February 10, 2012 2012
Dear Parents,
On Monday we celebrated the 100th Day of School. The children were very
excited to share their projects and to learn a bit of what life was like 100
years ago. I thank you for helping your child plan and complete the project.
This past Tuesday our class was responsible for leading the faith
community in prayer at Mass. I thank you for your help in practicing the
reading with your child. The children were well-prepared and prayerful.
This week we received a suitcase filled with books and activities from
Antarctica. Did you know Antarctica is a desert continent?
I am grateful to all the parents I met with this week during conferences.
Working together we are able to guide your child in realizing his/her talents
and in reaching his/her potential. If you were unable to meet at any of the
scheduled times, please contact me, as alternative arrangements can be made.
Beginning next week Friday, February 17, students will be assessed weekly
on a given set of addition and subtraction facts. Yes, we do drill and
practice in school, but these facts must be memorized and mastered.
Therefore, children need to practice and review these facts daily at home in
order to achieve automaticity and accuracy.
Finally, February 14, Valentine's Day, is fast approaching. For our
class party I only request that each child brings valentines for each member
of the class AND either a generous-sized, but for one child, serving of either
a raw fruit or raw vegetable for class fruit and vegetable platters. I will
provide the dips and other activities for our classroom party. Since we are
learning about healthy choices, this will be a great opportunity to discover
that fruits and vegetables can be treats. I thank you for your cooperation
and understanding.
February Blessings,
A BIT OF WHAT WE WILL BE LEARNING
RELIGION *to distinguish good habits from bad habits *to learn about the
background and the good deeds of St. Valentine *to learn about the seven
fruits of the Holy Spirit-kindness, joy, love, self-control, peace patience,
and gentleness *to understand that the Holy Spirit helps us follow Jesus
PHONICS *to read and spell with the digraph au as in faucet and with the
digraph aw as in straw *to read and spell with the "wild colt" words that
don't follow the rules *to read and spell with the digraph oa as in soap
SPELLING ASSESSMENT IS ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17.
blow grow flow know show soap toast float road coast
READING
Unit 4/Book 4 Lesson 19 TOMAS RIVERA LIFE-THEN AND NOW
DECODABLE READER/EXPLORING TOGETHER It Was Snow Fun 99-106 Boat Rides
107-114 Fun With Gram 115-122 Rex Knows 123-130
LEVELED READERS: struggling readers WORKING IN THE PARK
on-level readers OUR BAKERY
advanced readers WHAT I WANT TO BE
READING SKILLS *to read fluently with expression, phrasing, and intonation
*to draw conclusions and to make inferences
READING VOCABULARY done great laugh paper soon talk were work
ORAL VOCABULARY author permission signature exactly incomplete welcomed
LANGUAGE ARTS *to practice writing in the future tense with will and
going to *to identify and to write with synonyms *to sequence personal events
MATH FRIDAY MATH MEMORYWORK TEST ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
1+5=6 2+4=6 3+3=6 4+2=6 5+1=6 1+6=7 2+5=7 3+4=7 4+3=7 5+2=7
6+1=7 6-1=5 6-2=4 6-3=3 6-4=2 6-5=1 7-1=6 7-2=5 7-3=4 7-4=3
7-5=2 7-6=1
*to make up and solve story problems involving addition and subtraction *to
compare the values of sets of coins and of base 10 blocks *to practice
adding 3 addends
SOCIAL STUDIES *to investigate Antarctica *to read maps with map symbols
and map keys
SCIENCE *to investigate the muscles used during specific exercises *to
review the importance of exercise in our daily routines
HEALTH *to learn about the anatomy, function, and care of the heart
