We had a fun-filled week last week with Global School Play Day, and Art Vista Fish Prints. This week, we will celebrate Valentine's Day in class on Wednesday and we will be learning about the presidents in celebration of our upcoming President's Week holiday.
Valentine's Day:
We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Wednesday in class. Remember to only have your child sign the 21 valentines and leave the "to" box blank. This helps us save time during the distribution of valentines as it is less confusing for the children during the passing out process. Although this is not a formal party, we will be passing out valentines and having some valentine-themed activities.
This week's word families will be it and in. Students will be reading and spelling words such as sit, fit, pin and win. As part of our lessons on word families, we have been showing the children word family videos on YouTube by an educational company called Little Fox. The students have been enjoying these videos, and they are easy to find online if you'd like to provide additional reinforcement at home.
Our stories this week will be books around Valentine's Day and non-fiction selections about former presidents, especially Lincoln and Washington. Our sight word this week is have. Keep reinforcing the sight words at home to work toward greater reading fluency.
Math:
We will continue working on number bonds and ten frames to familiarize ourselves with fact families to 10. Parent tips for helping your child with this unit can be found here. Please continue reinforcing the concept at home using apps on iPhones & iPads or logging into their ixl.com account. If you need a reminder of how to log into your child's ixl account, please email me.
Social Studies/Science:
We will be learning about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington all week. We have many biographies to share with the children about their lives, as well as some videos on Brainpopjr.com.
We continue with STEAM Fridays. Much of the focus in STEAM has been working and collaborating with groups. Children often have to design and build things as a team. We have had many discussions in class about the importance of teamwork and sharing the materials to produce one product.
**Please remember your child's Blue Bag on Monday. Blue Bags will not be sent home this Wednesday due to the upcoming President's Week holiday.
This Week's Helpers & Activities:
Monday: Blue Bags returned (Ying), Daily 5, Centers (Lynda & Tanya)
Tuesday: Daily 5, Centers (Pantea & Josie)
Wednesday: Cornerstone (Celeste), Valentine's Day Celebration, Recess 101
Thursday: Daily 5, Centers (Chris & Surbhi)
Friday: Daily 5, STEAM Centers (Celeste & Ching)
Friday: Daily 5, STEAM Centers (Celeste & Ching)
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday 2/14: Valentine's Day Celebration
2/19-2/23: President's Week Vacation
Saturday 3/3: Back to the 80s Auction @ 6:00-11:00
3/8-3/15: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday 4/6: Spring Fling
4/9-4/13: Spring Break
2/19-2/23: President's Week Vacation
Saturday 3/3: Back to the 80s Auction @ 6:00-11:00
3/8-3/15: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday 4/6: Spring Fling
4/9-4/13: Spring Break
