LP #2 Primary Newsletter

Welcome to Learning Period #2. We hope you're settling into your schooling routine and getting into a good rhythm. During LP#2 we will be reflecting on LP#1 and discussing things that went well and things we would like to improve upon during LP#2. We will also be discussing the learning activities that took place as well as your educational plans and goals for the upcoming learning period. Please take some time to review the agenda so you come prepared to collaborate with your teacher on your student's learning plan.

We are so excited to partner with you this school year! To ensure we have a productive and successful learning period please review the learning period expectations for the 24/25 school year.

Learning Period Expectations

The Learning Coach and all enrolled students must be present at each Learning Period meeting.

1. Please set aside 1 hour for a single student and 15 minutes for each additional student to meet with your teacher for your Learning Period meeting.

2. Bring your curriculum to your Learning Period meeting to review progress in all core academic subjects. A. Bring all of the work completed since the last learning period meeting and be prepared to discuss the curriculum plan for the weeks ahead. B. If there is not a curriculum plan you will work with your teacher to create one for the next Learning Period.

3. RSVP to your Learning Period meeting invitation from the teacher within 48 hours.

4. After 2 attempts to schedule the Learning Period meeting, the teacher will schedule a Learning Period meeting for you to attend.

To ensure your child is on track and progressing through their curriculum for the year it is important to map out your weekly schedule.

• Your teacher will include the Lesson Plans in your students’ Ed Plan.

• If you DO NOT have a plan for completing standards/curriculum over the next four weeks your teacher will create one that will be followed and monitored at the weekly check-in.

• Reach out to your teacher for some Planning Templates that might be helpful

• During your LP meetings, you will review the curriculum completed and set a goal for each subject for the LP that will be followed up with at the next LP meeting.

• Please review with your teacher a BODY of work for each subject. Your teacher should be able to have a clear understanding of the standards that were addressed during the learning period and the assignments that were completed.

• For each of your students, please turn in a work sample of every subject (ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science).

• Be sure your student has written their FULL NAME and the date the assignment was completed between September 16, 2024 - October 11, 2024
  

Did you know that writing is perhaps the single most important skill that students learn in school? Writing helps people make sense of their thoughts, ideas, and emotions while also communicating clearly and coherently to others or even simply to themselves. It also helps students be more productive with their school tasks as they work to assimilate and consolidate the information they are learning into the written word. Through writing, students also grow their reading and analytical skills by responding to various situations and information they encounter.

Whether your student is an experienced writer or brand new to the process we are excited to partner with you to ensure your student completes all four genres of writing: Narrative, Persuasive/Opinion, Research, and Expository. Our goal is to meet your student where they are, learn the writing process, improve their writing skills, and most importantly grow their love for writing.

Each learning period your teacher will review our featured writing genre. For Learning Period #2 and #3 we will teach and complete a narrative writing assignment your teacher will review the writing standards to be covered and work with you to develop a plan to complete the writing project and if necessary provide you with the resources. The writing piece will be turned into your teacher during LP#3.

• Narrative Essays: Telling a Story
  In a narrative essay, the writer tells a story about a real-life experience. While telling a story may sound easy to do, the narrative essay challenges students to think and write about themselves. When writing a narrative essay, writers should try to involve the reader by making the story as vivid as possible. The fact that narrative essays are usually written in the first person helps engage the reader. “I” sentences give readers a feeling of being part of the story. A well-crafted narrative essay will also build towards drawing a conclusion or making a personal statement.

One of the new opportunities for growth we are offering our students this year is through our academic challenges in math, sight words, writing, and reading. These challenges include incentives for mastery by the end of the year. Please take a look at the information about our Academic Challenges below. Students will be provided sight word lists, math fact challenges, Reading logs, and writing activities to track progress throughout the year. This is a great way to encourage a Growth Mindset and celebrate students' accomplishments.

Now that your child has completed the STAR 360 assessment during LP#1 your teacher will spend some time reviewing and discussing your child's ELA and math assessment results. They will provide information regarding skills and concepts the student has mastered as well as areas for growth. We are excited to use this assessment tool to help us measure your child's growth throughout the year in the area of ELA and Math

This is a great time to discuss any additional support that can be implemented into your weekly learning plan to help your student grow in their reading, writing, and math skills. Intervention comes in all shapes and sizes so ask your teacher for what options might work best to help provide more academic support to your student. Consistently implementing additional support through a 6 week cycle and reassessing is a fantastic way to ensure students are making progress and growing important academic skills.

Before ordering enrichment items please explore the Lending Library! The lending library is FULL of so many wonderful resources!

1. TONS of K-8 curriculum resources. The lending library contains nearly all major curricula options. So before ordering head over to the lending library to see if there is a copy you can check out for the year or view before ordering.
2. Books galore for kindergarten to 12th grade students. The lending library contains nearly as many novels and resource books as your local public library! You don't want to miss browsing these books that your student can check out to read throughout the year.
3. Games and activities that you can check out for free! Card games, board games, puzzles, you name it, the lending library has it!

Many of these items are brand new and have never been used. So don't delay...come in and check it out!