Language Arts
Night Write: each week, students will practice using writing traits. Night writes give the students the opportunity
and benefits of daily writing practice. Topics are assigned on Monday and due on Thursday. Please encourage your child
to read his or her night write outloud but resist the temptation to scrutinize. Night writes are shared in class as a way
of fostering a writing community. Selected night writes will be edited and published in class.
Here is a general schedule to follow for night writes:
Monday: Prewrite and begin draft
Tuesday: Finish draft
Wednesday: Revise and edit work
Thursday: Present final writing piece
Friday: Share/celebrate in class
Spelling Routine: The spelling program is designed to help students recognize patterns of spelling.
Students receive a list of spelling words on Monday and will be assessed each Friday.
Monday: Write a sentence for each word. Be sure to number each sentence and underline the spelling word.
Tuesday: Study correct spelling and sort
Wednesday: See, Say, Write Students will write each word 3X
Thursday: Pre-test at home (guardians please sign)
Friday: Spelling Test in class
Reading:
Students are reading for 20-30 minutes each night from a book of their choice. Book titles should be recorded in the student
reading log and initialed each night by parents.
