January 20-24, 2014

January 20, 2014:  No school!

Math:  Students will describe and identify two- and three-dimensional shapes. The will distinguish 

between attributes that define a two-dimensional or three-dimensional figure and attributes that do not define the shape. Each student will create, classify and sort two- and three-dimensional shapes 

according to their attributes using informal and formal geometry language. The student will be able to compose two-dimensional geometric shapes by joining two, three or four figures to produce a target shape.

Reading Workshop:  This week, we will be reading Folktales.  Folktales are very similar to Fairy Tales.  3 key differences are that there are animal characters that display human characteristics, there is no magic, and there is usually a lesson to be learned.  We will read The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Little Red Riding Hood.  We will have a Fairy Tale Parade on January 31.  On this day, your child can come to school dressed up as their favorite Fairy Tale or Folktale character!  Parents are invited to attend, and we will parade around the school to show off what we have been learning and our awesome costumes! 

Word Study:

Green Group:  c, h, and ch Diagraph (coat, hook, chick)

Blue Group:  s, t, and st Blend (sun, top, star)

Red Group:  Words with er, ear, eer, and ear=ur (her, hear, deer, heard)

Writing Workshop:  As we head into another week of fictional writing, we will continue to refer back on all that we have learned about the elements of fairy tales, folktales, and fables. We have been applying our new learning by putting pencils, markers, and crayons to paper and working hard at crafting our own amazing stories. We will also be discussing and writing about our favorite fairy tale and folktale characters as the week progresses. 

Science:  This week we will continue to learn about weather.  We will learn about different kind of weather such as sunny, warm, cold, windy, rainy, snowy and windy.  We will also learn about different types of precipitation such as rain, snow and sleet and sever/extreme weather such as flooding tornado, and hurricane.

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:

January 20:  No School

January 22:  International Festival

January 30:  Science Fair

February 4:  1^st Grade PE Program

February 5:  Early Release Day

March 1:  Family Dinner Night

March 3-4:  Turkey Trot

March 10-14:  Spring Break

March 19:  Early Release Day and Family Skate Night