January 12, 2020

Upcoming Events:​
-Monday, January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School
-Saturday, January 25- Parent Club Auction 
-Sunday, January 26- Parish School Mass at St. Patrick's Church- 9am
​- January 27-31- Catholic Schools Week 

This week in class:
Phonics- Contractions with n't

Reading-Fiction Passages: "Icky's Play"/ "The Spingle Spangle Talent Show"- We will practice reading fluency, comprehension, as well as discussing beginning, middle, and ending.  Non-fiction- "Puppets"-focus on understanding main ideas of informational text.   

LA/ Writing- Personal Narratives with a beginning, middle and ending

Math- Numbers to 20 (Comparing Numbers)/ Addition fact fluency/ Review- Please practice with your student outside of class as well to ensure mastery!

Religion/Social Studies- MLK

​Science-Germs

Memory words: boy, girl, two, four, about, over, before

Spelling words: isn’t, didn’t, hasn’t, hadn’t, aren’t, wasn’t, weren’t, haven’t, couldn’t, 
wouldn’t

Vocabulary: audience, talent, explain

Other notes: 
A new spelling menu went home this past Friday. Please have your child use this new menu for all future homework assignments. 

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.

​Students should be reading 15 minutes per night and need to fill out the reading log at home using complete sentences. I can't stress enough how important this homework assignment is. The reading alone helps improve your child's reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Please make this a priority.