Friday, February 14, 2014

February 14, 2014

READING
           
            Our story for next week will be Mrs. Brown Went to Town, by Wong Herbert Yee.  This story is about a woman whose farm animal move into her house while she is away.  They have a lot of fun! 
            We will be working on the comprehension strategies of predicting outcomes and connecting and comparing.  Phonics lessons will include the long vowels a and i following a cvce pattern (consonant, vowel, consonant, silent e)  Vocabulary words will be commotion, wearing, delivered, tire, feathers, releases.  High-frequency story words are floor, letter, move, poor and word.  Our grammar lessons will focus on verbs.                                     
           
           
                   MATH
                                   
            We will be finishing our chapter on money next week, with a test on Friday.  Our next chapter will be continuing with counting money.  Practice counting money with your child.  They should know the value of the coins and how to add on to get the total value for a collection of coins.

Service Project
We did a great job collecting 102 cans for the food pantry.  Thank you to everyone for doing your part to help others.






Valentine’s Day Party
Thank you our Valentine’s Day party was great!  Thank you to Mr. Moy, Ms. Richel, Mrs. Downes, and Mrs. Ciocan who organized our games and ran our party.   Thank you to Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. Eder, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Donatelli for supplying the snacks for our party.  Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated!  The children had a wonderful time!


ANNOUNCEMENTS
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb. 17 – President's Day – No School
Feb. 20 – Spring Picture Day
Feb. 24 – Six Flags Reading Logs are Due
Feb. 28 – Institute Day – No School