Weekly Update

 Hello Parents!

The week ahead is sure to be busy since it will be our first full week of school since the year started! I have just a couple updates and reminders below for the coming week. 

Charging ChromeBooks:

Please make sure your child is coming to school each day with their ChromeBook charged. Unfortunately due to space issues we cannot let everyone charge them at school. If they come to school with it not charged they are being asked to drop their computer off in the Innovation Lab and leave it to charge. This makes it difficult to use it on and off as needed.  We have begun our math and literacy stations and a few of the stations use the computers. I have reminded the students each day to charge their computers at home, but if you could assist me with the reminders, I would appreciate it.

Homework:

Each afternoon we take a few minutes to write down our homework in our agendas. Please check your child’s agenda each night to see what they have for homework. I informed the students that their homework is not only there to teach them the math or reading skill, but so much more. The lesson extends to responsibility, accountability and taking ownership of their work. If you could please help them remember to complete and return their homework each day I would appreciate it. Hopefully it will quickly become  a habit. Homework completion is a category on the report card under ‘Characteristics that Affect Learning’. 

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will begin our first Reader's Workshop Unit on Characters. We will read the book Tiger Rising. If you want to check a copy out at a library or purchase it on Amazon for your child to follow along with, that would be great! This is not a requirement, however it helps keep the students engaged when they follow along. 

• Math:  We will continue to work on place value and knowing the values of numbers through the millions. The study guide for the Math unit will come home this week. 

• Virginia Studies:  We will work on our first chapter in VA Studies-  The 5 regions of Virginia. The study guide went home last week. I will send out the test date soon. 

 

Thank you for reading the updates. Reach out anytime with questions, comments and concerns. Have a great week!