Important Dates
February
21 – Snowflake Ball 6:30-8:00
26 – Field Trip – Rialto Square Theater
27 – Dr. Seuss Day
Mick
will be our “student of the week” for the week of February 23-27.
Summer
Birthdays
If your child has
a summer birthday and would like to celebrate it during the school year, just
drop me a note or an e-mail. You do not
have to send treats. We usually let that
person be the line leader for the day and also give him/her a sticker & a
pencil. It just makes them feel special
for the day:)
Each
student in our classroom received a new iPad mini to be used in class, as well as at
home. We have used it to work on RAZ
kids and Xtramath so far. We noticed
that some of the iPads were missing certain apps, so we are working on getting
those loaded onto all of them. Mrs.
Foellmer will also be coming into our classroom to teach us how to do our
calendar activities on our iPads using a nearpod. Please remember to charge the device at night
and to send it to school in the morning.
Thanks.
This
week we read Stars and Constellations
by Elizabeth Bennett. We learned about the constellations, Orion, Great Bear,
and
Great Dog. We discussed how stars can be different colors and which colors of stars were the hottest or coldest.
Great Dog. We discussed how stars can be different colors and which colors of stars were the hottest or coldest.
The
vocabulary words for this week were: Sirius, Orion,
universe, ladle, constellation, humongous, and gaze
Comprehension Strategies
We are
working on questioning before, during, and after reading a text. We are using
the objects that you sent in the paper bags to help us practice this skill. We also use questioning skills when I read
books to them during snack time.
Phonics Skills
In
phonics, we will be working on the long /i/ sound spelled with a “y”.
Grammar Skills
We
will work on describing words.
Spelling Words
The
spelling words for next week are: win, sit, stop, fry,
dry, crying, sky, more, before, myself
On Friday, February 27, we are celebrating
Dr. Seuss Day as a part of our reading incentives. Children may wear mismatched clothing or
their shirts backwards to celebrate it.
They may also bring in a Dr. Seuss book to read that day.
