The Week of Feb. 27- Mar. 2

Whoops, I completely forgot to update last week!

This week in Math we are learning to count to 100 by 2's, 5's and 10's. Practice at home!

In Science, we are learning about the seasons and weather changes.

During Reading we will be talking about ending sounds and parts of a story. Our sight words are: then, little and will. Our word family will be -ut. I will also be finishing DRA testing your child's reading level. The results will appear on the third 9 weeks report card.

In Writers Workshop we will continue to write non-fiction how-to books. We will also be reading Dr. Seuss stories in honor of his birthday Friday and writing responses. We are continuing to work towards our goal of using punctuation and capitalization correctly.

In Social Studies we are still learning about holidays and traditions. 

Events this week:

2/28-3/1: Mock STAAR Testing, closed campus. No outclass, no recess.
3/2: Dr. Seuss'  Birthday, Texas Independence Day (dress western!)

The Week of Feb. 13-17

This week at a glance:

Math: Continuing learning about patterns. Ask your child about AB, ABC, AAB patterns etc.

Science: Space and objects in the sky, we're making telescopes in the Science Lab Friday so bring in paper towel rolls!

Reading: Learning about ending sounds and introducing word family -un and -en. New sight words are from, with, as and run.

Writing: Writing valentines to loved ones using complete sentences, punctuation, capitals etc.

Important Events:

Feb. 14- Valentine's Day Party at 2pm
Feb. 15- School Picture Day :)

The Week of Feb. 6 - Feb. 10

In Math this week we are continuing more and fewer. Please continue to work with your child on this concept by making two groups of objects and comparing them. If you have a deck of cards at home, ask your child to teach you the "more than" game.

In Science, we are learning about objects in the sky. We will be making telescopes on Friday so please send in any paper towel or toilet paper rolls you have laying around the house.

In Reading we are learning about the -ay word family. Our new word wall words are her, his, play and day.

In Writing, we are writing our own non-fiction books about a subject of the student's choice.
We are still focusing on using the correct punctuation, spaces and capital/lower case letters. Please have your child practice writing complete sentences at home.

In Social Studies, we are learning about patriotic holidays and the history behind Valentine's Day.

Have a great week!

Homework:

Please keep reading and have your child (not you) write the book title in their homework folder.

Important Events:

Feb. 8- Early Dismissal/Parent Conferences

Other Information: 

Valentine's Party: Our party will be on Tuesday, February 14th. A note about it is going home in Tuesday Folders as well as a class list for Valentines. Please have your student write his or her classmates names on the Valentines themselves. It's good writing practice :) 

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