Friday, January 11, 2019

Week of January 14, 2019

Dear Parents,
We have had a great week back to school, starting with the Smart Start Day and getting back to our routines.

Three classmates lost a tooth today!!  I guess the Tooth Fairy will be busy tonight.

Today, I sent home homework packet #16.  I gave the students some time to work on the last page.
Tuesday, we will have a YSI (Youth Science Institute) presentation on Insects and Arthropods.
Thursday, we will have a substitute, Mrs. Threet.
Friday, 1/18 there is no school for the Staff Work Day.
Just as a reminder there is no school on Monday 1/21 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day.)
I hope you have a great weekend!

Important Dates:
Tuesday, 1/15, YSI (Youth Science Institute) visits our class (Insects & Arthropods)
Friday, 1/18, No School for Students, Staff Day
Monday, 1/21, No School, MLK Day
Wednesday, 1/30, Art Vistas at 9:30
Thursday, 2/14, Clay at 1:00

What We’re Doing in Class this Week:
Language Arts:  long vowel ‘a’ in Phonics. We continue to practice nouns (common, proper, and possessive), verbs (present, past, and future), and adjectives.
Math: Module 2 incorporates place value through addition and subtraction within 20.  We are working on writing a statement answer for our word problems.
Writing: learning about informative writing.
Science: Light and Sound
Technology: Seesaw, Lexia, RazKids, Reflex Math, Zearn, Codespark, Prodigy
Sharing Assignment: Free Choice
Special Person of The Week: Landon