READING
Our next next story will be Jamaica Louise James. It is about a girl who loves to draw and paint. To surprise her grandmother on her birthday, she hangs up her artwork at the subway station where her grandmother works.
In phonics we will be focusing on the the vowel pairs ee, ea and the endings -tion and -ture.
Vocabulary words are booth, station, token, plaque, subway and mayor.
Comprehension strategies are evaluating and making inferences.
In grammar we will be working on nouns that change the spelling in the plural.
MATH
We have finished our chapter on probability. Our next chapter is on counting money. We started counting on using various coins. We are counting with half-dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Next week we will we continue to count coins.
Student of the Week
Nuvia is the Student of the Week! She likes to ride her bike, swim and clean her room. Her favorite animal is a horse . Her favorite color is purple. When Nuvia grows up she wants to be a Teacher.
Science
We enjoyed our Dig-it field trip. We found many gems. This reinforced the concepts we are learning in The Earth unit in Science. We are learning about sand, soil and how fossils are made. We will be making our own fossils next week with a Science test on this unit.
Social Studies
We are learning about Martin Luther King Jr., and his beliefs and dreams for a better world. Our next chapter will be about our country, voting and the government.
Handwriting
We started to learn how to write in cursive. We have learned the letters i and t.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King's Birthday – No School
Feb. 14 – Valentine's Day Party
Feb. 21 – President's Day – No school
