Tuesday is Test Day in Reading!

Our next Reading Test will be Tuesday, September 30th. Make sure students are completing their homework daily, because it will practice the skills that will assessed on the test. We will also have a Spelling Test and Grammar Test on Tuesday. 

You can help practice our skills for each lesson by logging into your students' Wonders account and clicking on School to Home. This section of the website provides information and practice activities for the vocabulary strategy, comprehension skill, and spelling words we are currently working on in class. You can also click on Resources and see all the materials that are available to us here at school for the entire year. In this lesson, we are working on Sequence and on Greek Roots. You could type either of those into the search box and get quite a few resources to help practice those skills.

Spelling Words for 9/20-9/30 'r controlled vowel sounds'

Spelling Words

1. heart
2. swear
3. aboard
4. squares
5. swore
6. chart
7. scorn
8. starch
9. source
10. fare
11. barge
12. thorn
13. marsh
14. force
15. harsh
16. scarce
17. course
18. flare
19. coarse
20. sword

Partial Quotients

Wonders Writing Rubric

The students took their first Wonders assessment today and the results are in!  Check your child's Pinpoint account to see how they did on the multiple choice section.  I am working to grade the writing and scores will be entered soon.

This year, writing will be scored on a 4 point rubric scale.  Below is a copy of the rubric that will be used.  A score of 4 will equate to a 100%, a 3 will equate to an 80%, a 2 will equate to a 60%, etc.  We will be working on formulating complete responses this year.

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Monday, September 8th, 2014 

 Two convenient sessions to fit your schedule 

6pm-6:45 & 7pm-7:45pm 

*Childcare will be provided *

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT: 

*OUR NEW READING/WRITING CURRICULUM
*OUR NEW STATE STANDARDS 
*HOW STUDENTS WILL BE GRADED 
*HOW WE ALL CAN WORK TOGETHER TO HELP OUR
 STUDENTS SUCCEED THIS YEAR! 

 Good isn't Good Enough: Stepping into Greatness

First Wonders Test

Both classes took their first Wonders test on Tuesday. We did the tests together as a class and they will not be counted for a grade. The tests were sent home with students so they can show you what the test looks like and what they're expected to do. I will also have copies of the test available for you to review at Open House on Monday, September 8th from 6-8! Next Wednesday, we will take our second test. This test I will ask the students to take independently, but the scores will not be entered as a grade. The third test, which should take place in Wednesday, September 17th WILL COUNT for a grade. Please make sure your student is doing their homework daily to practice the skills we are learning in class so they can be prepared for their test. Please let me know if you have any questions!

-Mrs. Rioux