February 25, 2011

READING

This week we will be reading two stories about dinosaurs. Little Grunt and the Big Egg is a fiction story and Mighty Dinosaurs is a non-fiction story. We will be comparing the literature and discuss cause and effect.

In phonics we will be focusing on words with nd, nt, mp, ng, nk and the vowel pairs ow and oa.

Vocabulary words are disaster, earthquake, erupting, lava, pitch, volcano, fossils, packs, prey, remains and reptile.

Comprehension strategies are cause and effect and drawing conclusions.

In grammar we will be working on singular possessive nouns and plural possessive nouns.

MATH

We will be finished our chapter on solid figures . We will be having a math test on Monday. Our next chapter will be on plane figures and spatial sense. We will learning how to identify plane shapes, plane figures and combining the figures to make shapes.

Student of the Week

Renee is the Student of the Week! She likes to play sports, do crafts and to to school. Her favorite animal is a cat. Her favorite color is blue. When Renee grows up she wants to be a Teacher.

Happy Birthday

Chase – February23

Lily – February 25

Character Counts

The Character Counts pillar for the month of March is Fairness. I am fair when I play games honestly. I am fair when I share my toys with others. Have your child show their spirit by wearing orange every Friday in March.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mar. 1 – Report Cards go home

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

Mar. 4 – No School – Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Mar. 7 – Casimer Pulaski Day – No School

March 28 – Spring Break Begins

February 18, 2011

READING

Our next story is called The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story. It is a fable about how the birds and animals play ball to decide who is better. The birds don't allow the bat on their team, but he ends up winning the game for the animals.

In phonics we will be focusing on the vowels pairs oa and ow.

Vocabulary words are accept, advantage, argument, penalty, quarrel, and guarded.

Comprehension strategies are rereading for understanding, cause and effect, and summarizing.

In grammar we will be working on plural possessive nouns.

MATH

Our new chapter is about solid figures. We will be identifying, sorting naming attributes of solid figures. Some of our new math vocabulary will be sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, pyramid, rectangular prism, face, edge, vertex and vertices.

Student of the Week

Dawson is the Student of the Week! He likes to play baseball, monopoly, and the Wii. His favorite animal is a penguin. His favorite color is red. When Dawson grows up he wants to be a Baseball Player.

Valentine’s Day Party

Thank you our Valentine’s Day party was great! Thank you to Mrs. Kenyeri, Mrs. Milad, Mrs. Eder and Mrs. Messina who organized our games and ran our party. Thank you to Mrs. Pokorney, Mrs. Kenyeri, and Mrs. Wells who provided snacks. A special Thank You to Mrs. Milad who covered all our valentine boxes. Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated! The children had a wonderful time!

Happy Birthday

Carmen – February 18

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 21 – President's Day – No School

Feb. 24 – Spring Picture Day

Feb. 25 – Bring a fuzzy stuffed animal to school

Mar. 1 – Report Cards go home

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

Mar. 4 – No School – Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Mar. 7 – Casimer Pulaski Day – No School

February 11, 2011

READING

Our next story is called Ant. It is a photo essay about the different kids of ants that are found throughout the world. We will talk about how ants work together to get food, and about the kinds of things that ants eat..

In phonics we will be focusing on the word endings -nd, -nt, -mp, -ng, -nk, base words and endings in nouns -s, -es, -ies.

Vocabulary words are antennae, colonies, larvae, cocoons, fungus, and tunnels.

Comprehension strategies are rereading for understanding, cause and effect, and fact and opinion.

In grammar we will be working on singular and possessive nouns.

MATH

In math we worked on telling time after the hour in 5 minute increments, telling time before the hour, make reasonable estimates and determine how much time has passed from start to finish. We will be finishing our chapter on time and having a chapter test next week.

Student of the Week

Tony is the Student of the Week! He likes to play video games, build legos and play soccer. His favorite animal is a bird . His favorite color is black. When Tony grows up he wants to be a Lego Inventor.

Character Counts

Our new pillar for the month of February is trustworthiness. Being honest, completing homework independently, playing by the rules, and being on time are some of the characteristics of a trustworthy person. Please have your child wear blue on Fridays during February.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 21 – President's Day – No School

Feb. 24 – Spring Picture Day

Mar. 1 – Report Cards go home

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

Mar. 4 – No School – Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Mar. 7 – Casimer Pulaski Day – No School

Happy Valentines

Day!

February 4, 2011

READING

Next week we will be reading three biographies. We will learn what makes a good biography and trying writing a biography including a time line of the person's life.

In phonics we will be focusing on the r-controlled vowels and the final syllables -tion and -ture..

Vocabulary words are biograph, event, information, champion, fact and president.

Comprehension strategies are rereading for understanding, evaluating, and visualizing.

In grammar we will be working on nouns and pronouns.

MATH

In math we will finished our chapter on money. Our next chapter will be on telling time. We will be learning to tell time to the quarter hour and in 5 minute increments. Practice telling time at home with your child.

We will be celebrating 100's Day, Valentine's Day and learning about presidents next week .

Student of the Week

Ryan is the Student of the Week! He likes to play video games, basketball and play on the computer. His favorite animal is a dog . His favorite colors are black and gold. When Ryan grows up he wants to be a Lawyer.

Valentine’s Day Party

On Friday, 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).

Service Project

We are collecting 100 can of food for the Woodridge Food Pantry. We will be collecting these items until our 100^th day of school which will be on Feb. 9^th. Thank you.

Happy Birthday

Munir – February 4

I hope the children enjoyed time in the snow with our two snow days!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 21 – President's Day – No School

Feb. 24 – Spring Picture Day

Mar. 1 – Report Cards go home

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

Mar. 4 – No School – Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Mar. 7 – Casimer Pulaski Day – No School

Happy 100^th Day of School!