Students are really into a routine now. They come into the room, put their backpacks and lunches where they belong, read the Morning Message, and work on different assignments or read. We meet in morning circle where we continue to greet each other and share things like a favorite character from a novel or a new word they've learned recently. Today we started our SEL program (Social and Emotional Learning) and talked about empathy and respect. Look for homework they need to do with a parent (homeroom class only) which is due next Friday, the 9th. We gave a number of reading assessments this week to determine where kids are in reading comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, spelling, and fluency. We will use the IStation program regularly this year and I will be sending home IStation parent log in cards next week so that students can access the program from home. Over the past few years, I have seen IStation do wonders for some kids who need that extra support, as long as it's used routinely. We will also work with fluency partners to increase our word recognition skills in addition to reader's theater. The students will find wondrous words in their reading and the world around them starting next week, and we'll use them in various ways. If you have a chance to read with your child, that would be GREAT! Studies show that kids whose parents read with them increase both their reading fluency and just plain reading enjoyment. We only have so much time in school for independent reading, so the more your child can read at home, the better. We will have many conversations about where to read this year. I would like to see them make a habit of bringing a book everywhere they go so that they become what I like to call a WILD READER! Fourth grade students at Baldwin received on Friday or will get on Tuesday a free National Park Pass good from now until Aug. 31st of 2017! All 4th graders in the country have access to a free pass for them and their families. Several of my students last year used the pass and had a great time. If you visit a National Park, your child has an opportunity to do a presentation about the Park for social studies extra credit (one per nine weeks).
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