Resource Teachers Weekly Update

We will be looking at our ability to identify choices in a variety of settings and situations, as well as honing our ability to ask questions.

Next week we will study consequences and making plans.

This week, students in math began instruction in the ratios and proportions unit. They accessed online learning through IXL. This next week, students in math will continue the ratios and proportions unit through IXL.

This week, students in reading continued engaging in individualized reading instruction, utilizing decoding strategies to continue mastery. Next week, students in reading will continue to receive individualized instruction.

3rd hour:

This week - Students learned about and completed activities about email etiquette.

Next week - Students will continue to apply previously learned skills about social problem solving in a variety of ways.

6th hour A days:

This week- Students worked on familiarizing themselves with resources, using reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary.

Next week: B day students will use SIMS strategy to continue work with compound sentences. They will complete a variety of activities to reinforce those skills. A and B day students will continue to work with reading comprehension strategies to reinforce their skills.

This week in ELA 7: Students continued to use the strategy of questioning to help build reading comprehension. They worked on new vocabulary to help with understanding on chp 2-3 and then read and questioned in each chapter. Next week students will be working on the strategy of summarizing and reading chp 4.

This week in ELA 8: Students completed their Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Theme Essays. Next week students will begin reading the Novel Ghost Boys are reviewing questioning.

This week in LS 2nd hour: Students worked on practicing creating a summary of informational texts. Next week the class will continue with reviewing reading comprehension strategies by using advanced organizers.

3rd hour A/B: This week we continued to support the instruction being taught in Math 7 and 8. We used Khan academy for reviewing the subjects that are being taught in Math 7 and 8.

7th hour: This week we began writing our first two blog entries. The first was the writer’s choice, and the second was a book review. Next week we will explore expanding on our writing and the use of dialog in writing blog posts.

ELA

This week:

Students reviewed vocabulary and high-frequency words based on Unique Learning Systems monthly unit of study: Light and Sound. Students will applied previously taught reading strategies to chapters 1 & 2 in Unique Learning Systems. Students reviewed a previously taught writing checklist and writing strategies, as well as used digital tools to develop 3-5 sentence paragraph about the topic, “There are many sounds I hear at school” using digital writing tools.

Next week:

Students will continue to review vocabulary and high-frequency words based on Unique Learning Systems monthly unit of study: Light and Sound. Students will apply previously taught reading strategies to chapters 3 & 4 in Unique Learning Systems. Students will review a previously taught writing checklist and writing strategies, as well as use digital tools to develop 3-5 sentence paragraph about the topic, “Light is all around usl” using digital writing tools.

Vocational Skills

This week:

Students reviewed rating systems (Independence, Prompts, and Modeling) for Hard Skills and applied this system to a weekly in-home job routine. Students completed an evaluation of the job. Students completed workplace signs activities in Unique Learning systems, as well as a personal information form.

Next week:

Students will review previously taught social skills strategies in Zones of Regulation and apply these to social daily living and job-related scenarios. Students will continue to review a rating system (Independence, Prompts, and Modeling) for Hard Skills and apply to a new weekly in-home job routine selection. Students will complete an evaluation of the job. Students will continue to review workplace and safety signs activities in Unique Learning systems, as well as complete a practice job application form using their personal information.

Math

This week:

Students reviewed previously taught math strategies for subtraction, including Touchpoint math, counting backward, using a 100’s chart and using a calculator. Students completed subtraction word problems within Unique Learning Systems that required no regrouping and regrouping, using previously taught math strategies for subtraction. Students will complete math activities that pertain to personal goals. Students will utilize supplemental math via iXL to review basic math concepts.

Next week:

Students will review previously taught math strategies for subtraction, including Touchpoint math, counting backward, using a 100’s chart and using a calculator. Students will complete the remaining subtraction unit word problems in Unique Learning Systems that involve subtracting like fractions and subtracting positive and negative numbers on a numberline. Students will also review the Dollar Up Strategy using word problems from Unique Learning Systems.. Students will complete math activities that pertain to personal goals. Students will utilize supplemental math via iXL to review basic math concepts

Science/Social Studies:

This week:

Students read the News-2-You article of the week: Stress awareness month. Students reviewed vocabulary for Light and Sound monthly unit vocabulary. Students will also complete a map skills, experiment and cooking activity.

Next week:

Students will read the News-2-You article of the week:Greta Thunberg and Earth. Students will review the vocabulary for Light and Sound monthly unit vocabulary. Students will also complete a map skills, experiment and cooking activity.

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Mr. Cetro- cetro.damon@wgmail.org

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314-963-6450 EXT 14808

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314-963-6450 EXT 14807

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Mrs. Melloway- melloway.jenny@wgmail.org

314-963-6450 EXT 14213

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314-963-6450 EXT 14802