September Birthday
Daniel
Junior Great Books
Daniel
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| Daniel shared cupcakes with the class today. Thanks for sharing your special day with us! |
Junior Great Books
Shared Inquiry
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| Students respond to The Black Hen's Egg. |
This week marks our first experience with Shared Inquiry. Shared Inquiry is a discussion method, a teaching and learning environment, and a way for individuals to achieve a more thorough understanding of a text by discussing questions, responses, and insights with fellow readers. Shared Inquiry combines a sound theoretical base with proven strategies to engage all readers in higher-order thinking and collaborative problem solving. In Shared Inquiry, participants come together to help each other explore the meaning of a work of literature. Each participant brings a unique perspective that influences how he or she understands the work. Sharing their interpretations, participants gain new insights and deepen or even change their initial understanding.
Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
October
I look forward to the opportunity to begin the conversation about your child’s progress in the 1st grade. This is also my opportunity to gain insights into my students’ home and community lives. Your perspectives on your child’s strengths and needs, learning styles, and non school learning opportunities can help me shape my instructional methods. The fall conference window is Oct. 8- Oct. 24. Please click SignUpGenius to reserve a slot. You will receive an email reminder two days prior to your scheduled conference. Each report card parent-teacher conference will last for a period no longer than 20 minutes. You will receive your child's 1st-quarter report card during this meeting as we discuss his/her 1st nine weeks of progress. Both parents are encouraged to come, if possible. Please reserve a slot by Wednesday, October 1st.
Mystery Reader
Roberta Dural
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| Jason's mom read Luke Goes to Bat and Wild About Books. Thanks for sharing your favorites with us! |
Our Fall Book Fair
A Scholastic Book Fair® is a reading event that connects students with books they want to read and helps raise funds and resources for schools. It offers kids a real reading motivator – choice in what they read. Access, choice, and reading practice – it’s what creates star readers. At the end of the Fair, the school is awarded either a percentage of the revenue or books and educational materials. Scholastic Book Fairs helps generate more than $175 million in fundraising for school projects and classroom materials.
Preview Day: Wednesday, 10/1 @ noon
Class previews books and items for sale.
Purchase Day: Monday, 10/6 @ noon
Class returns to make purchases during our 3o-minute block.
Parents are welcome.
