January 8-12, 2018

It was so good to see all of the kiddos again today!  We took a lot of time this morning talking about what we all did over the break. 

We will be discussing the rules and expectations again throughout this week.  Please remind your child about the importance of being respectful in our classroom community and an attentive listener.

This week...

Monday (1/8):

Tuesday (1/9):  Tuesday folder comes home.

                         Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                          No Homework Bag- RAZ-kids & IXL

Wednesday (1/10):  Library- Checkout & Lesson!                       

Thursday (1/11): 

Friday (1/12):  

Monday (1/15):  No School- MLK Day

                                              

This week in Reading Workshop...

We will be learning about literary nonfiction.  Literary nonfiction gives the reader facts about a topic through a story.  Biographies and Autobiographies are in this genre.

This week in Writing Workshop...

This week, we will begin learning how to write a letter.  We will discuss why we might want to write a letter, and we will learn about the different parts of a friendly letter.

This week in Math workshop...

We will wrap up our learning about equal parts and fractions.  We will observe different objects and determine if they are divided equally.  This will lead into our fractions unit where we will learn about halves and fourths.

We will then begin learning to tell time to the half hour using analog and digital clocks.

This week in Science...

We will continue learning about weather and the air around us.  We will observe and record the weather in our science notebooks.  We will also discuss different tools scientists use to measure the weather.

This week in Social Studies...

We will begin learning about the world around us.  We will learn about maps and globes, directions, and different landforms and bodies of water.

Our Life Skill of the week is Pride! Pride is having satisfaction from doing one’s personal best.  We will talk as a class about times that we have been proud at school and at home. 

That's all for now! Have a great week!

Dates to Remember:

Jan. 15: No School- MLK Day

Feb. 3:  Science Fair

Feb. 7:  Spirit Night

Feb. 9:  Skate Night

Feb. 19-20:  Student Holiday

Mar. 7:  Kinder Round-Up

Mar. 12-16:  Spring Break

Mar. 22:  Field Trip to ZACH Scott Theater

Mar. 28:  Spirit Night

Apr. 27:  Skate Night

May 8:  Spirit Night

May 25:  Last Day of School