Homework in Room 9

The students have two notebooks for homework.

One notebook is for reading. It is divided into three columns: Date, Name of the book, Pages. Each night the student is to fill this out each night.

The second notebook is for spelling and basic facts.

The spelling words for the week are written in the front of the book.

In the middle of the book the students record the words they got wrong and words they get wrong frequently in their writing. The students need to learn these each week too. They will be tested on them at some stage.

The basic fact answers only are to be recorded at the back of the book

Dear Parents/ Caregivers,
This year I will be assisted in the classroom, for an hour each day by Mrs Ingham. She is a registered teacher and will work we small groups of students on a daily basis. The programme she is running has been planned by me and will support the teaching I am doing in class.

The reading groups will work on word attack skills, self-monitoring and
fluency using poems. The maths groups will work on strategies for learning
basic facts and follow-up activities from the teaching I have done.

If you have any queries about this please contact me either by email at this
address or leave a message on the school answer phone and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Could you please let me know that you got this so I know my e-mail addresses
are correct.

Kath Lieshout
Room 9 Teacher

Parent-Teacher Communications
Most classes have or will soon be sending home class information newsletters.
Mr Forde has asked teachers to include e-mail contact details as the first port of call, and to state a suitable time for parent interviews during the week.
He has implemented a procedure of NO parent teacher interviews after 8.40 am in the morning.
If you need to discuss something important about your child, please make an appointment, or send a note or e-mail.
This is more confidential than having an interview in a busy class and also allows the teacher to prepare for or find any information you may request.
It also allows the teacher to meet and greet the children and other parents in the morning.
All queries about students please contact me. Mrs Page and Mrs Ryland plan and assess under my directive. As classroom teacher all the information about the students in Room 9 is held by me and is my responsibility.