December Students of the Month
December Students of the Month
Tutoring
5 students received a letter to attend tutoring. Please have this form filled out and returned by this Thursday. Tutoring will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45-4:45.
February Events
2.7.18 Late Start
2.7.18 Talent Show (January reward) 2:00-3:00
2.13.18 100th Day of School(in class activities)
2.14.18 Valentine’s Day Party (Pizza lunch + activities)
2.19.18-2.23.18 Winter Break (No School)
2.28.18 Curriculum Night (Math and ELA activities/games) 5:00-6:30
Curriculum Update
Writing: Informational- Comparing Dogs and Cats
The students will be writing about things that are similar in cats and dogs, and things that are different in cats and dogs.
Reading: Silent e rule
The students will be practicing how to use the “silent e” when deciding how to pronounce a word/the vowel sound(can, cane), instead of giving the word an extra sound.
Grammar: Adjectives and Verbs
The students will continue using adjectives to enhance their writing, and then our emphasis will be on identifying verbs.
Math Unit 5
Students will be:
*Comparing numbers, base 10 blocks , and coins using the greater than(>), less than(<), and equal(=) signs.
*Completing open number sentences with the unknown in different positions (4+3= ), (8+ = 15), (14= – 2). This is hard for them because when they don’t know what to do they will automatically just add the 2 numbers.
*Solving story problems using number lines and a process called “Start-Change-End
Science “Space Systems”
Students will be learning about :
*The seasons and the weather associated with them.
*The phases of the moon.
*Patterns of the sun and moon
*Words describing the sun and the moon.
*Months