Hello Parents! I hope you are having a good week! We are certainly working on getting used to our new routines. The heat is not helping us have outdoor classes this week! Maybe next week!
Chromes- We got on the Chromebooks on Tuesday. That was a deal for some of them. I love technology...when it works! 😉 They are in their Google Classrooms now. So we will be posting assignments there as well. We don't want them to forget...just in case! They will be doing lessons in Dreambox as well. We just haven't gotten there yet.
Reading- On Wednesday, they took a pretest in spelling. It is just to show me how they are as "spellers". They will also be taking a pretest in reading on Thursday and Friday if needed. That just shows me areas they may need work in or things they understand really well. Next week we will start in our book with a story and a spelling test. I will shorten lists from pretest to post test if I see your child struggles with spelling. But...if you want them or they want to do all 20 words on the posttest no matter what, just let me know.
Google Slides- On Wednesday, I got them into their Google Classrooms and they did an assignment using the Google Slides. It was really just for fun. I just want them to practice using those. They will also be doing a religion assignment on Google slides this week.
Math- They will take a pretest just to show me what they know in math. It will probably take a couple of days. Next week we will start in the book with chapter one. We start with place value and multiplication.
Spirit Day is on Friday! It's definitely too hot for sweats. If they would like to wear a hat for $1, they certainly may!
Covid- The kids are being really good about wearing their masks when we need them too. Lunch is running pretty smoothly for our group! I just have to remind them in the room that the mask is on or the shield is up. Many are choosing the mask and no shield, which is totally fine! Recess and in the morning is the hardest. They still want to be right next to each other. That habit is going to be the harder one to break.
Picture Day is on September 3. That is next Thursday! You will get their picture order form in their Take Home Folder.
I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend! It sounds like we might get some cooler temps! Yay!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
