Open House

Open House

Thursday August 30th

6:30

We can't wait to see you there!

By now your student should have completed one chapter book. Please follow-up with them so that they will not fall BEHIND our reading quarterly goals.

 

Read Alouds

This year we are really going to focus on Read Alouds. It is so important that we read to our students. It models great fluency, allows me to talk through the automatic strategies good readers use, and it exposes students to some excellent children's literature that they may have never read.

So far, we have read Two Bad Ants and Stellaluna- two of my favorite books. Both of these books give different perceptions on friendships, scary situations, and the ability to deal! It was also neat that some of the students had never read these stories, and yet they could make a connection with the theme of the story!

Dismissal these first three days have been somewhat hairy to say the least! The rain has been CRAZY!! We did get outside today, but the drops were already falling as we were heading in. I am thankful that we have had 100% of our students at school each day- just being present accounts for so much!

The students may have grumbled about all the testing we are doing right now! I promised them today it will end soon! It is all for their benefit! We are still exploring some of our other subjects, but are really focusing on reading this week. It is so IMPORTANT that they are reading every night for at least 20 minutes!

Open House is next Thursday! I hope to see you there!!!

13 Hours and Counting!

I don't know about you-

but I am 

TERRIBLY EXCITED

about tomorrow!

When we met on Friday

YOU

confirmed my 

suspicions-

YOU GUYS ARE REALLY

SMART!!

The FUN that WILL BE

had this year

begins

PROMPTLY

at 8:30am

in the morning!

Can't wait to see you!

Going to try and get some sleep-

but if tradition holds...

There will be little sleep and lots of 

THINKING

about all the wonderful things

YOU

will 

DO AND ACCOMPLISH

this year!

A New Year Begins Shortly!

Welcome to STAR

(Students Taking Academic Responsibility)

It was great to talk to all of your parents and meet some of you already. We have a very busy year ahead of us, and I want to make sure you take full advantage of this year! 

STAR is very different from the regular classroom. It is designed to remediate learners that are at least 2 years behind. It is very challenging, and may require you to change some habits. For instance, in STAR we work all day- there is NO downtime, and you never have the option to not participate! Each day you will be working towards your personal goals. Not sure what your personal goals are? Don't worry - we will cover and assign those the first week of school. 

For the first time, many of you will be challenged like never before. Many times in the past, you may have given up because the work was too hard, you didn't understand, or you simply checked out. That CANNOT, let me repeat... THAT CANNOT happen this year. STAR has so much to offer you- but YOU have to take advantage of the opportunity.

We (Mrs. C. and I) will work really hard to build a community of learners. We will provide you with all the instruction and materials that you will need. We will work with you all day every day to help you learn skills that may confuse you, help you become a more fluent reader, and assist you in maintaining grade level and above work.

Our goal is to make this the year that YOU take control of what you learn. This is a fresh start! There will be days when you are so frustrated, and yet there will be days when you are so proud of your accomplishments! Everyday Mrs. C. and I will work to make you successful. 

Please try to attend orientation Friday, August 17th at 2:00. We will have a special welcome for you! If you are not able to make orientation, please plan on being in attendance August 20, at 8:30!

We can't wait to work with you this year!!!!