We had a guest teacher yesterday while I was attending an assessment training. The students did a great job in the morning, but they became very chatty as the day went on. We discussed this today and had a very good day.
I have noticed that many of my students do not know their multiplication facts well enough to give answers quickly. We will need to keep working to improve this! Also, we've also noticed that more work is needed on addition and subtraction (especially in borrowing). We will be sending home short additional assignments from time-to-time to improve our abilities in these areas.
Reading testing (Dibels) will most likely start in our classroom tomorrow. This will provide a baseline for improvement over the next few months. I am excited to see that improvement as it comes! With that in mind, all of my students were able to read 15 minutes straight today (remember, this is all 29 students at once) quietly in my classroom. It's wonderful to see:)
There's more to come...
I have noticed that many of my students do not know their multiplication facts well enough to give answers quickly. We will need to keep working to improve this! Also, we've also noticed that more work is needed on addition and subtraction (especially in borrowing). We will be sending home short additional assignments from time-to-time to improve our abilities in these areas.
Reading testing (Dibels) will most likely start in our classroom tomorrow. This will provide a baseline for improvement over the next few months. I am excited to see that improvement as it comes! With that in mind, all of my students were able to read 15 minutes straight today (remember, this is all 29 students at once) quietly in my classroom. It's wonderful to see:)
There's more to come...