Hello families!
I am so happy to report that our first few weeks in 3rd grade has been a success! Your children are simply wonderful! We have spent time getting to know each other through our class meetings and collaborative activities and we've already launched into our first writing unit. We've read Arthur Writes A Story by Marc Brown and we're learning from the main character how to write an interesting story. We'll spend the next few weeks learning about the writing process and the six traits of effective writing. Next week we will begin our DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) testing. This tool allows me to recognize the strengths and needs of each child and meet their reading level with proper instruction or enrichment. I will be sharing the results of this assessment with you as soon as they are available, so stay tuned!
Thanks again for a great first few weeks of school. Your children are not only remarkable students, but such fun kids!! I look forward to a wonderful year of learning and growing together!
I am the proud mom to Cooper, who is 2. He is full of life and energy and he can always make me smile! He loves dogs, dirt, and daredevil stunts... such a boy! Cooper has recently become a part of my "forever family" through the miracle of adoption. He came to me when he was 7 months old as my foster child and has been a part of the family ever since. I have been a foster parent for several years, but I look forward to a break from fostering as we work through some of Cooper's special needs. He has been diagnosed with a condition on the autism spectrum as well as a genetic condition that causes some medical problems. Through it all, Cooper is such a blessing!!
