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
In math we will be finishing our chapter on money. Our test will be on Tuesday. Our next chapter will be on time. We will be exploring minutes and hours.
Handwriting
We will be learning to write the cursive letters a, d, and g. Please review the lowercase letters with your child.
Science
We will be finding out how to take care of natural resources, pollution and how to reuse materials and not waste them. We will have our unit test on Friday.
Student of the Week
Kyle is the Student of the Week! He likes camping, Christmas and snow globes. His favorite colors are blue, green and red. When Kyle grows up he wants to be a Scientist.
Feb. 20 - Matthew
Supplies Needed
We need 3X5 index cards for science.
We need 3X5 index cards for science.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Feb. 26 – Spring Pictures
Mar. 2 – Casimer Pulaski Day – No School
Mar. 10 – Report Cards
Mar. 12 – Early dismissal day
Mar. 13 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
