Homework 8/25-9/1 and Notes for the Week

I am thinking that posting homework on the blog will be better for everyone so the list doesn't get lost in email limbo.

Just as a reminder, I treat homework differently than you may be used to from your own schooling. I believe homework serves three main purposes: 1) extra practice 2) providing a glimpse of your child's work and thinking process and 3) building a sense of responsibility.

Homework will be given out at the beginning of the week and will need to be completed by the deadline.

Here's this week's slate:

1. The at-home reading log needs to be completed and returned by next Tuesday. (Monday is Labor Day.)

2. Observing an environment near your home and writing down several observations. It could be a park, pond, backyard, etc. This needs to be turned in Friday, as we will use it for a class discussion.

Notes:

1. On Thursday, the students will complete their job application on Google forms.

2. Also on Thursday, our class will take a walk to Hunter's Pond to look at the environment there. Miss Newton will accompany us for that. Tennis shoes would be preferable that day.

3. In general, Thursday's are pretty much all going to be tennis shoe-preferred. P.E. is Thursday for our class.

What Are We Up To?

1. We are beginning the year practicing cursive handwriting as we get back into the habit of our Writing Workshop structure.

2. We are reading The Indian in the Cupboard, practicing book talks, and beginning our year studying fiction stories.

3. We are spending two weeks reviewing the essential concepts from Math that were covered last year. Regrouping, geometric figures, time, etc.

4. We are beginning the year looking into environments and habitats during Unit of Study. In fact, if you have anything at home that would help our study into plants and animals and would like to share it, send it in with your child! :)