MPS-Swanson

Classroom Procedures:

Every day students are expected to have their reader’s notebooks, writer’s notebooks, independent reading books, writing utensils, and of course any materials necessary for weekly study of reading and writing. We work in workshop setting for both reading and writing with a combination of poetry and word and language study. Spanish is on Tuesdays.

Extra Help: Available upon request and/or appointment Monday and Tuesday afternoons or recess time. I am always available on the afternoon before a test

(Mrs. S.).

Howe-Manning Elementary School	Welcome Students and Parents! We are looking forward to a wonderful year in our literacy block and social studies class! I hope that if you have any questions at all that you will not hesitate to contact us through email instead of voicemail. We check our email each day. “Read like a wolf eats.” Gary Paulsen “Write about what makes you different.” Sandra Cisneros
26 Central Street
Middleton, MA 01949
T 978-774-3519
F. 978-774-4959

kswanson@middletonps.org mwalsh@middletonps.org
Literacy/Social Studies

Homework Schedule: Reading: 20 minutes per night of reading and completion of reading logs (due every Friday). Monday: Language Arts-follow up to writing/grammar in class Tuesday: Social Studies Wednesday/Thursday: Personal Spelling Friday: Have a wonderful & relaxing weekend!	Classroom Procedures: Every day students are expected to have their reader’s notebooks, writer’s notebooks, independent reading books, writing utensils, and of course any materials necessary for weekly study of reading and writing. We work in workshop setting for both reading and writing with a combination of poetry and word and language study. Spanish is on Tuesdays. Extra Help: Available upon request and/or appointment Monday and Tuesday afternoons or recess time. I am always available on the afternoon before a test (Mrs. S.).
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