Special Thanks to all the parents who came in to present and help out during Chinese New Year. It was awesome!
- Valentine's Day is coming! Please check your child's book bag for special directions about our valentine exchange on Thursday, February 14th.
Morning Procedures:
It's important that students arrive to school BEFORE 8:00 A.M. The drop off is very light between 7:45-7:50. Remember to get a head start on rainy days. We have too many students arriving after announcements start. This is very disruptive to the class, and doesn't give your child significant time to prepare for the day.
Sharing:
Week of 2/11: Measurement project: How I measure my room
Week of 2/25: If I were President of the United States
Preparation Tips: PLEASE TRY TO COME UP WITH AN INTERESTING TOPIC SENTENCE! Try a question, a poem, or a song. Brainstorm ideas first.
1. Start with your topic sentence to tell your audience what you're going to share about. DO NOT introduce yourself or say "Hello, class".
2. Add 2 or 3 sentences to describe your topic. Use transition words such as first, next, last.
3. Stand up straight, look at your audience, and speak clearly.
Something extra: Bring a picture to show your audience!
Book Bags:
Please remember to return the bag on Thursdays. If your child is going to be absent on Thursday, please arrange someone else to drop off the book bag. Thank you!
Language Arts:
We are working on long e words this week. Please check in your child's spelling folder for his/her 5 study words.
In reading investigations, we learned about Chinese New Year and Abraham Lincoln. With our wonderful parent volunteers, we had a great celebration consisting a slide show, food tasting, red envelopes, and craft. In this week's Scholastic News, children learned about how Abe Lincoln lived in a log-cabin and had a very different lifestyle from us. We also brainstormed how to show confidence in our daily activities.
Teammate of the Week:
We continued our expository writing program this week. Each student in our village will have a chance to be "Teammate of the Week". This is a great opportunity for students to share information about themselves with their family rooms. As students learn about the Teammate of the Week, they will be writing an expository paragraph using Step Up to Writing Program. We will be keeping the writing at school to create a book for each child. Not only is this a wonderful memory of our classmates, but a great writing portfolio too.
Math:
The highlight of the week was the 100th days of school. We made a crown to wear throughout the day, and we counted and mixed many hundreds of snack gorps that consist of cheerios, rice chex, marshmellow, prezels, and goldfish. They had a lot of fun!
This week we continued learning new things about measurement. Students worked on using a ruler to measure length accurately. We learned the difference between inches and centimeters. We are also learning about weight, and capacity. This is a great way to practice using the measuring cups in your kitchen. Try baking together!
Science:
We are winding down on our science unit. Children continue to record weather by tallying in their science journal. We also had hands-on activities on reading temperature and comparing different fabrics.
Have a good weekend,
Little Blue Teachers
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