New Language Arts Schedule

Mr. Michael Rossano, Principal
Ms. Barbara A. Guillory, Assistant Principal

10/14/08
Parents,
Thank you so much for the hard work and encouragement that has been given to me and your children. You are greatly appreciated!
The first nine week is swiftly coming to a close and I am in the process of reflecting upon students’ growth within this time. Our class has been centered on working to meet standards daily, but it is tremendously difficult to make sure that standards are met and sufficient time is devoted to each domain of the Language Arts curriculum if there is not a consistent and effective way of doing so; therefore, I have set up a schedule to focus on specific domains each day to promote an optimal learning environment. This will ensure that students are directly focused on one domain each day, instead of working towards compiling three to four domains into one hour of instruction. I believe that it may prove less confusing for you and your students and will allow additional time for students to gain a better understanding of certain concepts without having to shift direction to another concept because of time constraints. We know that several domains may present themselves at any time (e.g. grammar usage in writing or in reading, vocabulary building in reading instruction), but we will directly focus on certain domains on specific days. The schedule is as follows:
Monday- Spelling; Vocabulary Building
Tuesday- Grammar Usage and Mechanics; Spelling and Vocabulary Review
Wednesday- Reading Instruction; Group Reading; Spelling and Vocabulary Review
Thursday- Reading Instruction; Group Reading; Spelling and Vocabulary Review
Friday- Writer’s Workshop; Spelling and Vocabulary Test
If you should have any concerns or questions about our new direction, please feel free to call the school or email me at Tangelia.Terrell@imagineschools.com .
Thanks for all that you do!
Sincerely,
Tangelia Terrell