We made it through our first 5 day in person school week since March of 2020! That by itself calls for a celebration (picture victory dance here!). The first week of school is always long and tiring. My own son fell asleep during sports carpool one evening this week because our schedules are so different with the starting school year. Hopefully we’ll all fall in to the routine of our “new normal”. We had a good first week of school. By the end of the week, we were getting to almost all of our subjects every day at roughly the right times. There’s a lot of procedures, routines, and rules to go over…not to mention 2 weeks of beginning of the school year assessments. Last week, we took the SKI test in ELA and Math. This is the Skills Knowledge Inventory, which assesses what the students learned in both English Language Arts and in Math during the previous school year. By looking at the students’ scores and specific answers to questions, I am able to see their strengths and the areas in which I need to focus and strengthen more. This week, we will take the RI (Reading Inventory) and MI (Math Inventory). The students are familiar with these assessments, as they have taken them since Kindergarten (though it may have been done a little differently through COVID and virtual learning). These will also guide my understanding of their Math level and Reading levels. In addition to the RI, I will be reading with each student individually over the next week or two to really determine the best level to work with them on reading. And thus, Reading groups should start by the end of the month at the very latest. On Friday, I sent home a VERY quick homework assignment. It was a yellow sheet of paper asking students to put on their “Geographer Hats” and tell the class a little about where their family is from. This also ties in with our lesson about Pride from our Warrior Wednesday. We will share this information, mark a large world map with all of the places we are from, as well as share our “All About Me” bags this week. I also sent home white half sheet clinic information cards to anyone that I did not have a completed one returned for. Please be sure to fill this out so the school clinic can have information on hand about the best way to contact you. I have a request 😊. I am working to increase my students’ independence by teaching them how to complete certain tasks for themselves or how to ask for help of others before immediately running to me. One thing that I have noticed in the past week is how many untied shoes we have had…and how many students don’t seem to care that their laces are untied and a possible tripping hazard for themselves or others. Please take some time this week to figure out if your child can tie his or her shoes. If not, begin working with them on this skill. They are old enough and more than likely have the dexterity needed to do this. While it may not seem like a big deal for you to bend down and tie your child’s shoes when you see them untied…imagine if you had 20 children with untied shoes repeatedly throughout the day! Thank you in advance for helping your children learn this important life skill!
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