It's a very busy time for us Track 2 folks!  We had interims & progress reports go home on Friday, August 10th, Open house is this Thursday, August 16th (6-7pm), and track out/early release on Friday, August 17th!  Phew, that's a lot in a week!

Over track out I hope that students are getting some rest, relaxing, but continuing to exercise those brains!  I really encourage students to read, work on practice pages or anything else you can find for them to keep their minds working.  We have come a long way in 6 weeks and I can't wait to share all the excitement with you at Open House.

Parents, if you have any questions about your child's progress based on their interim, please feel free to contact me to set up a conference.  I will try to get a schedule out for one of my work days to meet with anyone who has questions, concerns, etc...

Hope to see you all at Open House

It's mid week and I thought it is a perfect time for a good boost of great news!  This week our students are really channeling their inner Olympian and Going for the Gold.  We have completed our practicing, modeling, and building stamina for Read to Self, Read with Someone, Listening to Reading, and Working with Words.  All of this is part of our Daily Cafe' literacy structure.  This has been the first week of the students being able to do more than one "round" at a time with students doing multiple activities!  I am so proud of what they have been able to accomplish over the past 4 weeks and I wish I had medals for them all!

As more and more work comes home in their Friday Folders, please go through your child's papers and notes.  A lot of important information has been going home and it's a good idea to review the contents with your child.  If a paper has a check mark or a letter "P", that means it was practiced or completed as a group (no grade needed).  Otherwise the paper will have a circled number which represents the grade on this short form of assessment. 

We will be discussing grading and the new curriculum in more depth during Open House on Thursday, August 16th, from 6-7pm (tracks 2 & 4).  Hope to see you there!

Important Dates:
Picture Day - Tuesday, August 7th
Open House - Thursday, August 16th
Track Out - Friday, August 17th