Thursday, February 1, 2018

News for 2-5

Announcements:
  • Our Valentines Day Party will be Wednesday, February 14th at 8:30. We will enjoy a breakfast treat, play some valentines day games, and make a craft. We will end our party with students passing out their valentine cards. We have 23 students in our class. On your cards please have students leave the TO line blank and only have your child write their name in the FROM line. This makes passing out valentine cards much easier on the day of our party. Thank you!  
  • We will make bags the week of Valentines Day in class to store our cards. You DO NOT need to bring in a box or bag for cards. Thanks! 
  • SNOW GEAR - Please have your students bring in a separate bag for snow gear (let me know if you need one). It is too much to put in their backpack. Please label snow pants AND boots and make sure to send in shoes to wear in the classroom as we keep the boots outside of our classroom. I will be sure to communicate with specials teachers to make sure students have on their coats, hats, gloves, and boots when leaving their classroom at the end of the day.
  • SNACK - please make sure your child has a snack each day and they know where it is located. At this point in the year they can be responsible for making sure they put their own snack in their backpack :) Thank you! 
  • OPINION ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Please check the calendar sent home for your child’s presentation day. I am asking them to bring something to school that they love. This item should fit in a bag so they can easily transport it. Please have them describe what they are sharing and give at least 3 reasons why they love it
Learning This Week:
  • Readers will...
    • work on fluency, including stress and intonation while reading
    • celebrate learning and create new goals
    • not let the hard words get in the way
    • crash word parts together to solve the whole word
    • be flexible with vowels
  • Writers will...
    • expect disagreement
    • award booby prizes for more practice and more fun
    • boost arguments by being more convincing
    • use quotation marks to show dialogue
  • Mathematicians will...
    • add and subtract with teen numbers
    • play the number grabber game
    • use addition to solve subtraction 
Specials This Week:
  • Monday: Media
  • Tuesday: Music
  • Wednesday: P.E.
  • Thursday: Art
  • Friday: Media
Dates to Remember:
  • 2/14 - Valentines Day Party 8:30-9:15
  • 2/19-2/20 - Mid Winter Break, No school for students
  • 2/23 - Snowball 6:30-8:30 pm

Pictures from our Ice Race Experiment