Important Dates
January
27 – Pajama Day (reading incentive)
30 – Book Orders Are Due
February
14 – Valentine's Day Party
21 – President's Day – No School
Emma's dad came in this week (since she was the student of the week) & talked about his profession - being a fireman. He went over safety rules & showed us all the gear a firefighter has to wear in order to be safe. The children really enjoyed the presentation!Monthly Reading Charts
Our January reading chart is due on Tuesday. A new chart for February will be sent home soon. Happy Reading!
Dominic will be our student of the week next week.
In computers this week, we worked on making a word search using the names of family members. Your child may use this program (with your permission) at home also. The website is: www.puzzlemaker.com
Have your child show you how to do it. They were very excited about this program.
The 100th day of school is on Wednesday, February 8th. In past years, we have asked each child to bring in 100 objects to school. This year we are asking each child to bring in 5 (or more if possible) cans of food for the food pantry to go along with our service project. Any canned goods or nonperishable food items would be appreciated. We are hoping to collect at least 100 items per classroom which would be a big help to the local area. A note will be coming home explaining the “Lend a Hand … Bring in a Can” project.
Reading
The stories from our anthology for next week are: EEK! There’s a Mouse in the House and Animals Big and Small.
Comprehension Strategies
The children will work on noting details and asking questions while reading a selection.
Vocabulary Words
The vocabulary words for next week are: barn, dancing, elephant, laying, marched, mercy, mouse, tangled, and rhyming words.
Phonics Skills
The children will work on the following skills: blending long “e” (CV, CVCe), vowel pairs “ee", " ea”, long “o” (CV, CVCe), long “u” (CVCe) and final clusters “ft”, “lk”, and “nt”.
Grammar Skills
The children will learn about naming words for places and things.
Spelling Words
Next week’s spelling words are:
cod, lot, snap, bone, nose, home, globe, live, give, & tadpole
