Mr. Brathwaite

January Activities

Happy New year.

Our testing schedule is over for now.  The push is still on for the CRCT's.  

Our students continue to expand their writing skills.

We are reading the story Lob's Girl.  The kids are working on what Foreshadowing is.

Math skills are more solid.

The kids are showing more independence throughout the day.

Adaptive PE is going well. Our kids are very competitive.

 

 

December Activities

The holiday season is fast approaching. I hope we are all having some fun in preparing for the holidays.

The class is testing, the week of 12/12.

We will be writing about our holiday experiences for the next 2 weeks.

In math, we are talking about and working on consumer purchasing skills. Take your kids out with you and let them practice buying.

The month of November

November is here. We are preparing for the winter season. Just as the season is changing, so are the kids in the classroom. In Social Studies, we are exploring more of Europe, the Middle East, and the discovery of the Georgia Colonies. The students are expanding their knowledge in multiplication, Probability, and Money skills. Science has them digging in to the layers of the Earth as well as Potential and Kinetic energy.

We are focusing on our new vocabulary words.  Have your students study the list. There will be a quiz on Friday the 10th.

We are showing progress parents. We are showing increases in math skills. Reading is improving, Our writing samples are full of complete thoughts. We are looking at countries in the Middle East and Europe. Trip anyone?

Welcome Parents and Students

Welcome parents and students of Mr. Brathwaite's Class.  It is a great pleasure to serve you this school year 2011-2012.  We have said goodbye to 4 students from last year and are happy to welcome in our 3 new ones.  

We have been organizing our classroom to fit the various needs of the students and retooling our instruction.  We are working on our math and writing skills. I see that we will have a challenging year with  some fun mixed in. That is just the way I like it.