The book fair continues this week in the library. Be sure to stop by and check out the great selection of books!
We are collecting tab tops to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Please send in any tab tops you collect with your child. Thank you!
The Six Flags Read to Succeed Program deadline coming up on February 26th. If your child would like to earn a free ticket to Six Flags, please have them complete their six hours of reading and signed reading log by the deadline.
Here is some important information in preparation for Valentine's Day:
- Our classroom party will take place on February 14th at 2:00.
- Students may bring in Valentines to pass out to classmates on the 14th. This is not mandatory, but if a child participates, please make sure they have a Valentine for each student in the class.
- Class rosters were sent home with students' names last week in their green folders. We have 20 students in our class.
- Per school district guidelines, Valentines may not have candy attached to them.
- We will be creating Valentine's Day bags for collecting Valentines in class on February 13th. Thank you to everyone who brought in donations for decorating the bags!
There is no school on Friday, February 16th due to teacher professional development. School is also closed on Monday, February 19th for the President's Day holiday.
Class Updates:
We had fun kicking off the start of the winter Olympics by dressing in our favorite winter sport gear and taking a picture with the Olympic rings!
We also spent some time this week celebrating what we have learned and making new goals. Being confident is our classroom motto right now, so each child wrote what they are feeling confident about on a star for a poster to hang on our door. Then, students wrote about something they want to achieve for our goal board.
In math, we have wrapped up our units on addition and subtraction. On Monday, we will begin the chapter on money. Students will be learning how to identify and count coins. We will focus on lessons 1-3 this week.
Students will continue to practice the skills of comparing and contrasting in reading. Not only will we compare and contrast characters, but also other story elements like the setting. We will also learn how to identify examples of cause and effect in our books.
The children are working on finishing a published copy of one their informational book drafts in writing. Next, they will begin a third draft. This time, students will choose an informational topic to teach about the concepts of forces and motion we learned about in science. We will also add some new non-fiction text features to their books, such as a glossary. I can't wait to see how they will apply what they have learned!
Students will continue to practice the skills of comparing and contrasting in reading. Not only will we compare and contrast characters, but also other story elements like the setting. We will also learn how to identify examples of cause and effect in our books.
The children are working on finishing a published copy of one their informational book drafts in writing. Next, they will begin a third draft. This time, students will choose an informational topic to teach about the concepts of forces and motion we learned about in science. We will also add some new non-fiction text features to their books, such as a glossary. I can't wait to see how they will apply what they have learned!
We will be switching our focus from science to social studies for the next few weeks. Monday will mark the start of our unit on Native Americans. The children will be learning about what a region of the United States is. Then, they will be learning about one region of Native American tribes at a time. We will discuss the types of food, clothing, shelter, and natural resources each tribe had.
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