READING
Next week we will be
reading about a read park ranger from New York City and the things that he does
each day as part of his job.
We
will be working on the comprehension strategies of fact and opinion, rereading
for understanding and making generalizations.
Our
vocabulary words are exploring, protect, tours, habitat, ranger and urban.
In
phonics we will be focusing on consonant clusters (r, l, s) and the two sounds
for c.
In
grammar we will be writing command sentences.
Reading Logs are due on Monday, February 3rdt.
The class voted to have a “Show and Tell” Day for their reward. I will send details when they have finished
their logs for January.
MATH
In
math we will be finishing our chapter on 2-digit subtraction. Our chapter test will be on Tuesday. Our next chapter will be on data and
graphs. Please remember to practice
flash cards daily.
We will be working on money soon.
**Please
make sure you send in the following coins in a small container or
baggie (with with your child's name on it) with the following coins: 20 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes and 7
quarters.**
Student of the Week
Noah is the Student of the Week! He likes to go fishing, play soccer and play
the video game Minecraft. His favorite
animal is an dog. His favorite color is blue. When Noah grows up he wants to be a Policeman.
Science
We started a new unit on living
things. We are learning the difference
between non-living and living things and what animals and plants need in order
to survive.
Handwriting
We will be starting to learn how to
write letters in cursive. I will be
sending home homework to practice the letters we are working on in school.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jan.
31 – Pajama Day
Feb.
4 – Early Dismissal at 12:00
Feb.
14 – Valentine's Day Party at 2:00
Feb.
17 – President's Day – No School