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Happy New Year!

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I hope you are all having a wonderful break, a very Merry Christmas and looking forward to a Happy New Year! I had so much fun opening all your wonderful gifts, cards and special treats. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your kind and thoughtful gifts, cards, words and treats. I LOVE THEM ALL!!!! I sure do miss all of you and can’t wait to hear all about your holiday adventures with your friends and family. Please be safe and have fun.  See you January 6, 2020. 

Also, please keep up on your reading every day.  Middle of the year reading tests are difficult to make benchmark, these passages and activities below will be very helpful to practice with before your return to school.  

Just a reminder about our reading preparation for middle of year testing.   You’ll see below links to print reading passages for your students to practice.  We begin testing the week we return from Winter Break.  Please have your student practice these passages and complete the activities over the Winter Break so they can be better prepared for their testing session.  It is very difficult without daily reading to achieve reaching the middle of the year required benchmark. 

  • Students should read this passage three times each day Monday – Thursday.
  • This counts towards the recommended 20 minutes of reading each day.
  • This is suggested reading homework, but is not required.  
  • Parents may sign the worksheet and return it to school on Fridays.  Students who completed and return their homework will be entered into a weekly drawing. 

You will just print one page double sided for the week.  Lower level readers use the C Set, mid level readers user the E, High level readers print the F or G below: 

3 Level C Set 2
4 Level D Set 2 5
Level E Set 1
6 Level F Set 1
7 Level G Set 1

Free Dress Down Day and Reading Testing Prep

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Tomorrow is Free Dress Down day!  Your student may wear any school appropriate/dress code appropriate attire or they may chose to wear their daily uniform. 

Our Winter Party is from 11:20am – 12:50pm. Our 1st rotation will be in our room for 40 minutes and then we will rotate into Mrs. Vella’s room for our 2nd rotation.  

Just a reminder about our reading preparation for middle of year testing.   You’ll see below links to print reading passages for your students to practice.  We begin testing the week we return from Winter Break.  Please have your student practice these passages and complete the activities over the Winter Break so they can be better prepared for their testing session.  It is very difficult without daily reading to achieve reaching the middle of the year required benchmark. 

  • Students should read this passage three times each day Monday – Thursday.
  • This counts towards the recommended 20 minutes of reading each day.
  • This is suggested reading homework, but is not required.  
  • Parents may sign the worksheet and return it to school on Fridays.  Students who completed and return their homework will be entered into a weekly drawing. 

You will just print one page double sided for the week.  Lower level readers use the C Set, mid level readers user the E, High level readers print the F or G below: 

3 Level C Set 2
4 Level D Set 2 5
Level E Set 1
6 Level F Set 1
7 Level G Set 1

Optional Reading for Test Preparation

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Hi Parents,

Just a reminder about our new reading homework.  You’ll see a new passage come home with your student today.  We begin testing the week we return from Winter Break.  Please have your student practice these passages and complete the activities over the Winter Break so they can be better prepared for their testing session.  It is very difficult without daily reading to achieve reaching the middle of the year required benchmark. 

  • Students should read this passage three times each day Monday – Thursday.
  • This counts towards the recommended 20 minutes of reading each day.
  • This is suggested reading homework, but is not required.  
  • Parents may sign the worksheet and return it to school on Fridays.  Students who completed and return their homework will be entered into a weekly drawing. 

Optional Review 12/16-12/20

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**Please let me stress that this is optional practice for your student, not required.  We do ask for students to read 20+ minutes every day to develop their love for reading.  

Middle of the year reading timed testing: 
We will be doing middle of the year reading testing the day after we return from Winter Break.  I highly encourage your child to read the passage pages and complete the comprehension activity daily if possible during the break so that they will be able to reach their benchmark goals during testing, timing your child for 1 minute and asking them to provide as much retell back to you about what the story is about. A packet will be sent home with each of the students and they will get to go to the prize box when they return their completed passages after the Winter Break. :o)

1- Optional Math Practice: 
  • The family letter below provides review in math that you can do with your student.  Please read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
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Optional: for extra math practice, play any of these Math Fact Activities 2018
2- Reading 20 minutes per day.  No need to submit minutes, but we strongly encourage you to make reading a priority. Reading comprehension strategy: Help your child read a story and then retell the events from the story in the correct order while they are focusing on the characters, setting, and events. As well as, making and confirming predictions.  

This is what we will be working on in Language Arts: 
Unit 3 Week 3 Parent Newsletter

Weekly Reminders

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Christmas ornament 2 red1- FRIDAY:  Early out 1:00pm
 *Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)

2- Headphones: Several students have had their headphones break and need a new set.  Please check with your student and ask them if they need a new set and provide them with a good durable pair as soon as possible.  If they do not have a good pair it really makes their individual learning path on the computer more difficult.  

3-Our class party will be on Friday, December 20th 11:30-12:50. We will be doing a fun activity, movie and treat. I would love help with volunteers and supplies- if you can assist, please email me at anelson@questac.org. 

3- Library: Last library check out before the Winter Break.  Please make sure your student has returned their checked out books or paid for the replacement by Thursday.

4- Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/26-0198425 and AmazonSmile donates to Quest Academy at no extra cost to you.

Upcoming Dates:
Quest Under the Stars- December 18th  6:30-8:00pm in Q2
Winter Party- Friday, December 20th 11:30am-12:50pm
Winter Break- December 21-January 5

Optional Review 12/9-12/13

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**Please let me stress that this is optional practice for your student, not required.  We do ask for students to read 20+ minutes every day to develop their love for reading.  

Although we have optional review, we very seriously encourage you reading with your children, reading to your children, and reading as a family.  We have learned that the public library has a wonderful app to access amazing books online called Libby. You can access the app information at this link:  Libby Link   By using your public library account, your students can log in and choose from thousands of books online for free to read to you, you to read to them, your family to read together, etc.  Audio books followed along also are a great source to develop this love for reading with your child as they follow along in the book.  

1- Optional Math Practice: 
  • The family letter below provides review in math that you can do with your student.  Please read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
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2- Reading 20 minutes per day.  No need to submit minutes, but we strongly encourage you to make reading a priority. Reading comprehension strategy: Help your child read a story and then retell the events from the story in the correct order while they are focusing on the characters, setting, and events. As well as, making and confirming predictions.  

This is what we will be working on in Language Arts: 
Unit 3 Week 2 Parent Newsletter