Monday, December 14, 2009

Concluding The First Semester.......

We have made it through the first semester of school and we are counting down to the 2010 FCAT. Students who scored a low level 3 and below have all been placed in reading classes. I am proud to announce that I now have a 1st period reading group and I am elated! I have the opportunity to work with 15 of the best 6th graders at Fort Braden and we are going to make significant gains on the 2010 FCAT. 

Thus far we have studied the Inference Strategy. If you have observed your child working in a green folder, that would be their Inference folder. They should be reviewing passages with you daily from this folder. You are more than welcome to work ahead, and this is a method that your child can use to score extra credit points.  What I really want is for each child to practice, practice, practice! The more you read, the more fluent you become increasing your level of comprehension making it impossible not to reach grade level proficiency.


We will be having our first mini assessment this week. This will be used as a progress monitoring tool so that we can chart your childs strengths and weaknesses in an effort to perfect them. We will contitnue to have mini assessment bi-weekly throughout the school year. Remember to ask your child how they've scored to increase their level of motivation and enthusiam about being successful in reading.

Next week we will be taking final exams. On Monday students will take three exams and on Tuesday they will take the remaining three. Please help your child prepare for these exams, one will be given in each class, no exceptions.

Have a joyous holiday season and we look forward to continuing to ostrive for excellence in the new year!