Good Grief, is fall
break ever coming to come! It’s been a rough start to fourth grade at our
school this year. Lots and lots of drama. You’d think it’d be the kids, but it’s
mainly the parents talking among each other (gossiping) and repeating second
and third hand accounts of events that their students were not involved in. Be
praying for my babies and for my team, we just don’t know how else to handle
these parent issues (that need to stay out of the classroom). L
But enough of that, let’s get on with the show.
We
finally finished our review unit on paragraphs. Some students totally rocked
this paragraph. They included all the important pieces: thesis statement (topic
sentence), supporting details, and a conclusion. The pictures will come, I
promise. I’ll post them as soon as I finish my bulletin for Evidence of
Learning Night. Some of my dear friends have some work to do. We have a lot of
friends who are struggling this year. (Borderline below or already below grade level)
Oh well, we just really need to emphasize and work on those strategy groups
this year more than ever. If anyone has any suggestions or resources you can
point me to that would be fabulous. (Anything on writing or spelling would be
fantastic.)
We’ve
continued to work on our Daily 3. We even did a short exercise on resources and
pulling information from books to support our writing and answers. I think they
have somewhat of a handle on it. We shall see during their assessments. Here are
some pics of my friends in action.
And
on a final note, I have a new product on the works. I am developing a packet
for a writing unit—descriptive writing. I will be writing about it and showing
sample work of my test run in the classroom. I hope to post the product on my
store by the end of next week (I am still editing and making it pretty). I'm
hoping the more frequent posting maintains as a trend on my neck of the woods.
Until next time, keep up the fabulous work you do in your classrooms. No
monkeying around. Those kids are so blessed to have each and every one of you
in their lives. Keeping you in my prayers!