Hello parents,
Important Dates:
October 2--NELC Principal's Meeting (Media Center - all day)
October 2--International Parents Q & A with Dr. Looney (Commons - 10 am)
October 2--School Custodian Appreciation Day
October 10--Dolvin RFF Day (all staff report) - No School for Students
October 11--Teacher Workday, No School for Students
October 14—No School for Staff and Students
*I have not sent out a conference schedule. Stay tuned for the signup genius to come out soon.
Spelling: Students received List 3 this week. The quiz will be on Friday. List 1, 2 and 3 should stay in their binder. For extra practice, please visit spellingcity.com/pratta. I have loaded all lists onto this site for practice (some might change throughout the year). On the quiz, students will need to be able to spell the word correctly, as well as define the words. We work a lot with prefix/suffix and how those change the meaning of a base/root word.
Grammar: We will begin our unit on Conjunctions and Interjections. During this unit, students will learn 3 types of conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating), review the types of sentences (simple, compound, and complex), and apply the different conjunction to the appropriate uses within those sentences. This week we will be covering coordinating conjunctions. Students will have notes in their binders as well as their grammar notebooks.
Writing: This week we will wrap up our Narrative Writing Unit. We will be writing Narrative stories with developed beginnings. We will include descriptive plots including plot technique strategies such as sequence, problem/solution, tension/suspense, foreshadowing, flashback/flashforward. We will bring our story to an end with a quality conclusion. We will also work on adding vivid verbs, strong nouns and transition words to spice up our writing. Our Narrative Essay will be this week.
Reading: We will continue working with our novels for Book Clubs this week. The students are reading one of the following books: Old Yeller, My Side of the Mountain, or The Lemonade War. We will use the story to work with story elements, such as characterization, point of view, setting, conflict, resolution, and theme. Students will create HOTS questions for book club discussions with their peers. They will also practice writing and speaking about what they have read. We will work with constructed responses on the reading. Please encourage your student to stay caught up on their reading. We will have a novel comprehension check this week. Students will be allowed to use their books on the check-in. The class novel can count for one of the two books on the September monthly Book Log. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, and it, along with the completed book review, are due Wednesday, October 2. We will be completing an online version of a cold read this week to check comprehension and reading strategies.
Other Clubs: If your student is interested in joining any other clubs at Dolvin, please visit the Dolvin website and click the activities tab for more information.
School Dress Code
Below is the Dress code as written in the Dolvin Handbook. With summer still very present, I just wanted to remind everyone of the policy. We will give the students reminders about “school clothes” and “play/home clothes” as well. Thank you for helping reinforce the school dress code with the students.
All students shall dress appropriately so as not to disrupt or interfere with the educational program or orderly operation of the school. Extremes in dressing and grooming will not be permitted. Shorts and skirts must meet finger-tip rule and straps must be one inch in width. Bare midriffs, see through clothing, and apparel that designate gangs or similar are not appropriate wear. Flip flops should not be worn to school. On the first violation, the teacher will send a note home to remind the parent and student of the dress code. For the second violation, students will be asked to call home for appropriate clothing or borrow from the clinic.
Devices
Students are not permitted to bring any devices to school at this time. We have not signed technology permission forms. If your student needs a cell phone for after school safety reasons, please let me know. The phone must be off and in their locker at all times. Please direct all necessary communication through the teacher.
Important Dates:
October 2--NELC Principal's Meeting (Media Center - all day)
October 2--International Parents Q & A with Dr. Looney (Commons - 10 am)
October 2--School Custodian Appreciation Day
October 10--Dolvin RFF Day (all staff report) - No School for Students
October 11--Teacher Workday, No School for Students
October 14—No School for Staff and Students
*I have not sent out a conference schedule. Stay tuned for the signup genius to come out soon.
Spelling: Students received List 3 this week. The quiz will be on Friday. List 1, 2 and 3 should stay in their binder. For extra practice, please visit spellingcity.com/pratta. I have loaded all lists onto this site for practice (some might change throughout the year). On the quiz, students will need to be able to spell the word correctly, as well as define the words. We work a lot with prefix/suffix and how those change the meaning of a base/root word.
Grammar: We will begin our unit on Conjunctions and Interjections. During this unit, students will learn 3 types of conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating), review the types of sentences (simple, compound, and complex), and apply the different conjunction to the appropriate uses within those sentences. This week we will be covering coordinating conjunctions. Students will have notes in their binders as well as their grammar notebooks.
Writing: This week we will wrap up our Narrative Writing Unit. We will be writing Narrative stories with developed beginnings. We will include descriptive plots including plot technique strategies such as sequence, problem/solution, tension/suspense, foreshadowing, flashback/flashforward. We will bring our story to an end with a quality conclusion. We will also work on adding vivid verbs, strong nouns and transition words to spice up our writing. Our Narrative Essay will be this week.
Reading: We will continue working with our novels for Book Clubs this week. The students are reading one of the following books: Old Yeller, My Side of the Mountain, or The Lemonade War. We will use the story to work with story elements, such as characterization, point of view, setting, conflict, resolution, and theme. Students will create HOTS questions for book club discussions with their peers. They will also practice writing and speaking about what they have read. We will work with constructed responses on the reading. Please encourage your student to stay caught up on their reading. We will have a novel comprehension check this week. Students will be allowed to use their books on the check-in. The class novel can count for one of the two books on the September monthly Book Log. The Book Log should be signed by a parent, and it, along with the completed book review, are due Wednesday, October 2. We will be completing an online version of a cold read this week to check comprehension and reading strategies.
Other Clubs: If your student is interested in joining any other clubs at Dolvin, please visit the Dolvin website and click the activities tab for more information.
School Dress Code
Below is the Dress code as written in the Dolvin Handbook. With summer still very present, I just wanted to remind everyone of the policy. We will give the students reminders about “school clothes” and “play/home clothes” as well. Thank you for helping reinforce the school dress code with the students.
All students shall dress appropriately so as not to disrupt or interfere with the educational program or orderly operation of the school. Extremes in dressing and grooming will not be permitted. Shorts and skirts must meet finger-tip rule and straps must be one inch in width. Bare midriffs, see through clothing, and apparel that designate gangs or similar are not appropriate wear. Flip flops should not be worn to school. On the first violation, the teacher will send a note home to remind the parent and student of the dress code. For the second violation, students will be asked to call home for appropriate clothing or borrow from the clinic.
Devices
Students are not permitted to bring any devices to school at this time. We have not signed technology permission forms. If your student needs a cell phone for after school safety reasons, please let me know. The phone must be off and in their locker at all times. Please direct all necessary communication through the teacher.