September 23, 2011

S E P T E M B E R

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DeWys Declares Bentheim Elementary School~Volume 11, Issue 3

Summer Steady Ready Packets

What’s New in Resource Room?

We are quickly settling into another wonderful year of learning.

The students have really impressed me with their ability to not only remember the routines and lessons we learned last year, but to learn new things and quickly apply those as well.

This weekend, ask your child to teach you the reading strategy of “checking for understanding.” We worked hard on this strategy this week, and we realized how much easier it is for us to remember what we read when we stop every couple of pages and ask “who?” and “what?” Have a great weekend!

Mrs. DeWys

Save the Date!

Fundraiser

School Pictures

MEAP Testing

September 26, 2011

October 7, 2011

October 11-20, 2011

Fundraiser order forms came home last week. Orders are due on the 26th.

Smile pretty! Our pictures will be taken on this date!

Testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will take place during these days.

It was another great year for summer steady ready packets. Nine students from our current first graders to now sixth graders completed their packets and will receive an ICE CREAM reward next week. Congratulations to all those who worked hard in order to keep learning all summer long!

MRS. DEWYS DECLARES-VOL. 11, ISSUE 3

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Fourth Grade Reading : This week, we practiced our new sight words, worked on building stamina with our read to self, and practiced checking our understanding as we read.

Writing: We created animals out of a variety of fall leaves, and then we wrote a compare/ contrast writing about them.

Word Study: This week, we finished up our first unit of the year in word study and took our first word test.

Young Fives/First Grade Reading: This week, we practiced our new sight words, practiced building stamina with our read to self, and worked on choosing good fit books.

Writing: We created leaf animals and wrote about them in our draft books.

Math: We worked on concept board skills and practiced adding basic facts using our touchpoints.

Second Grade

Math: We continued Rocket Math, and we reviewed addition and subtraction with regrouping.

Reading: This week, we practiced our new sight words, practiced building stamina with our read to self, and worked on choosing good fit books.

Fifth Grade

Writing: We created leaf animals and wrote about them in our draft books.

Reading: This week, we practiced our new sight words, worked on building stamina with our read to self, and practiced checking our understanding as we read.

Word Study: This week, we continued working on our first unit of the school year. We are working on the, of, and a.

Writing: We created animals out of a variety of fall leaves, and then we wrote a compare/ contrast writing about them.

Word Study: This week, we finished up our first unit of the year in word study and took our first word test.

Math: We continued on our individual Rocket Math levels, and we worked hard at reviewing subtraction and multiplication. We did well until the double digit multiplication, and then we needed a little review. ď Š

Third Grade Reading: This week, we practiced our new sight words, practiced building stamina with our read to self, and worked on choosing good fit books.

Writing: We created leaf animals and wrote about them in our draft books.

Word Study: This week, we continued working on our first word study unit of the year.

Math: We reviewed 3 and 4 digit addition with regrouping and wow...we really remember how to do this!

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