2/4 to 2/8

Hello,

Valentines Day: You will be receiving a letter today with information about our Valentine’s Celebration. We will celebrate the afternoon of Thursday, February 14th. Let me know if you have an questions.

Field Trip: Reminder if you have not sent the field trip form back for next Monday, please do so as soon as possible. If you volunteered to be a chaperone you will be receiving an email today.  

Upcoming Events: 

2/11: Field Trip and 100th Day of School

2/14: Valentines Celebration

2/21-2/22: No School

2/21: Funset Boulevard Night

2/26: Family Night

Additional Dress Up Days:

• Read Across America Week
• Feb. 25: dress like your parents
• Feb. 26: dress like a game (board game, etc.)
• Feb. 27: crazy hair day
• Feb. 28: dress like your favorite book character
• March 1: camp out with a good book (dress in camping wear, bring sleeping bags, flashlights, etc.)

Reading: In reading this week we are working on visualizing our stories. We will make “movies” in our mind of what is happening in our story. We will also work on a few more comprehension strategies. We will keep track of who is talking in our stories and learn how to understand new vocabulary words.

Writing: In writing this week we are continuing to write reviews! We will be doing some partner work and help each other with writing checkups. We will also start organizing our reviews into categories to share them with the class. We will then end the week with starting book reviews.

Math: In math this week we will continue our work with the bead racks and number combinations to 20.  We are working on using strategies like make a ten, doubles plus one or two. 

Science: In science we will be exploring light and sound through centers.  We will be using the iPads, reading books, making artwork that is translucent, and creating our own instruments.

Pictures from our P.A.C. field trip: