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Upcoming Events

·      Monday, Jan. 27^th – Dibels testing

·       Tuesday, Jan. 28^th – Reading NWEA testing

·       Wednesday, Jan. 29^th – National Honor Society’s Blood Drive in the Middle School

·       Thursday, Jan. 30^th – 100^th Day of School (as long as we have no more snow days) * Dress up as if you were 100 years old *

This week in class!

Language Arts:  - Essential Question –How do living things change as they grow?

Letter of the week – Ee short e word families

Sight words of the week – are & had

Vocabulary words – develop, amazing, content, enormous, imagine

Category words – tree parts

Reading –CAFÉ reader friend – Digger Dog, Repair Bear, Flippy the Dolphin, Chunky Monkey

Reader’s workshop – Monitor and fix up while you read, check for understanding. Fluency practice and practice RAZ kids (online reading program), I pick – a Good Fit book, reading to self – student selected books, reading folders go home 2-3 per week – return the next day.

Grammar – pronouns

Writing – Journal entries, see/saw pattern books, handwriting practice.

Math: -  

5.4 – Find and draw shapes

5.5 – Shapes all around (homelink)

5.6 – Teen Partners

100^th day of School on Thursday – bring in 100 items of something.

Social Studies: - School wide expectations PBIS

Science: - Focus Question – How does a design of an object affect the speed or design of an object?

Instructional Question – How can we design a slide and barrier that change motion?

Technology: - RAZ kids, hideout, Splash Math, Write my name, Teach your Monster to Read

Show-n-Tell this Friday for letter E items.

Reading Folders

Reading Folders will be coming home with your child 2-3 times a week.  Please have your child read the little reader to you 2-3 times for fluency practice. 

Please notice how they are stretching out their words, pointing to the words, finding their sight words, and reading as if they are talking not robot reading.  Please log the books they read to you and initial it. 

Please return the readers the very next day as these books are shared with all students and they are the school’s property.  They cannot get another reader unless they return their readers.

100^th Day of School

As of today, our 100^th day would fall on this Thursday, Jan. 30^th.  That is always subject to change if we get any more snow days.  We usually have a very fun day on the 100^th day. 

I ask that the kiddos try and dress up as if they are 100 years old and bring in 100 items of something in a zip lock bag or Tupperware container.  Ideas are Legos, pennies, buttons, cereal, marshmallows, etc.  They can bring in their 100 items on that day too.

I still could use 2 more parent helpers on that day, but please be aware of our snow days and how that could change.  It would be in the morning from 8:30-11:30. Please text or email me if you are interested in helping out that day.

I could also use some donations for our 100^th day snack we will be making.  If you can donate something please just shoot me a text and send it on Thursday morning.

Valentine’s Day &

Jump Rope for Heart Day

We will be having our Valentine’s Day party in the morning the day on Thursday, Feb. 13^th, and the other part we will be going to the gym and participating in a variety of activities/stations Mrs. Sluiter has organized for us, for Jump Rope for Heart!  From 12:20-1:20.

Every child is to bring, one Valentine for each classmate.  I have attached our class list for the kiddos to get a head start on making them, especially if we get any more snow days.  It would be a good activity for them to work on.

If they find this too difficult, they can just sign their own name on each Valentine from themselves.

Valentine’s Day Class List (23 kids)

Skylar                   Carson

Aras                      Freddy

Larissa                  Preslie

Karli                     Sawyer

Christian               Quinten

Evelyn                   Leeland

Emelia                   Malachi

Mayson                 Baylee

Lillian                   Kevin

Zane                      Josie

Jamie                    Rosie

Joshua

Valentine’s Day Party (snack list)

Thursday, February 13^th

Rosaleen -        Juice, Chocolate Milk

Quinten – Sweet Treat

Leeland – Sweet Treat

Malachi - Salty treat (chips/pretzels/popcorn)

Baylee –   Fruit treat

Kevin –            Veggies & dip

Josie –     Cheese & crackers

Mrs. M. -  Cups, napkins & plates