Quest has decided to do a Dollar Dress Down Day tomorrow (Friday), March 3rd to help Mrs. Ingersoll and her micro twins.  You are able to donate at least a dollar to dress down, but you are more than welcome to donate more money to help with the hospital costs.  Thanks!

On the google doc for this week’s homework, it shows that Monday is President’s Day like it did last week. It shows on my end that I changed it but it’s not showing on the student’s assignment. Please just give your student a free day from typing a comprehension question….still read though:) I’ll figure out what I did wrong for next week’s homework. Thanks!!

THANK YOU to all of those parents who took time out of their busy schedules to come visit with me. We have an incredible class and amazing parents!
This week, we will be working on comparing fractions in math, point of view in language arts, and finishing up our writing on ways we can save water. We will also be finishing our living and nonliving things unit in science including our “Worms” STEM project.

Remember that this week is Dr. Seuss week! Here is the schedule of fun activities:
Dr. Seuss’ Week:
Monday-Wear a hat to school.
Tuesday-Wear wild socks to school.
Wednesday-Wear wacky hair to school.
Thursday-Wear green to school.
Friday-Wear wild animal prints, face paint or headbands.

Math:
Play Prodigy at least 3 days this week. We will be comparing fractions this week during class.


READING
Reading and applying the literary skills we learn in class is imperative in becoming better readers.  With this in mind, I still require every child to read 20 minutes every night.  After reading, please have your child respond to the questions on the homework document in google classroom.  To do this, you will go to classroom.google.com. Their login is their first name.lastname@qackids.org. Their password is their computer password followed by rams. (Your child knows this password because they use it everyday). Remember to fill out the library Google Doc on the home page (You’ve been amazing at this!) and record how many minutes you read for the week. Please make sure your child clicks the TURN IN tab on the top right hand corner at the end of the week so they get credit for their work. Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. I will also be asking for volunteers 3 times a week to give a book talk on what they’ve been reading. 

If you are having trouble typing your child’s questions in the document, feel free to have them write out the answers to the questions on a piece of paper and turn it in on Friday. GOOGLE CLASSROOM DOES NOT WORK WELL IN INTERNET EXPLORER.


You DO NOT have to fill out the reading and sort log anymore! I will give credit for reading for the week from the google classroom document being filled out. Thanks for being flexible! I always tell the kids…Blessed are the flexible because they will never be bent out of shape:)

Monday:
Write a sentence about a character and his or her traits from the book you are reading.

Tuesday:

Write 2 sentences about the plot in the book you are reading. Remember that the plot is what is happening in a story.

Wednesday:

Spelling Connection.  After reading, find 5 to 10 words that have the spelling pattern we are studying this this week. (We are studying the ai and ay vowel patterns).

Thursday:

Write a sequence of events that happened in your book using transition words. For example, the first pig built his house from straw. Then, the second pig built his house with sticks. Next, the third pig built his house from brick. A wolf then came and blew the first two house over. Finally, the wolf couldn’t blow the brick house down.

Spelling:
You are not required to sort the spelling words. This week we will be working on the ai and ay vowel sounds. Here are the words for the week: 2-2 Sheet1

Parents,
I’m excited to meet with all of you this week! The students are excited to show off their achievements. Quest is having a book fair throughout the conferences so feel free to stop by!



Monday: No School! I hope you enjoy your day off!!
Tuesday: Parent Conferences
Music with Mrs. Viernew
Thursday: Parent Conferences!!
STEM Class
Friday: Early Out Day (1:00)
$1 Dress Down Day

Math:

Play Prodigy at least 3 days this week!

READING
Reading and applying the literary skills we learn in class is imperative in becoming better readers.  With this in mind, I still require every child to read 20 minutes every night.  After reading, please have your child respond to the questions on the homework document in google classroom.  To do this, you will go to classroom.google.com. Their login is their first name.lastname@qackids.org. Their password is their computer password followed by rams. (Your child knows this password because they use it everyday). Remember to fill out the library Google Doc on the home page(You’ve been amazing at this!) and record how many minutes you read for the week. Please make sure your child clicks the TURN IN tab on the top right hand corner at the end of the week so they get credit for their work. Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. I will also be asking for volunteers 3 times a week to give a book talk on what they’ve been reading. 

If you are having trouble typing your child’s questions in the document, feel free to have them write out the answers to the questions on a piece of paper and turn it in on Friday. GOOGLE CLASSROOM DOES NOT WORK WELL IN INTERNET EXPLORER.


You DO NOT have to fill out the reading and sort log anymore! I will give credit for reading for the week from the google classroom document being filled out. Thanks for being flexible! I always tell the kids…Blessed are the flexible because they will never be bent out of shape:)

Monday:

No Homework!! President’s Day

Tuesday:

Write 2 sentences about the plot in the book you are reading. Remember that the plot is what is happening in a story.

Wednesday:

Spelling Connection.  After reading, find 5 to 10 words that have the spelling pattern we are studying this this week. (We are studying the ai and ay vowel patterns).

Thursday:

Write a sequence of events that happened in your book using transition words. For example, the first pig built his house from straw. Then, the second pig built his house with sticks. Next, the third pig built his house from brick. A wolf then came and blew the first two house over. Finally, the wolf couldn’t blow the brick house down.

Spelling:
You are not required to sort the spelling words. This week we will be working on the ai and ay vowel sounds. Here are the words for the week: 2-1 Sheet1

We had so much fun eating ice cream and celebrating our hard work!

Remember that for our Valentine’s Party, we are having our multiplication madness ice cream celebration and glyph activity. If you have not filled out the food permission slip, please do so. If your child is unable to eat ice cream, please let me know if there is something that can be brought in its place. We still need 2 volunteers to come help out about 1:30 on Tuesday. Please let me know ASAP if you can come. Also, our class is in charge of bring the maraschino cherries (4 jars) and bananas (20). Please let me know if you’d be willing to help out with bringing any of these items.

*We will be passing out Valentine’s Day cards on February 14th (before the Multiplication Madness Celebration).  We have 25 students in our class.  I prefer for the students not address the student’s names on the Valentine Cards.  It takes double the time to pass them out if they are addressed to each individual student in our class.  Please have your child just sign each of their cards.  Remember not to send candy with your cards.  You can bring anything else that is not edible.  WE WILL NOT BE MAKING VALENTINE’S DAY BOXES OR BAGS TO HOLD CARDS.  STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO BRING BOXES OR BAGS FROM HOME.  I WILL HAVE PAPER SACKS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS THAT NEED SOMETHING.** 

THANK YOU in advance. I really appreciate all of your support and help with our class this year. The students have really worked hard at their multiplication facts and are excited to have a celebration!

Our kids are grateful for Mrs.Viernew for teaching us music!!

Parents,
Please sign below on the foods that your child may or may not have. If there are any foods that your child may not have, feel free to contact me with some substitutes that they can bring instead. Also, we need some parent volunteers to help out from 1:30-3:00 on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Our class is in charge of bringing bananas and cherries. Tyler is bringing 20 bananas. Let me know who else can help bring these items in.
Thanks! I appreciate your support this year.

Monday: Library (REMEMBER YOUR BOOKS)
Happy Birthday Donovan!
Tuesday: Music with Mrs. Viernew
Thursday: STEM Class

Math:

PLAY PRODIGY AT LEAST 3 DAYS

READING
Reading and applying the literary skills we learn in class is imperative in becoming better readers.  With this in mind, I still require every child to read 20 minutes every night.  After reading, please have your child respond to the questions on the homework document in google classroom.  To do this, you will go to classroom.google.com. Their login is their first name.lastname@qackids.org. Their password is their computer password followed by rams. (Your child knows this password because they use it everyday). Remember to fill out the library Google Doc on the home page(You’ve been amazing at this!) and record how many minutes you read for the week. Please make sure your child clicks the TURN IN tab on the top right hand corner at the end of the week so they get credit for their work. Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. I will also be asking for volunteers 3 times a week to give a book talk on what they’ve been reading. 

If you are having trouble typing your child’s questions in the document, feel free to have them write out the answers to the questions on a piece of paper and turn it in on Friday. GOOGLE CLASSROOM DOES NOT WORK WELL IN INTERNET EXPLORER.


You DO NOT have to fill out the reading and sort log anymore! I will give credit for reading for the week from the google classroom document being filled out. Thanks for being flexible! I always tell the kids…Blessed are the flexible because they will never be bent out of shape:)

Here are the questions to be answered this week:

Monday:

Write a sentence about one cause and effect from your book. For example, Suzie didn’t go to bed on time so she was tired the next day. The cause is Suzie didn’t go to bed on time and the effect was that she was tired.

Tuesday:

Tell about the setting in your book.  Remember to use descriptive words to paint a picture.

Wednesday:

Spelling Connection.  After reading, find 5 to 10 words that have the spelling pattern we are studying this this week. (Words beginning with consonant blends cl, br, dr, cr, fl, fr, sl, sn, sp, and tw

Thursday:

Inference is where you take the clues and make a guess about what happened.  It is NOT predicting.  If your book talked about the mother telling the little boy no cookies before dinner.  He stomps out of the room.  I can infer that he is angry because his mom said no.

Friday:

Free Day!!!!!!!!!

SPELLING:
We will NO LONGER be requiring word sorts at home. You are welcome to practice the words at home with your child but we will be doing all spelling work in centers and class. This week’s words are: 1-29 Sheet1
Remember, you do not have to print or sort these!