1/27

Lots of important information for the upcoming weeks!

Parent/Teacher conferences are coming soon. Click HERE to sign up. I have 28 slots for my 28 students. I hold one conference for each student. Please sign up and then comment with your student's name. Please enter the date and time you selected into your calendar.

January homework will due on Feb. 1st!

Be on the look out in the February homework (comes home on Wednesday 2/1) for directions for our 100th day project and more information on Valentine mailboxes. We have built in homework days to work on both.

Here is assign up for our upcoming 100th day celebration! Click here! Thank you to those who donate, we appreciate it!

Important Dates:

• Feb. 1st January homework due
• Feb. 3rd Early Release @1:30 
• Feb. 10th 100th Day Celebration
• Feb 14th Valentine's Day
• Feb. 16, 17, and 20th NO SCHOOL
• Feb. 28th February homework due

Be sure to add your conference time to your calendar as well!

Academics:

Phonics: Next week we are going to focus on the more r-controlled vowels. We will focus on the 'triplets.'  The 'triplets' all say the say thing and they are er, ir, and ur. For example the words first, purse, and serve all have the same sound.

Comprehension: We will be looking at character's traits. These could be physical or mental traits. It is important for students to be able to identify traits so they can better understand the character's thinking and choices.

Writing: We are continuing to build our skill in writing narrative stories with a focus on the problem. In grammar we are going to focus on different punctuation types and sentence types. A declarative sentence, exclamatory sentences, an interrogative are all the different types we will focus on.

Math: Students will explore the skill of representing addition on a number line. Students will continue to develop their skills in adding and subtracting within 20, comparing numbers based on place value, and counting to 120.

Social Studies: Our class will be looking at community wants and needs. We will be exploring different types of communities (rural, urban and suburban). 

1/20

 Hello Families!

*** I will not be at school on Monday (1/23). There will be a substitute teacher who will keep our classroom routine and schedule. I expect all students to continue to meet school expectations and be role models for each other. I also expect that they will be kind and respectful to the sub and to each other. 

Important dates:

• Feb. 3: Early Release at 1:30pm
• Feb. 10th: 100th day celebration *more info to come next week
• Feb. 14th: Valentine's day *more info to come next week
• Feb. 16th, 17th, 20th NO SCHOOL

Parent/Teacher Conferences are going to occur in early February. I haven't made my schedule yet but will send it out soon!

Academics:

Phonics: We will be starting boss R teams. Students will start with -ar. Like in the word start, tar, barn, etc.

Reading Comprehension: We will be looking at how characters change as the story goes on. This could be that the character gains confidence, or uses perseverance. It could be a physical change as well. 

Writing: Students will be writing a story with a big focus on problem. Problems drive the characters in the story to take actions. We will also be focusing on nouns and verbs next week in our grammar lessons. A noun is a person, place, or thing. A verb is an action word like jump, running, sitting, etc.

Math: We are making the connection between comparing number and place value. Again we can visually represent a number with sticks and cubes. The number 16 has one stick and six cubes, while the number 61 has six sticks and 1 cube. Students will continue to work on adding and subtracting with 25 and counting to 120.

Social Studies: We will be exploring different climates and how those climates effect the people and animals. For example, in a dessert climate animals live underground and hunt at night to avoid the heat of the day.

1/13

 Welcome back!

**Leadership Role Applications: These are coming home and are due on January 18th. Please read through these roles carefully. Students need to fill out the application side in their own handwriting. Students may not get their desired job but they will have a job. 

Important Dates:

• January 16th: MLK Day/ NO SCHOOL
• January 20th: Awards Ceremony 9:45am
• January 25th: Literacy Night 5pm
• February 3rd: Early Release @ 1:30pm
• February 16th-20 NO SCHOOL

Parent/Teacher conferences are held in early February. I will work on my schedule and send it out as soon as possible! Just want it on everyone's radar. 

Academics:

Phonics: We will be exploring the long u spellings next week. These are ew and ue. Examples of these would be few and clue. 

Comprehension: We will learn about character's feelings. This is a fun topic to talk about because students identify the character's feelings and often make a connection to the character's actions and thoughts.

Writing: We are working together to write a creative story with a focus on the problem. Problems often drive the characters into actions. I look forward to seeing how student's writing develop.

Math: We are going to start looking at place value and comparing numbers. To work on this students have been taught how to draw or represent numbers. The number 23 would have 2 sticks and 3 single cubes. The sticks represent the tens place, while the single cubes represent the ones place.

Social Studies: Students will learn about different land and water features. We will look at some familiar features like mountains but also discuss ones we may not be as familiar with like peninsulas.