Focus for The Week of 2/10

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. They will include transitional words in their recount.

Math:  Students will use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing with unknowns in all positions, e.g. by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Writing: Students will understand how to write a narrative paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties Students will learn that different properties are suited to different purposes.

Social Studies:  Students will understand the duties of state and local government by comparing them to the national government. They will make a t-chart explaining all the duties of different governments. Students will learn about different branches of government, council, court, and mayor.

Important Reminders

1) PTA Pizza Monday, after school in the Cafeteria $1 a slice and $8 a pizza.
2) Family Game Night this Thursday, Free $15 game for the first 60 families.  Game Night begins promptly at 4:45 p.m.  looking forward to a wonderful family event. 
3) Midwinter Break – February 17th – 21st, school reopens February 24th.