January 28, 2011

READING

Our next story is called Officer Buckle and Gloria. It is a humorous fictional story about a policemen who loves to give safety tips to school children, but nobody every listens – until he brings a dog named Gloria.

In phonics we will be focusing on the the vowel pairs ow and oa, r-controlled vowels or and ar, and the endings -tion and -ture.

Vocabulary words are accident, audience, officer, attention, commands, and safety.

Comprehension strategies are drawing conclusions and monitor/clarify.

In grammar we will be working on nouns and pronouns .

MATH

In math we will be finishing our chapter on using money. We will have our math test on Tuesday. Our next chapter is on telling time.

Social Studies

Next week we will be studying voting, our country's symbols, along with doing some Presidents' Day Activities.

Student of the Week

Owen is the Student of the Week! He likes to play soccer, build with legos and read books. His favorite animal is a kitten . His favorite color is white. When Owen grows up he wants to be an Astronaut.

Happy Birthday

Renee – January 24

Valentine’s Day Party

On Monday, Feb. 12^th we will have a Valentine's Day party. Your child may bring one valentine for every child in the class (23 students). Please have your child address each card (class list). Bring the cards to school in a bag with your child’s name on it.

This week Elizabeth Ide School participated in learning PBIS. We learned the appropriate behaviors in the classroom, hallway, gym, library lunchroom and recess. We concluded the week with a juggling assembly. Thank you PTO!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 14 – Valentine's Day Party at 2:00

Feb. 21 – President's Day – No School

Mar. 1 – Report Cards go home

Feb. 28-Mar. 4 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

Mar. 4 – No School – Parent/ Teacher Conferences