Mark your calendars for two three-day weekends coming up in a row, as there is no school next Monday, February 13th and no school on Monday, February 20th.
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day together after our three day weekend next Tuesday. If your child would like to make valentines for the class, a list of boys and girls names will be sent home this week. This is great writing practice for your child. Please check the sign-up on ParentSquare if you would like to donate towards our fun Valentine's Day centers or volunteer on this day.
Remember that if you are absent for two or more consecutive days, we ask you to please sign up for independent study in the office. You may back-date this as well - meaning, there is still time to make up for days missed in the past!
Monday, February 13: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, February 14: Valentine's Day Centers
Monday, February 20: NO SCHOOL
Feb 27 - Mar. 3: Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss Celebration
Friday, March 17: ST. PATRICK'S WEAR GREEN DAY AND CENTERS
March 27-April 7: SPRING BREAK!!!
What Are We Learning This Week?:
Sight Words: EACH, PHONE, LAUGH, ALSO, YOUR.
Letter Team: PH (makes the "F" sound like in PHONE and GRAPH).
Reading: This week we are reading books about Valentines Day.
Writing: We will continue practicing writing a Step Up to Writing paragraph with a topic sentence, three things about that topic, and a conclusion sentence. We will also learn about how to write a letter.
Math: This week, we will continue to learn about place value (tens and ones) and I will begin my end of the trimester assessments. Make sure to keep practicing all math skills with your child, as they will be assessed on their counting, shapes, measurement, place value, and addition and subtraction.
Leadership: We will continue to ROAR and discuss what it means to have a growth mindset!
Homework: February 6-10
Flashcards: Don't forget to make new flashcards for each sight word and letter team. New words for this week are: EACH, PHONE, LAUGH, ALSO, YOUR and new letter team is PH. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE ALL OF YOUR OLD FLASHCARDS - ESPECIALLY THOSE YOUR CHILD IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH - ASSESSMENTS AND REPORT CARDS ARE COMING UP!!!!
Phonemic Awareness: Please work with your child on the following Phonemic Awareness skills - rhyming, blending, segmenting, syllables, and beginning/middle/ending sounds.
Reading: Play Smarty Ants for 10-15 minutes each night. In addition to Smarty Ants, we ask that you read your Book Bag every night. This includes: fluency passage, paper books, and library books.
Writing: Write your friend's names on your valentines! A list will come home this week of all the boys and girls in our class. Writing names on valentines is great writing practice! Also write your 3-5 sentences every day in your at-home journal.
Math: Play Dreambox for 10-15 minutes each night. Discuss place value with your child. Ask them how many tens and ones belong in each number and have them give you the number sentence to go with that number. Example: The number 14 has one ten and four ones. 10+4=14.
Turn-in Homework: This week we will have a special homework assignment! Please have your child make/create/decorate a Valentine's mailbox to be used at our Valentine's Day party on February 14th! Let your child have fun and be creative! Some ideas would be making it out of a shoe box, tissue box, cereal box, paper bag, a Quaker Oats can, etc. :)
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