I realize that I have not been sending home much student work in the Friday Folders. This is due in part to the fact that the first few weeks of school are spent establishing expectations and practicing routines. Trust me, the time we spend now modeling and practicing the expected behaviors will allow us to spend much more of our time later in the year focused on learning.
The second reason that you are not seeing much student work coming home is that we do not spend much time on worksheets in class. Our focus is more often on problem solving in groups, explaining our thinking, and participating in discussions. We do write as part of this process, but it is often in their writing notebooks, math journals, and reading response books, all of which stay at school. I encourage you to take a look at these resources when you visit the classroom during Back to School Night.
**Reminder - Back to School Night is Thursday, September 25th from 5:15-6:15 for the K-5 classrooms. Mr. Moreno will be giving a short presentation from 5:00 to 5:15 in the gym, and there will be food out front for dinner. Hope to see you there!
