Feb./March Birthdays
Mrs. Dreher. – 7th Kennedy C. – 19thOwen T. – 23rd Isabella G. – March 29th
In Language Arts we will focus on the following letters, skills and concepts:long “e”; e, ee, vowel sound of y, final “-ng”& “-nk”, syllable patterns vccv, cv, compound words, comparing & contrast and sequencing a story.
Our Star Students for the next three weeks will be:
Elizabeth S. – Week of 2/15
Camille S. – Week of 2/22
Ben S. – Week of 2/29
Items Needed
FEBRUARY SNACKS (fruit snacks are a hit)
Baggies (Ziploc)
Box Tops
We will be collecting Box Tops in our classroom this year. This is a great additional revenue for our school! Please send any box tops you’ve collected into school with your child.
A Special Note
Several Room 22 children have not yet learned to tie their shoes. In order to make the most of the instructional time in the room, please help your child master this skill at home. This will help to eliminate distractions during teaching time as well as lessen the time it takes us to get ready for recess. Thank you!
From the office:
Please remember that all parent visitors are by appointment only. All parents are welcome in the classroom, but please make arrangements for your visit in advance with the teacher. This is to ensure the safety and security of our students and to decrease interruptions to instructional time. As a reminder, all visitors to the school need to sign-in at the office and wear a visitor's badge in the school building. Thanks foryour help!
Homework/Lunch & Breakfast Schedule
In the event that we have a cancellation for inclement weather, the homework and special schedule will be a day behind. LUNCH! - The food service personnel will update the lunch menu on-line. On days we have delayed starts, breakfast will not be served! Please make adjustments as necessary.
SAVE THE DATE!- Conferences
Looking Ahead-Please mark your calendars. Monday, March 21st & Tues., March 22ndare our (Room 22) next conference days. You will be scheduled during the same time slot as you were in December. If you know that time will not work please contact me. Reminders will be sent home closer to the date. / Writing Goals:
Our focus for writing will be details in a narrative story, writing informative texts and sentences, creating stories using the story frame – Parts of a story format (Beginning, Middle & End). We will also continue learning about summarizing opinion pieces and opinion writing about a topic.
High Frequency Wordsfor the next three stories are:
Week of:
Feb. 12th – 22nd(The Honey Bees): also, family, new, other,
some & their
Feb. 23rd:(A Place to Play): always, become, day, everything,
nothing, stays & things
March 2nd: (Ruby in Her Own Time)- any, enough, ever,
every, own, sure & were
March 10th:(The Class Pet)- away, car, friends, house,
our, school & very
Homework
Nightly assignments are listed below. These are the evenings the work should be completed!!!Week of Feb. 15th
Mon. 2/15: No school
Tues. 2/16: Continuing Home Link #6.2
Wed. 2/17: Math Home Link #6.3WIN Reading Homework
Thurs. 2/18: Math Home Link #6.3
Fri. 2/19: Math Home Link #6.4
Week of Feb. 22nd
Mon. 2/22: Math Home Link #6.5
Tues. 2/23: Math Home Link #6.6
Wed. 2/24: Math Home Link #6.7&WIN Reading Homework
Thurs. 2/25:Math Home Link #6.8
Week of Feb. 29th
Mon. 2/29:Math Home Link #6.9
Tues. 3/1: Math Home Link #6.10Wed. 3/2: Read a Dr. Seuss Book tonight
Thurs. 3/3: Math Home Link #6.11
Fri. 3/4: Math Home Link #6.12 (Family Letter-
Keep at home)
**Practice Spelling &High- Frequency WordsEvery Night**
Math
We will continue our work in Unit 6 on the following skills and concepts: telling time by the hour, solving number stories with two and three addends, working with NEAR DOUBLES, making -10, learning to use the reference book and understanding equivalence.
Be sure to review counting money (dimes, nickels & pennies) and exchanging money. This is a difficult concept that many students struggle with and any extra help at home would benefit the students greatly!
Unit/Science
We will begin our FOSS/Science unit- Pebbles, Sand and Silt. The students will investigate rocks as earth materials and natural resources. They will come to know rocks by many names and in a variety of sizes.The students will also touch on Nutrition/ the Food Pyramid, dental health, and how to keep our body, heart & teeth strong & healthy since February is National Heart & Dental Health month.
WIN Reading Homework
Please continue to read at home with your child. Books and folders should be sent back to school everyday in case I would like to use the books in my WIN group. In the future, most students will have comprehension questions to answer.
Many studies have shown that children who read at home develop a life-long love of reading and learning. Reading at home is statistically linked to successful reading at school. Thank you for helping your child to become a successful reader!
Reading Incentive
Please return your reading calendar on or before Feb. 29h.
Thank you!
Read Across America
Please remember have your child wear red and white on March 2ndfor Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We will be participating in many different Dr. Seuss activities throughout the morning, so please ask your child about the events when they returnhome.