Dear Parents,
The new school year has gotten off to a great start. As always, the beginning of the school year is an important time for establishing good routines and an effective learning environment. I enjoyed getting to know your children today, and look forward to the time we will spend working together this year. I will be sending you updates weekly about what we are doing in school. Please feel free to respond to my email if you have questions. The updates will contain information about what we will be focusing on in class that week and as well as any other important announcements.
I have started a blog, which will have the same information as my emails. At times it is nice to have everything in one place, think of it as that go to place, when you just can't seem to remember where something else is.
To help me get to know you and your children, I would like you to all fill out a survey about your hopes and dreams for them. Please try to find time to do this so that I get to know you and your children a little more.
I feel very lucky right now to have another teacher working very closely with me. Matt Beniak is student teaching in our classroom for the next two months. He and I are spending a lot of time discussing, planning, and reflecting on the lessons that we have in our class. I'm also excited because he and I both went to the same college. Another of those signs showing us how small the world really is.
In our first math unit we will be exploring students’ prior knowledge of numbers and place value and using that knowledge to read and write whole numbers in standard form.
As readers, 4th graders are developing the essential habits of independent reading. This week we will be discussing how the icommons area is organized, how readers choose books and how to make good book choices. An important goal for students is to read 'Just Right' books. Just Right books are those that they understand well and can enjoy. These are the books that will help them become better readers.
Students will begin writing every day in their writer’s notebook and work on building their writing stamina. We will be exploring ways to generate ideas for writing. Once students have a few strategies to use, they will never have that feeling of sitting in front of a blank page again.
I am including our Specialist Schedule. Please let me know if you have questions. PE uniforms should be worn each day that students have PE.
If I have still not met you, I hope to meet you soon.
Have a wonderful week!
-Martin Reinsmoen
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