Monday, January 13, 2014

Welcome Back!

Welcome back after a wonderful 3 weeks off of school!  I hope you all had wonderful holidays and enjoyed being 'snowed in'!  I enjoyed the time off with family and preparing the nursery for our little GIRL!  Stella Lee is due March 29th and we are very excited!
This is the last full week before our quarter comes to an end.  Please make sure your child is completing ALL of their work and checking it over to ensure the best possible grades.
We have a lot of exciting things going on this week!
Wednesday the students will be meeting with Mrs. Johnson to discuss their options for registering for the 7th grade.  (Crazy how fast things are moving!)  During this meeting, Mrs. Johnson will inform them of their options for electives next year.  They will receive paperwork to bring home to you to fill out for next year.  Please discuss these options with your child and determine what will work best for him/her.  Turn these papers back in as soon as possible, these elective courses will fill up on a first come first serve basis.
Friday the students will receive their chrome books!  This is an extremely exciting thing for all of us!.  Please be sure you have completed the necessary paperwork so your child is able to receive his/hers.  If you need copies of the paperwork, your child can pick these up in the office.
As for curriculum:
Reading- we will focus on AR goals and reaching them through silent reading time in class.  They only have 5 more school days to complete this.  Remember, AR IS A PART OF THEIR READING GRADE!  Please be sure your child is reading every night at home for about 20 minutes.
Writing- we will continue with our personal narratives.  They will be writing the introductory paragraph today, conclusion tomorrow, and self and peer edit the rest of the week.  We will use our chrome books to type these out next week!
Math- today we are reviewing adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals.  I want to make sure they remember what they learned before this extended break happened! :)
We will also be diving whole numbers and decimals.  Their semester assessment will be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.  This will cover everything we have learned this year!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at tara.wood@mybedford.us

Thank you,