School is full speed ahead, and we are already into the routine of hard work. Through the first two full weeks, the students have been discussing the 6-Traits of Writing, which creates a common language and a baseline to discuss writing. We have done several activities using individual whiteboards and dry-erase markers to answer questions and rewrite paragraphs. They have done a great job with discussing writing!
Along those same lines, our students will be taking a Narrative Pretest on Friday, September 2. This is just a pretest and is not going to count against your student's grade. It is designed to give us, the teachers and parents alike, an insight into where our students are in their writing. Using this pretest, we will establish some tangible goals for students to strive for over the next few weeks.
On the reading front, our students are already diving into books. Monday was the first day in the library and students are already asking to go back and get new books. I am thrilled with their appetite for reading. Our Accelerated Reader tests are not quite ready yet, but as soon as they are, I will let you and your student know!
I hope you are having a great start to the school year as well. Let me know if you have any questions, and I would be happy to answer them. Thank you!
Best Wishes,
Derek Yost
Along those same lines, our students will be taking a Narrative Pretest on Friday, September 2. This is just a pretest and is not going to count against your student's grade. It is designed to give us, the teachers and parents alike, an insight into where our students are in their writing. Using this pretest, we will establish some tangible goals for students to strive for over the next few weeks.
On the reading front, our students are already diving into books. Monday was the first day in the library and students are already asking to go back and get new books. I am thrilled with their appetite for reading. Our Accelerated Reader tests are not quite ready yet, but as soon as they are, I will let you and your student know!
I hope you are having a great start to the school year as well. Let me know if you have any questions, and I would be happy to answer them. Thank you!
Best Wishes,
Derek Yost