HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope everyone has had a wonderful and relaxing Winter Break. I’m excited to see your kiddos, and I am excited to get back into the swing of things. Now that we have all of the mid-year testing done, we are going to hit the floor running and master as much as we possibly can before the end of the year. Take a look at what we will be learning this week.
- This Week’s Happenings:
- Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
- Fri: Spirit Shirts. Early Release @1:00.
- Other Important Dates
- Jan. 17 – No School (Martin Luther King Jr.)
- Feb. 2 & 3 – Early out (Parent Teacher Conferences, more info. to come)
- Feb. 4 – No School (Teacher Professional Development)
Reading in Class
- The essential question is: “How does weather affect us?“
- Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Ask & answer questions to identify the main idea and key details of a story.
- Phonics Skill – Words with long e: e, ea, ie, y, ey, e_e. For example: we, bee, need, queen, mean, leaf, thief, chief, pony, keys
- High Frequency words: after, every, special
- Our Vocabulary words are: damage, dangerous, destroy, event, harsh, prevent, warning, weather
Math in Class
We are learning how to subtract 3-digit numbers using different strategies.
After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.
Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!)
**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. Your child should be bringing home 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. *Don’t forget to fill out the December reading log as you go.