FAQ

  1. Will the newsletter come home every Friday or Monday?
  2. Do we have a spelling test every Friday?
  3. How can I study for the reading test?
  4. How should my Language Arts notebook be organized?
  5. In what order will the topics for english be covered?
  6. How do I know what my child has for homework?
  7. May I bring a treat for my child's birthday?



Will the newsletter come home every Friday or Monday?

No.  The newsletter will come home on the day that we begin a new 
story.
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Do we have a spelling test every Friday?

No.  This year, I would like to give the spelling test the day 
before the reading test.
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How can I study for the reading test?

Each week, we complete a 3-column graphic organizer & a set of 
ERT (everyone read to) questions on the story. These should be
placed in the "response journal" section of the binder. We also
write the vocabulary in the "vocabulary" section. These three
things will ensure success on the weekly test.
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How should my Language Arts notebook be organized?

Listed below are the sections of the Language Arts binder & the 
order in which they should be in the notebook.

1 - vocabulary (all vocabulary words for the stories & extras
that we add)
2 - response journal(a 3-column graphic organizer & ERT
[everyone read to] questions for each story)
3 - inquiry (theme related activities)
4 - english (all english topics)
5-6-Traits (this will soon have a checklist & some mini
lessons)
6 - writing ideas (ideas for writing stories & some stories)
7 - personal dictionary (spelling activities)
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In what order will the topics for english be covered?

This is tentative:

types of setnences
nouns (common/proper)
pronouns
verbs (action/being)
subject/predicate (complete/simple)
adjectives
contractions
adverbs
conjunctions
preposition
interjections
articles
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How do I know what my child has for homework?

Your child should be writing homework down daily in their 
agenda. Even if we have given no homework, they should have the
word NONE. Sometimes, I will place important notes in the
agenda. Please check this and the important papers section of
the math binder nightly.
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May I bring a treat for my child's birthday?

Yes, please bring in a treat.  However, we do ask that you bring 
enough for the entire class so that some students are not left
out. We currently have 24 students. Also, please make sure that
it is something easy to pass out and not a cake that we have to
cut.
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