Important Announcements:
*Welcome back to the 2013-2014 school year! I am so excited that I have had a chance to
meet all of you either at Supply Drop Off or on the first day of school. I know
this year is going to be a fantastic one!
*Today your child will bring home a pamphlet that will have
next week’s spelling words in it (we highlighted them today in class to show
you where to look), tell you what reading skill we will be learning about it,
and gives you daily suggested
activities you can do with your child. This
is NOT homework. However, those
highlighted words are your child’s spelling words. These are the words he/she will be tested on
Friday, August 9th.
*Next week we are jumping right in to academic
subjects. We will be taking a reading
and spelling test on Friday and a dictation test on Thursday. The reading test will cover phonics,
vocabulary words, and applying the reading skill. The dictation test will be graded for correct
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling words spelled correctly.
*Dibels testing will take place next week. I will be testing your child in the area of
nonsense word fluency, reading fluency, and reading retell.
*Your child will have homework Monday – Thursday next
week. The homework will be in the area
of reading and English. There will be no
math homework yet.
*Smile! August 14th
will be picture day!
*Mark your calendars from Tuesday, August 20th. That is Open House from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Open House is where you come into the
classroom, and I will be presenting information to you about your child’s
year. I will cover a lot of information
so it is important you attend if you can.
If you are unable to attend, I will send the information home with your
child the next day. Unlike previous
years, teachers will only be doing one presentation this evening. This event is for parents only; children
should not attend.
*I sent home a contact magnet with your child or gave you
one at supply drop off. My e-mail
address is: awhisman@brownsburg.k12.in.us or my phone number is 317-852-1062
ext. 1332.
A Look at Next Week:
Science/ Health
Science/ Health
Solids, liquids, gases
Spelling
Words with short vowel sounds
Reading
Story: The Twin Club
Skill: Characters and setting
Daily Five: Introduce Read to Self
Math
Math Message and Number Sequences; Tools and Coins;
Calendars and Clocks; Partner Study Routines;
Grouping by Tens - $1, $10, $100
Social Studies
Dibels testing
English/Writing
Sentences
