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Moral Focus: Your student has set a reading goal for themselves! We will work on our perseverance by practicing and trying to meet those goals. Setting goals can be a powerful thing! Try setting one at home and challenge your student to do it! Example: Have a clean room 6 out of 7 days then receive a prize. Make a quick chart to keep track of it!

Phonics: We will be going back over two syllable words for a while. This can be a hard skill. Please be reviewing heart words (rapid word charts) at home.

Comprehension: We will be looking at similarities and differences of characters in fiction texts. I am sending home homework today. The Venn diagram is a new tool that we are using. Your student still may need help sorting information into each side. Also I am sending home a Book-it form for January. This is optional. It is due on Feb. 3rd.

Math: We did not get to the assessment that was scheduled for this week. I just felt that as a whole, the class needed more practice before giving it to them. The assessment will be over the uses of a timeline and applying that knowledge to solve various problems. I will be give this assessment in small groups through out the week. I will not send homework home.

Science: Don't for get about your moon journal. This is for a grade. Students will look at the moon nightly and record the phase of the moon on the journal.  Your student should use pencil or a dark marker or crayon to color in the dark side of the moon (new moon would be completely colored, full moon would have no color). This Journal is due back on Feb. 3rd for a grade. If it is cloudy please have your student draw clouds over the moon. If you miss a day you can go to stardate.org or Farmers almanac to see what the moon was doing.

Field Trip: Over break Ms. Baldwin was able to secure another field trip on Jan 22nd! We will be going to the Arvada Preforming Arts Center and participating in some of their cultural workshops! This will give us a taste of countries around the world without the air fare 😆! I am in need of 5 chaperones so please email if you are interested! Permission slips are coming home TODAY. Money and permission slips are due back by Jan 20th. Students will need a sack lunch for the field trip on the 22nd. This means everything can be thrown away!

Jump rope for Heart: There will be flyers for this coming home in Friday folders.

Report Cards: They will be coming home today. Please sign the white folder that it comes in and return JUST THE WHITE FOLDER, not the report card.

Conferences: Sign up Spring Conferences Please remember 1 conference time per child.