Feb. 10-13

Hello Everyone!

    

Our study of the Polar Regions is wrapping up and the children are making finishing touches on their in class research projects. It’s time to mark your calendars! Please plan to join us on Thursday, February 20^th at 8:30 to hear your child present his/her polar animal. The presentations should last until 9:15.  

We are also celebrating Black History Month this month and will be studying the lives of many influential African Americans including:  Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Harriett Tubman, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In math, we are entering into Unit 6, where your child will compare lengths using centimeters, solve fact families, and recognize and complete numerical and geometrical patterns. Please make sure your child is practicing their fact families at home to gain fluency in addition and subtraction.

Please help your child to remember to “patrol their writing” using C.O.P.S. C-Capitalization, O-Organization, P-Punctuation, S-Spacing.

Here’s a look into what else we will be learning this week!

Reading:

Using summarization to comprehend texts.

Spelling:

(ir) ex: girl, dirt, chirp

Red Words: look, two, more

Grammar:

Using “see” and “saw” correctly.

Writing:

Following the first grade writer’s editing checklist to create invitations to our Polar Animal Presentations.

Math:

See above.

Science and Social Studies:

See above.

Important Announcements/Reminders

·      Our class is exchanging Valentines Day Cards on Thursday, February 13^th, please make sure your child fills in a card for each friend in our class.

·      THANK YOU SO MUCH for signing up for Small Groups this week and for all of your amazing support in the classroom!

·      Congratulations to our newest Star Student, Naomi Dereje! Naomi is enthusiastic towards learning and caring towards her friends each day. We look forward to finding out what makes Naomi so special this week! Way to go, Naomi!