February 10, 2020

Upcoming Events:
-Friday, February 14- Valentine's Free Dress/ Class Party at 1:50
-February 17-21- NO SCHOOL- President's Holiday
-Wednesday, February 26- Ash Wednesday Mass-8:15 AM

Book Fair: 
The spring book fair runs during the week of K-8 parent teacher conferences in March (3/23 - 3/27)

The book fair schedule will be:
Mon (3/23) - Thurs (3/26) 8am - 4pm
Friday (3/27) 8am - 3pm

On line shopping will be available the week before the book fair through the end of the physical books fair.

This week in class:
Phonics- Pronoun Contractions with "will" and "is"

Reading-Fiction Passages: "It's So Hot"/ "The Wish"- We will practice reading fluency and comprehension, focusing on setting.  Non-fiction- "How People Learned to Fly"-focus on understanding pictures to text connections of informational text.  

LA/ Writing- Answering questions about a story

Math- Subtraction Strategies/Word Problems/ Fact Fluency- Please practice with your student outside of class as well to ensure mastery!

​Science-Animal Adaptations for the Winter

Social Studies- President's Day

Religion- Prepare for Ash Wednesday Mass

Memory words: they're, now, always, because, been

Spelling words: I'm, he's, she's, it's, we're, you're, I'll, he'll, she'll, you'll

Vocabulary: soar, control, depend

Other notes: 
Instead of doing a reading log, we will be sending home comprehension pages.  These may count towards nightly reading requirements.  Please have students read the passage and answer in complete sentences. A book report will also take the place of a reading log this week. Children should choose 1 book for this assignment. Students should be reading 15 minutes per night. The reading alone helps improve your child's reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Please make this a priority. 

Fact Fluency practice will be sent home on a weekly basis.   In order to be fluent in their addition facts, students should be able to do 20 problems in a minute.  We will continue to practice in class, but practice outside the classroom is equally valuable, and will help your child master their facts more quickly.  Continue to review prior facts your students have mastered to ensure retention.