Weekly Update

Hello Families,

February is off to a good start, and we have so many fun activities coming up with Winter Fest, Winter Olympics activities, the 100^th Day of School, and Valentine’s Day. Please check your February calendar for all a schedule of all of our special events. Please see the letters that were sent home about Valentine’s Day and the 100^th Day of School for special information about those fun days! J I’ll include them on the blog as well.

Math

We are working with numbers 11-20. We are practicing finding 1 and 2 more and less of numbers 11-20. Please practice this language at home too. J

Reading Workshop

GREAT readers ask questions about non-fiction text too! We will look deep into the difference of questioning when reading fiction and non-fiction. We are still working on asking questions using who, what, when, where, why, and how. Challenge your child to begin questions with these words at home too! J

Writer’s Workshop

Our opinion paragraphs have been finished and laminated. We are so proud of our work. They will be on display for conferences. We can’t wait for you to read them.

This Week I Really Learned!

Thank you for writing to your child each week. We love hearing the letter during snack break. We are working hard to write more of the letter on our own.

Word Workshop

Yay for long vowels! We learned another way long vowels can be spelled. We can spell them as open vowels like in the words me, he, she, buffalo, hello. Watch for words with open vowels and see if your child can tell you why the word says the long sound.  

Grammar

We practiced using was and were correctly this week.

 

Enjoy your weekend!

Our Valentine’s Day party is going to be on Friday, February 14^th.  Your student may choose to bring a valentine for his/her classmates. If your student chooses to bring valentines for the class he/she MUST bring one for every student in the class.  I have attached a class list.  Thank you so much for your support!

 

Thursday, February 13^th is our 100^th day of school.  Can you believe it?  For one of our activities we will need each child to bring in 100 of something. It should be small enough to fit into a baggie or small container and sturdy enough to be counted over and over. Your child should bring the items on Wednesday, February12^th.  Be as creative as you would like. The following is a list of possible ideas if you’re stuck.

 

Cereal                                               Rubber Bands

Chocolate Chips                              Band Aids

Ritz Bits                                           M&M’s

Paper Clips                                      Buttons

Marshmallows                                 Gummi Bears

 

If your child has any difficulty counting to 100 by 2’s or 5’s you could group the items by 2’s and 5’s to practice in a fun new way.