Noah is Star of the Week– He will be bringing a poster about himself, sharing, his favorite book and a letter from his parents telling us what makes him so special to them. Kareem will be star of the week starting on February 20th.
Valentine’s day – We will be celebrating Valentine’s day by sharing cards with each other. If you would like to include a small piece of candy with each card that is fine. We will be addressing our cards to each of our classmates and signing our name. I will be sending a list of names on Class Dojo. Please feel free to make a Valentine’s day mail box or bag at home to collect your Valentine’s day mail. You can use a empty tissue box or shoe box. Don’t forget to add your name so your friends can deliver your cards. PLEASE NO candy for me! I need to lose some weight.
Dentist trip – We will be having an in school field trip to the Dental School over at the Michael Berry Center at 9 AM on Wednesday 2/14. The dental students have designed some games and activities to teach about oral hygiene. Please arrive on time we will be walking over there right away.
Howe Character trait of the month – Hello Parents, Here at Howe, we are introducing monthly character traits to build a school-wide culture. This month we will be discussing Integrity. Integrity can be hard… Especially at school. Students nowadays have lots of pressure to perform perfectly on tests, not get in
trouble, and have lots of friends. But what happens when the truth comes into question and they have to make some hard decisions that feel uncomfortable? Although they’re in elementary school we can be seen working on Integrity daily through the simplest things. Here is our Parent Letter about Integrity.
Academics
Math – We took the Topic B quiz on Thursday and most did quite well. We did Groundhog day math on Friday. So we will continue with lesson 11 on Monday.
Monday – Lesson 11 must do all
Tuesday – Lesson 12 must do all
Wednesday – Lesson 13 must do all
Thursday – Lesson 14 must do all
Friday – Lesson 15 must do all
ELA -For ELA we are doing the pamphlet for Unit 5 Week 3– Spelling – Inflectional endings -ed, ing, Grammar – Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences U5 W3 Spelling Practice.
Science we are still studying Animal traits and the Code.
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Term to ponder – practical life skillsPractical life activities are applicable for all ages. They include self-care and care of the environment. They range from brushing their hair and making toast to something as complicated as making dessert, doing yard work or even developing a resume and making a business plan in the elementary or middle school years. Practicing these skills at home will foster confident, self-sufficient adults ready to tackle life’s bigger challenges.From Maria Montessori herself…“Repetition is the secret to perfection, and this is why the exercises are connected with the common activities of daily life. If a child does not set a table for a group of people who are really going to eat, if he does not have real brushes for cleaning, and real carpets to sweep whenever they are used, if he does not himself have to wash and dry dishes and glasses he will never attain any real ability. And if he does not live a social life based on proper education. He will never attain that graceful naturalness which is so attractive in our children. ”