This week in 4A:

Spalding Information Night

Our Phonics Consultant, Margie Clouse, will conduct a workshop to help parents learn The Spalding Method, the phonics program used at Archway Lincoln. This session is aimed primarily at parents who are new to the school.

Learn specific handwriting instruction and coaching skills for phonograms. Emphasis will be on manuscript writing, pencil and paper positions, and instructions for homework procedures. A cursive model will be available.

Learn reasons for markings and rules used in The Spalding Method by actively applying analysis to Ayres List of Vocabulary Words.

The session will be from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the

Archway Lincoln cafeteria.

September 12, 2016

(Adults Only)

Volunteers needed:

We are starting our literature groups and Mrs. Stephenson has set up a Sign Up Genius account for our parents to volunteer for a day to lead a group. The link is on the upper left margin of the blog. The literature group is on Thursdays from 2:10-2:45 and is a time where a parent takes a group of about 6-8 students and listens to them read the chapter and asks comprehension questions along the way. If you are interested, please sign up. If you have questions, please email me.

This week:

Assessments in Math on Thursday and Geology (earthquakes and tsunamis) on Friday.

Please make sure you are checking agendas each night. I will put in missing assignments for you to check. It is important to turn in all assignments even if they are late. A “1” is better than a “0”.

Your child has been and will continue to get returned assignments that have been graded (should be in their take-home folder), please look these over and discuss what, if anything, needs to be corrected. Mrs. Ryan and I put comments on papers we have graded, please have your child learn from them and make sure any questions for understanding and/or clarification get asked.

If your child gets a “C” or below on anything, I would like them to correct it for understanding and turn it back in the next day (asking any questions in the process). When this is completed they can gain back some points.

Thank You!