What's happening this week in room 34? August 23-27

                          

Welcome to our first full week of school!! I am eager to get this school year started. Our first two days were fantastic, we spent a lot of time organizing our supplies, getting to know each other, and discussing our individual and class mission statements. Our first assembly was a TON of fun, check out how great we looked in our new shirts:)


 This week will continue to build our classroom community. Each student will apply for a job and get "hired" by me. They will be the leader of their position for two weeks, and then apply for a new job. I look forward to see how this group of amazing students take on the role of being LEADERS in and out of the classroom this school year.  I am sure they will be excellent roles models for all of Concord.

 Here is what to expect this week in room 34:

Science: We will begin setting up our science notebook, and will explore  the tools and important terminology we will be using  throughout our science investigations and activities this year.

Writing: We will begin walking through the expectations of writer's workshop and begin building our writing stamina. Ready or not, we will be writing a LOT this year. We will also be generating many ideas we can put into our notebooks.

Reading: We will be going over reader's workshop and the importance of picking a good fit book. We will begin building our independent reading stamina, and I will begin conferencing with each student about their book and how to ignite their love for reading.  In fifth grade we stress the importance of REAL reading verse FAKE reading. We want to teach our students to think while they read in order to become better readers!

Math; We will be learning the expectations during math workshop, through exploring math stations.

Social Studies; We will begin next week.

HOMEWORK:
 We will start this week writing and reading at home for homework. Please ask to see your child's student planner each night for details on homework.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES: 
August 31st: LEAP begins
September 3rd: Curriculum Night, 7-7:30 in our room

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!!!