Week 18 - January 17, 2020

Curriculum

Reading:
Ask your child about these habits and how they can use them in their life.
We have been reviewing our the 7 Habits this week.  Students discussed and listened to stories about Habit 6: Synergize, Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw, and Habit 8: Find your Voice.  Next week, we will begin our unit on character traits.  

Book Baggies:
Ask your child what books they chose yesterday.
Students brought home six books.  Two books below their level so that they can practice fluency, two books on their level to help them practice decoding strategies and other skills we're learning in class, and two books above level to help students push themselves as readers.  Books should be returned every Thursday.  If your child feels the books are too easy for them, that is okay.  They can build their fluency and confidence as readers.  Levels will change throughout the year, but they will NOT change weekly.

Writing:
Ask your child what a How to book is and what it has in it as well as an opinion writing and what it includes.
Students finished writing their how to's this week.  They may bring some unfinished how to writing home to complete at home.  Next week, we will begin writing opinions.  We will begin by discussing the structure of an opinion writing and then we will begin planning and drafting our writing.

Math: 
Ask your child how to count base 10 blocks or how to build two-digit numbers.
This week, the students learned to count base 10 blocks, how to draw two digit numbers with base 10 blocks and how to build two digit numbers using base 10 blocks, cubes and popsicle sticks.  Next week, we will continue to learn about place value by learning about expanded notation and how to compare numbers.

Science/Social Studies:
Ask your child what sound is and how it is made and what pitch and volume mean.
We wrapped up our learning about sound this week by allowing the students to create headlines about their learning and what they think is the most important learning about sound.  We will finish this next week and then begin learning about light.

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
• Work on a math skill (i.e. counting forwards and backwards within 120, adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this, telling time, counting 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

January 20: No School - MLK Day

January 30: Multicultural Night (6-8pm)

February 7: Kid's Heart Challenge

February 17-18: No School - Mid Winter Break
February 27: Science Fair (6-8pm)