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Scanning a Document as a PDF

Here is a video "guide" for scanning a document using the Files app on an iPhone.

Renaissance Place

The STAR Reading Assessment
  • About once a month, students take a STAR reading assessment through the Renaissance Place website at school.
  • The STAR Test produces a score knon as the students' ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development; a.k.a. “Reading Range”).
    • An example of your child’s score might be 1.5 – 2.5 (interpreted as 1st grade reading level at month 5 through 2nd grade reading level at month 5).
Choosing Books
  • With their ZPD ("Reading Range") in mind, students are taught to choose books to read at their reading level.
    • Classrooms visit the school library once a week.  Students may check-out 2 books from the school library each week and are encouraged to not take these books home so they can return to the library later that same week and check out other books.
    • Students may check out 1 book at a time to take home from our classroom library as desired.
    • Students should alternate between fiction and non-fiction literature.
    • Most of the books at school are marked for easy reference, but they may also choose books from home, Scholastic book orders, the public library, etc..  Books that do not have a marked reading level may be looked up at www.arbookfind.com.
Accelerated Reading (AR) Quizzes
  • The teacher assigns AR point goals each trimester based on students' reading levels.
    • This goal is modified for certain students based on individual needs/abilities.
  • Students take AR quizzes to earn points.
    • In second grade, 2-3 AR quizzes each week are usually sufficient for students to earn enough AR points to reach their goal on time.
  • AR Quizzes must be taken at school.
    • If they do not pass the quiz they may re-read the book and re-take the quiz.
  • Students are encouraged to read at home 20 minutes/day and may bring those books to school to take quizzes if they are within the child's ZPD.
AR Home Connect
  • Parents can view their child's AR progress through AR Home Connect.  (An "Invitation for Renaissance Home Connect" is required to login.)

How to use AR BookFinder

  • Students may take quizzes on books read outside of school on books within their ZPD ("Zone of Proximal Development," or informally known as their "Reading Range").
  • Students' ZPDs are posted in the classroom.
  • Please refer to AR Bookfinder (www.arbookfind.com) to determine the reading level of a book and its AR point value.
  • Quizzes must be taken at school after the student finishes reading the book.

Homework

Homework is:
  • Math:
    • "Homework" & "Remembering" pages
    • Due the next day
  • Spelling:
    • Worksheet Packet (1 or 2 pages/day)
    • Due Friday (Spelling Test on Fridays)
  • Reading:
    • 20 minutes/day > Reading Record
    • Due Friday
 

READ ALL ABOUT ME POSTERS

We can’t wait to learn all about the one and only special you when you present your decorated Read All About Me poster.

Each week 1 student will take home a Read All About Me poster to decorate and share with the class.  It is due the following Friday.  Every student will be chosen throughout the school year and then be honored as a Valuable Vejar Vaquero (VVV) at the next Spirit Day Assembly (first Friday of every month) in our school amphitheater.

Please decorate it with photographs, drawings, stickers, glitter, ribbon, and lots and lots of color.  Color everything!  Use your creativity and have fun with this family project to work on at home.

You will present your poster to the class when it is due.  Practice reading your poster to your family, your friends, or even your pets and stuffed animals.  Your friends will also ask you questions about your poster so be ready to talk.  J

Afterwards, your poster will be on display in the classroom for the rest of the school year.
2nd Grade Annotation Marks
Students practice annotating reading selections in their language arts workbooks and are also expected to implement the same skills in their Scholastic News Magazines for homework.
See the Room 17 Homework page for more information about homework practices.

ST Math Goals

Room 17 visits the Vejar computer labs at least 90 minutes each week with additional access to ST Math in the classroom throughout the week.  I will be making one new ST Math module accessible at home each week to allow students extra time to keep up (but not allowing them to go too far ahead).
 

ST Math Goals

End of –

Aug:        10%                        Jan:         60%

Sep:         20%                        Feb:        70%

Oct:         30%                        Mar:        80%

Nov:        40%                        Apr:        90%

Dec:        50%                        May:       100%

*ST Math Homework is not a required at-home online assignment, but if you have access, ask your child to log in and show you.  Students log in with a picture password.  

Scholastic Book Orders

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Reading Club orders are due by the 1st Friday of each month (Spirit Day). You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/readingclub using my class activation code: GNRWN