Dear Parents,
With the month of February approaching, we have a few things to celebrate. First of all, we are coming up on 100 days of school next Thursday, February 9th. In honor of this, we will be having a party at snack time. My hope is that some students will bring in 100 small snacks to share with the class (such as 100 pieces of cereal, 100 raisins, 100 mini pretzels, etc.). If this is something you are able to help your child with that would be wonderful!
We will also be celebrating Valentine’s Day on February 14th. I am attaching a class list to the newsletter if you choose to do class Valentine’s cards. Thank you!
Note: We went on an awesome field trip on Tuesday to visit alpacas and Nigerian Dwarf goats. Ask your child about it! Check out the pictures on the blog!
Reading: Students have been practicing their reading skills: envisioning, predicting, making connections, and monitoring for understanding. We started reading groups this week, and we are continuing with reading partnerships. Both arrangements strengthen students’ fluency and comprehension, and most importantly, enjoyment of reading.
We are reading Magic Treehouse #40, Eve of the Emperor Penguin, as our class read aloud.
Writing: Students have been working on nonfiction reports about penguins. Their work will be displayed on our bulletin board next week.
Spelling: Words with –op and -ot
Math: Students are beginning to learn about place value: tens and ones
If you have the chance, please review time to the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour at home.
Science: We have been continuing to learn about penguins, the south pole and related topics. Students created a map of the seven continents, which indicates the habitats of various penguin species. We have an ELF lesson this Friday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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