1. Mrs. Roussell’s Classroom Newsletter
August 24th – 28th
This Week’s Assignments
Reading – This week in Reading we
will discuss reading workshop. Our
classroom library will be introduced
and we will talk about how we
choose books. We will also discuss
what kind of thinking we do as
readers and how we can post our
thoughts in our books to share with
others.
Writing – Our Writer’s Notebook will
be the focus of this week’s lessons. Important Dates
We will decorate our notebooks with
pictures, stickers and magazine School Pictures
pictures from home. We will talk Wednesday, August 26th
about our Writer’s Notebook and
how we will use it. We will also
discuss where we see writing and
how it is used. Interviews will be Reminders to Parents
conducted of staff members to see 1. All parent packet forms need
how and why they use writing in
to be turned in and
their everyday lives.
assignment books and
Spelling – Students will be given communication folders need
their 1st Quarter Spelling Words. to be paid for($5).
Students will be tested over Unit 2. Check your child’s assignment
1 words Friday. On the back of book nightly and ask them
each list is some grammar practice. about their day at school.
We will complete the first 5 together 3. Check your child’s Friday
in class and they are responsible for Folder for their weekly work
completing the other 5 at home and and return it to school with
turning them in on Friday. your child on Monday.
Math – This week we will be talking
about representing multiplication
with arrays. Look for parent letters Something to Talk About!
coming home about our unit of Special thanks are due the following students:
study. Students will have a short
Cody Ponder for having such GREAT manners!
test on Friday.
Whitney Robertson for jumping in to help a
Science - We will begin with a unit
classmate in need at the pencil sharpener.
on rocks and soil. We will be talking
about the different types of rocks Thank you to all parents and students for
and the rock cycle. bringing in hand sanitizer for our classroom.
Language Arts –