"Words are our most
inexhaustible source of magic."
-J.K. Rowling
Grades are looking good - maybe a little crazy good. I always like to kick-off the year with the opportunity for students to earn high marks to make sure we all realize it is possible. This year - since we’re up to our eyeballs in uncertainty - I laid it on thick. I’m glad I did. At this point, if you don’t have the grade you want, you may be missing assignments. Time to book an appointment with me for Distance Learning Support - I’d love to help. Those of you with great grades, congratulations! Also, be aware that the assignments will be ramping up in challenge and expectation; you will have to work harder to keep those marks. I know you all can do it.
Last week we got two of our most important practices up and running: Writer’s Notebooks and Independent Reading. We’ll be reading five days a week for at least 20 minutes each time, and writing as often as possible. Parents, ask your kids about both. Together those routines will strengthen our writing and reading skills and get our brains up and running again. To aid these ventures, this week we kick-off our vocabulary work. It’s all coming together. The start of any school year is a lot of work for everyone. This year, I’m guessing we can agree, has been harder than most. We’re all a little tuckered out! Luckily, we have a long weekend in our sights. We’ve got this! Comments are closed.
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AuthorBeth Fabiano - Busy 7th Grade ELA teacher, wife, mother Archives
May 2021
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