We are having a great school year so far! Here is what we will be studying in September!

Reading and Writing-

5th grade readers are working on fluency and comprehension along with grammar concepts. We are practicing answering in complete sentences and using capital letters in the correct places.

4th grade  readers will be focusing on letters D, E, F, G and also working on onset and final sounds in     a  word.

Math-this month we are focusing on shapes, angles, fractions and perimeter.

Science and Social Studies-this month we are learning about American symbols, our American rights, Patriot Day, and Leaders. This group has a lot of interest in learning about the US map and where different places we study are located.

Have a great September!

Our class follows the Texas standards developed for students with cognitive disabilities in accordance with STAAR Alternate 2. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about anything we are learning!

https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar-alternate-2

Homework is not required but encouraged!

Math: We use a website that is specific to your student’s math level called Zearn. (www.zearn.org). Please ask me for your child’s login and password.

ELAR: You can review the sight word list in your student’s planner each week. Quizzes are on Fridays! Your student is reading 1:1 with me everyday at a book specific to their level. Please let me know if you are interested and I can send your child’s book home for extra practice.

I’m excited to see our returning students and new students! It’s great to have our school family back together again!

This year I am going to streamline  announcements through Parent Square since that is used by the rest of the campus.

You can also reach me through Seesaw. This is the place we can send messages and also you can see your student’s daily work and some fun class pics. It’s a great way to see what we’re doing every day! Be sure to sign up at www. https://app.seesaw.me/

Here on the blog I’ll give you an overview of what we’re working on each month. Our class follows the Texas standards developed for students with cognitive disabilities in accordance with STAAR Alternate 2. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about anything we are learning!

https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar-alternate-2

The first month of school:

In Reading-we are using leveled books and working on stretching out words and reading with fluency.

In Writing-we are working on spelling our first and last names and writing or copying neatly.

In math-we are working on number sense, including counting, using tally marks, and place value.

In Science and Social Studies-we are reading our weekly newspaper (News2You) about the new Elio movie.

Our theme for August is:  The Amusement Park.

*extra work/homework

Homework is not required but encouraged!

Math: We use a website that is specific to your student’s math level called Zearn. (www.zearn.org). Please ask me for your child’s login and password.

ELAR: You can review the sight word list in your student’s planner each week. Quizzes are on Fridays! Your student is reading 1:1 with me everyday at a book specific to their level. Please let me know if you are interested and I can send your child’s book home for extra practice.