We just can't
believe it is already February. We started
discussing expectations as we are growing into second graders a little every
day. We think about being
responsible so we are prepared for next year.
Today was a very exciting
day! It is our 101st day of school! In First grade we celebrate on the 101st
day of school with activities during our day.
We also have
our PE Program in the evening. The
kiddos need to be here by 5:45, and we will meet in the cafeteria. This is such a fun event to watch! They have
worked so hard to prepare! Please make sure your kiddo is wearing comfortable
clothes and tennis shoes. Wear
comfortable clothes so you can move too!
Valentine’s Day
is next Tuesday! Woohoo! We will be partying from 1:40-2:40 on this
day. I will send an email with the class
list (just in case someone needs it again).
Please have your child make a Valentine for each student in the class,
and let’s not forget Mrs. Letendre!
Homework this
Week
There will not
be any reading or math homework this week.
Please have your child decorate a Valentine’s Day bag (or box). This is due next Monday, Feb. 13th.
Reminders:
Monday (2/6): Reading Homework will come home- Time for Kids
Tuesday (2/7): Tuesday folders will come home.
PE Program in the evening
Wednesday (2/8): Library
(No check out)
Skate Night
Looking Forward:
2/14
Valentine’s Day Party 1:40-2:40
2/20
President’s Day- No School for Students
2/24 Engineering Day
This week in Reading and Writing Workshop…
we will be
working on our Class Research Project. We chose
Animal Habitats as our topic then we all voted on animals we wanted to learn
about in each habitat. After that we generated some
questions we had about those animals. We found
sources such as books, search engines like Explora and websites like Epic and
PebbleGo to help us find the answers to our questions. We will continue this as we wrap up our research
and begin our presentation product this week.
This week in Math…
we will revisit
the idea of equality and begin learning a new strategy, Making 10. Students have worked with the Count On Addition
Strategy and the Use Doubles Addition Strategy. Another addition strategy, Make
Ten, includes sums of addends that are close to 10 already - facts where 7, 8,
or 9 are one of the addends. For example, 8 + 6 is the same as 8 + (2 + 4) is
the same as (8 + 2) + 4 is the same as 10 + 4 which is 14. We will continue
solving word problems and applying our learning to everyday situations.
This week in Social Studies…
we will begin
our unit on Interdependence in our Community. We will begin by discussing what
people in our community need to live. Then we will discuss our wants. These
discussions will lead into how people in our community provide services for
each other.
Have a great week!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb. 7: 1st Grade PE Program @ 5:45
Feb. 8: Skate night- Playland Skate Center @ 5:30 pm
Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day party @ 1:40
Feb. 17: Jump Rope for Heart
Feb. 24: Engineering Day
March 13-17: Spring Break
March 22: Skate night- Playland Skate Center @ 6:00 pm
March 23: Field Trip to ZACH Scott Theater
March 28-29: STAAR Testing- No Visitors on Campus
April 1: Family Dinner Night
April 5: Early Release Day @ 12:00 pm
April 7: Family Fun & Fit Night @ 6:30 pm
April 14: Spring Holiday- No School
April 20: KnOWLedge Night @ 5:30
April 22: Earth Day Clean up
April 26: Playland Skate Center @ 5:30 pm
May 1-5: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8-10: STAAR
Testing- No Visitors on Campus
May 19: Field Day
May 26: Career Fair
May 29: Memorial Day- No School
June 1: Last Day of School- End of the Year party
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