*Awesome Activities*

September 14-18

These are the skills that we will be working on in Reading and Math:

I can retell the story

I can pick a good fit book

I can work well with others in a group

I can speak in complete sentences

I can use grammar correctly when writing and speaking

I can use the pictures to understand the characters, setting and

plot of a story

I can read numbers up to 1,000

I can answer 25 addition facts in 1 minutes with 92% accuracy

I can answer 25 subtraction facts in 1 minutes with 92% accuracy

I can add and subtract 2 digit numbers in my head

I can use different strategies to add and subtract

I can figure out the missing number in an addition or

subtraction sentence

Unit: Social Studies: Marshall Then and Now
Word of the Week: Courtesy

Snacks: Maverick and Caleb

Important Information:

·  Project Success – if you received a confirmation letter for Project Success it starts on Tuesday, September 15th. The program is over at 5:00, so if you plan to pick your child up, please be in front of the school by that time.

·  Box Tops. Please collect your Box Tops and save them in a Ziploc bag or envelope with your child’s name on it and send it to school. Our schools get 10 cents for each Box Top collected!! We also collect old cell phones, Sunny D labels, used ink cartridges, and pop tabs!

·  Keep reading at home each night. Our goal is that each child will read 75 minutes each week. Please encourage your child to read at least 15 minutes each evening. Write and initial nightly minutes read on your child’s behavior chart. If you don’t read, please initial anyway so I know you are checking the chart. Thanks!!

·  Picture Retake Day AND Class Picture Day is Tuesday, September 22. We will have our class pictures taken and if you want your school pictures retaken just return your packet.

·  Milk money – please send $35 for the program if you haven’t done so already.

·  Our library day will be on Tuesdays. Make sure that your child brings their library books back so that they are able to check out new ones.

·  My email address is:

Homecoming Week Dress up Days!

Monday: Wear Green day
Tuesday: Jersey day – wear your favorite team jersey
Wednesday: Wacky hair and clothes day
Thursday: Hat day!
Friday: "Orange and black day"-wear as much orange and black as you can to support your Marshall Tigers!

Academic and Skills for Success Performance Codes

Three levels of progress are noted on the report cards using a numeric marking system (3, 2, 1, and N/A).

A descriptor for each score is provided below:

3
Meets grade
level standard
Student consistently demonstrates mastery of the knowledge and skills expected at this grade level. / 2
Progressing towards grade level standard
Student is adequately progressing toward mastery and knowledge at this grade level. / 1
Does not meet grade level standard
Student is not yet demonstrating an understanding of knowledge and skills at this grade level. / N/A
Standard is not assessed at this time
This standard will be assessed later in the school year.

SCORING:

On a standards-based report card, a mark of “3” is the expected goal for students, which indicates that the student is meeting the requirements of the academic standards for his/her grade level. Marks of “3” and “2” both indicate that a student is working with the expectations of his/her grade level. The difference is the level of independence and support a student needs to demonstrate mastery. The expectation is that most students will achieve a “3” by the end of the year for each grade-level standard. Learners are scored on their progress made toward mastery of those standards/expectations set forth for each marking period.

3 / A mark of “3” indicates that the student’s progress towards end of the year standards meets the district’s expectations at this time. For example, a student who scores a 30% on a unit math pretest and receives a high score, even a 100% on a posttest, has responded well to instruction and receives a “3”. This student has met the expectation independently and requires little or no adult support to demonstrate proficiency after instruction has been delivered. In terms of behavior, the student who consistently (more times than not) demonstrates age/grade appropriate social and academic behaviors meets the expected standard and should receive a “3”.
2 / A mark of “2” indicates that the student’s progression of skills and information is in the expected range, but she/he still requires support and assistance to meet the requirements of the academic standard for his/her grade level at this time. In terms of behavior, a student would receive a “2” for any of the academic or social behaviors when she/he inconsistently demonstrates or needs reminders to meet the age/grade appropriate expectations as communicated by the teacher.
1 / A mark of “1” indicates that the student is not meeting the requirements of the grade level standard at this time. Her/his instructional level is characterized as requiring maximum teacher support and differentiation/accommodations or even modifications. In terms of behavior, the student who often (more times than not) demonstrates social and academic behaviors below what is expected for their age/grade receives a “1”. These behaviors are interfering with their learning and possibly the learning of others.
N/A / A mark of “N/A” indicates that the standard has not been adequately introduced, covered, or assessed during the marking period. All standards on a grade-level report card will be addressed by the end of the school year.