Thursday, February 27, 2014

February 27, 2014

READING
            Our next story will be A Trip to the Firehouse.  It is about a group of children who take a trip to the firehouse and learn about how they do their job.
            In phonics we will be focusing on the vowel pairs ay, ai  and compound words.
            Vocabulary words are chief, dispatch, emergencies, fire engine, firefighters, gear.
            Comprehension strategies are Topic/Main Idea/Details.
                        In grammar we will be working on Proper Nouns.
           
           
           
                   MATH
                                   
            We will be finishing up our chapter on money next week.  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.


Box Tops Collections
We are still collecting box tops for education.  Check if any products at home have the box tops to add to our collection.  Thanks!


Student  of the Week
Layla is the Student of the Week!  She likes to play with her American Girl dolls, do cheerleading and spend time with her family . Her favorite animal is dog. Her favorite colors are pink and purple.   When Layla grows up she wants to be an Singer.






**If you have not sent in your permission field trip or money please do so by Monday, March 3rd.**

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Feb. 28 – Institute Day – No School
March 6 – Field Trip
March 17 – P/T Conferences – No School
March 18 – Institute Day – No School