First Week

What a wonderful first week. It was hard at first getting to know the names of students in all three classes, but I finally think I have a handle on it. I am so excited to say that the second grade teachers did a bang up job. These third graders are well-trained in Daily 5. They have hall basics down pat, and they know how to listen and read for stretches of time. In fact, the students are so advanced at Daily 5 that I have had to adjust my reading plans. Instead of slowly introducing the parts of daily 5 and building stamina, I am able to fast track. This coming week I will be introducing two new parts of daily 5, Work on Writing and Word Work. I had planned to spend a week on each of the five components of Daily 5, but I won't need to! It is also important to note, that I will need to move thier first reading test up from August 28 to the 26th. The test didn't change, only the date. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. The included picture is sideways, but shows students practicing Read to Self.