for the  link to Khan Academy for more math help!

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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. 

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Reading:

This year our reading program will focus on the Common Core Standards. We will ask students to work with a variety of texts. Students will read texts multiple times to become familiar with them.  Students will become familiar with finding evidence in the text to support their claims. Students will be encouraged to write responses using Evidence based terms such as " it stated in paragraph 7" or "according to the text" when they are writing answers to questions or discussing what they have read.

We will also implement Close Reading Protocols to help students learn strategies to break down complex texts.

Your student will dig deeper into the themes and meanings of text. They will question the author's purpose and begin to analyze and understand what they read.

Students will be required to read 60 minutes a week. This reading can be started on the weekend before the week. They can read the required minutes over a few days or in one night. All of the minutes they read in class and at home will be logged on the same reading log. This will allow the students and teachers to track data on their reading habits. The assignment is flexible to allow time for other scheduled activities.

To help your student better understand what they read ask them questions!

 Writing: 
This year we will be working through the writing process with our new Writer's Workshop program. We will be exploring the writing process in its entirety. We will focus on four different types of writing: Narrative, Opinion, and Informationsal Writing. Students will have the opportunity to write on a variety of topics that they choose in their Writer's Notebook. We will be writing every day in class and they may have homework ocationally.

I PICK - The BEST Strategy to help you
             choose a book.

I  choose a book

P urpose- Why do I want to read it?
I nterest- Does it interest me?
C omprehend- Am I understand
                     what I am reading? 
K now- I know most of the words.
     

Want to help your child increase their comprehension skills! The secret is reading with them and engaging in meaningful conversation about the books they are reading. 

  Download this document for questions to ask your child while reading.  Help with Reading.pdf  

Turn a chapter book into a book club, read the novel as well, and meet with your child to discuss it. The more fun reading is the more they will read. The more they read, the better their fluency and comprehension will become!