Challenge folders went home this week! Just a reminder, when your child is ready to be tested, please send in one challenge in their red challenge folder. If your child completes that challenge their red challenge folder will be empty and ready for the next challenge. If your child does not complete the challenge, I will mark "keep practicing" and return in the red folder. Again, only one challenge may be tested at a time due to time. Thank you!
Important Dates - Mark Your Calendar!
- 9/5: Labor Day, No School
- 9/8: All Pro Dads @ 7:15 AM - 8 AM
- 9/15: Open House - We look forward to seeing you!
K-2 @ 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
PTA Meeting 6:15 PM - 7 PM
3-5 @ 7 PM - 7:45 PM
- 9/22: I-Moms, 7:15-8AM
- 9/23: Picture Day
- 9/23: Sing-A-Thon
- 10/24-28: Conference Week; Early Release
*See calendar in the back of your child's Thursday folder for more information!
Highlights from the Classroom
Balanced Literacy - Good Habits-Great Readers (GHGR) Shared Reading EQs (Essential Questions): How do I become a great reader? How do I choose books? (using the cover, favorite topics, favorite characters, previewing a book, and starting a new book) How do literary elements help me comprehend a variety of texts? (title, author, illustrator, title page) We are also working on concepts of print, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, oral pretelling, letters, letter sounds, and sight words. This week we focused on "and" and "it"
Words Their Way (WTW): How do I learn letters, sounds, and sight words? Sort 8: Sorting Letter Recognition Aa, Bb, Tt
Writer's Workshop EQs: How do I become a great writer? What is Writer's Workshop look like? How should my paper look? How do I illustrate a picture to match a story? How do details make my illustration seem real? How do I illustrate a picture to match my story?
Small groups and independent centers focused on concepts of print, handwriting/rainbow writing (letters Aa,Bb,Tt and name), beginning letter sounds, cvc words, tens game, listening center, computers for literacy activities, reading on special pillows, and reading in the loft!
Math - How do I use math words to determine where things are? (positional words - above, below, beside, inside, outside, in front of, behind) How do I collect, organize, and interpret data? (graphing) How do I use objects, pictures, and numbers or words to create, solve, and explain story problems? (problem solving) Students also worked in guided and independent groups focusing on colors and shapes, sorting, positional words, days of the week, ordering and writing numbers, patterns, and were able to work on a computer program called Mega Math to practice shapes, sorting, and patterns. Daily Math RAP including...What are patterns? How can I show the position of objects in my world? (above, below, beside, inside, outside, in front of, behind) What is a number? What does counting tell me? How do I use numbers everyday? How can I show a number? How does a calendar help me measure time? months of the year; days of the week; penny and nickel; ones; yesterday, today, tomorrow; shapes (triangle, square, circle, rectangle)
Science - How do I group animals by their characteristics? How do I explain that animals are alike and different? We are learning about how animals move and body coverings.
On Friday, we will do a special cooking activity with our book buddies to preview Labor Day. Make sure to ask them what they made! We will learn more about Labor Day next week! We will also go to the media center on Friday to check out new books and listen to a story. Please make sure that they bring it to school daily as we use them in the classroom each day.
Things to Work on at Home
Contact Information
Email Ms. Discepola: naomi.discepola@cobbk12.org
Blog Address: http://dowell.typepad.com/discepola/
Dowell Elementary: 2121 West Sandtown Road Marietta, GA 30064 Phone: 678.594.8059
Dowell Elementary Website: http://www.cobbk12.org/Dowell/
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