Week 20 - February 1, 2019

I hope you all enjoyed the extra family time this week.  Much of what we had planned for this week, will now be moving to next week.  Have a great weekend!

Curriculum

Reading:
As readers, we will continue to read books and explore characters next week.  We are hoping to be able to identify different character traits based on what the character says or does in our stories.  Eventually, we're hoping to look for patterns in characters across different books.

Book Baggies:
Please help the students remember to bring their book baggies every Friday.  I would like them to have an opportunity to read different books.

Writing:
As writers, we will begin our opinion writing unit next week.  Students will begin by reading opinion type stories and noticing what this type of writing has.  

Math:
In math we will continue our place value learning next week.  Students are learning how pennies and dimes are like tens and ones.  

IXL Skills - Use these activities as you wish to help your child with the skills we will be working on throughout this first trimester.

Science/Social Studies:
Due to a very short week, we will have to wrap up our learning on sound next week.  Students are testing their knowledge by taking a quiz. 

Purposeful Play
Please see the Purposeful Play tab on the blog to learn more about our weekly Play Time and donation items we could use for it!

Homework

• Read every night (you can read with your child, listen to them read or read to them - all of it helps).  Then talk about the book - who are the characters, what happened, why did it happen, make connections, what's the main idea, why did the author write the book, how did the author give you information, what features did the author use to help you as a reader
• Work on a math skill  
• counting forwards and backwards within 120 (and skip counting)
• adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this
• telling time (What are the hands on the clock? How is a clock set up?)
• identify and count coins
• measuring - length and volume -  have your child cook with you to practice this
• talk about shapes - 2D and 3D - find items around your house, etc.) 

Specials Schedule

Monday: P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)
Tuesday: Art (Bring an Art shirt labeled with your child's name)
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Media/Library
Friday: Rotates (See the back of your child's OWL folder (everyday folder) for a schedule.)

Important Dates

February 5: Multicultural Night (6:00-8:00pm)

February 7: Bingo Night (6-8pm)
February 18-19: No School - Mid-Winter Break
February 26: Science Fair (6-8pm)