Friday, January 31, 2014

February 3-7, 2014

Math:  This week in math we will be comparing 2 dimensional shapes to 3 dimensional shapes.  We will discuss the attributes and explore 3 dimensional shapes.  Do they roll? Can you stack them? What do their faces look like?
Reading Workshop:  This week we will introduce the students to biographies.  They will learn that biographies are true stories about a real person.  Our focus will be on three characteristics of biographies: 1. Take place during a real historical time period. 2. Tell about a person's life in chronological order. 3. Written about people who have made a significant contribution to society.  

Word Study:
Green Group:  h, sh, and ch Diagraphs (hose, shack, cherry)
Blue Group:  sp, sk, and sm Blends (spoon, skip, smell)
Red Group:  Words with ir, ire, ier (girl, fire, drier)

Writing Workshop:  This week in Writing Workshop, we will continue writing Small Moments.  We will work on writing what we hear when we don’t know how to spell a word and it isn’t on our Word Wall, and sketching a picture instead of drawing before you write.  We will plan and add details to our stories so our readers can get a clear picture in their mind.  We will also work on planning our story as a beginning, middle, end story before we begin writing.
Social Studies:  This week, we will finish up our Texas unit.  We will then begin to read Biographies about a leader in our Community (Sam Houston) and Inventors (Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison).  We will talk about what a timeline is and we will create a timeline of Alexander Graham Bell’s life as well.     
Habit #7:  Sharpen the Saw.  I take care of myself.  I spend time with family and friends.  I find meaningful ways to help others. 

Reminders:
*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day.  Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
*Library day is Tuesday.
*Please remember to send back your child’s orange folder and homework bag every day.
*It helps me tremendously if you leave the reading response notebook and books in the homework bag every day.  We use them at school!

Dates to remember:
February 4:  1st Grade PE Program
February 5:  Early Release Day
February 7:  101st Day!
February 14:  Chocolate Fever Day
       Valentine’s Day Party
February 17:  Bad Weather Make Up Day- We will have school this day!
March 1:  Family Dinner Night
March 3-4:  Turkey Trot
March 10-14:  Spring Break
March 19:  Early Release Day
     Family Skate Night
March 24:  Turkey Trot Make-up
April 2:  Spirit Night
May 1:  Talent Show (K-3)
May 2:  Field Day
          Talent Show (4-5)
May 5-9:  Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7:  Early Release Day
May 9:  Career Day
May 12-16:  Book Fair
May 29:  End of the Year Party

May 30:  Last day of school!

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