Important Dates
January
20 - No
School –
Martin Luther King’s birthday
31 - Pro Kids Assembly
- Cozy Pajama Day (reading incentive)
February
4 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
14 – Valentine's Day Party
17 – President's Day – No School
Exploration Station
This
week we will be starting a new Exploration Station. The students will be learning about
the flag, monuments, and famous Americans, such as George Washington, Martin
Luther King Jr., and Abraham Lincoln. This unit also discusses voting – how it
works and why it's important to vote.
In math, we just finish working on
place value – hundreds, tens, and ones.
We are now working on numbers that are greater than, less than, or equal to
another number.
Jokubas will be our student of the week from January
21-24.
Reading
The story from our
Making Meaning curriculum for next week is Down
the Road by Alice Schertle.
Comprehension Strategies
The children will work on wondering,
visualizing, sequencing, and reading independently.
Vocabulary Words
The vocabulary words for
this book are: mended, dozen,
dillydally, meadow, emporium, dry goods, and bolts of fabric
Phonics Skills
The children will work
on the following skills: long “u” (CVCe) and final e
Grammar Skills
The children will learn about forming
the past tense of verbs by doubling the final consonant – such as, hug/hugged,
nod/nodded, rip/ripped.
Spelling Words
Next week’s spelling words are:
Bus,
pot, swim, cube, tune, used, excuse, little, down, useless
***Enjoy
your day off on Monday!
