Week: February 6th

Dear Parents,

As a reminder, our February break is the week of the 20^th through the 24^th.

In the week leading up to break we have several fun events planned. On Tuesday, February 14^th 1C will have a Valentine’s party at the end of the day. We will also be celebrating Mardi Gras at the end of the week with a special dessert from New Orleans, along with Mardi Gras beads. We will be discussing President’s day as well through reading and writing.

Finally, on Friday, February 17^th the first grade will be going on a field trip to VINS nature Center. We will leave at 9:30 am and return by 1pm. If you would like to join our class, please let me know.

Reading: Students are learning strategies around monitoring for comprehension (catching ourselves when we are confused).

For read-aloud, we completed Magic Treehouse #40, Eve of the Emperor Penguin, and we are excited to begin our first Laura Ingalls Wilder book, Little House in the Big Woods.

Writing: Students are putting the final touches on their penguin reports! On Tuesday, we had a school-wide “Everybody Writes Day.” Students wrote for 7 minutes on a topic of their choosing (as did teachers and parent-helpers). 

Spelling: Words with –og

Math: Students have been learning about place value (tens and ones), number relations (greater than, less than, equal to), and subtraction through number stories

*Science: As a culmination of our penguin unit, the students are hoping to watch Happy Feet. However, it is rated PG. I know many of the students have already seen it, but if you object in any way to your child viewing this film, please let me know by Monday. Thank you!  

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft