(week  of  2/11/13)

*Thanks to those that helped with or sent
  in supplies for our Valentine’s Day party!
* Jump rope for Heart
* activities in music/gym/library
*  how many days did they
  get $1 for following the rules
 *show and tell every Friday
 * continue reading and recording titles on the February reading sheet-send   back the last week of the month

 Math
* telling time to the half hour
* counting tens and ones (place value)
*    identifying 3D shapes -cone/sphere/pyramid/cube/rectangular prism/cylinder
* math station activities
* graphing
    *    adding 3 numbers
    *    adding and subtracting numbers above 10
    *    timed addition and subtraction tests (50
  problems in 5 minutes) -please help!
* measuring various classroom objects

Social Studies/ Science
    *    Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Monument, The White House,
  The Statue of Liberty, Mt. Rushmore
    *    Presidents of the United States
    *    President’s Day
    *    dental health
    *    nutrition    
Reading/ Spelling/ Writing
* reading centers daily   
    *    sound of ea as in reach
* reading and spelling words with long
  vowels
    *    words that end in s, ed or ing
    *    quotation marks
    *    writing in our journals
    *    Vowel Town sounds
    *    nouns are people, places, animals, and things
    *    adjectives describe nouns
    *    emphasizing ideas and conventions (spelling, capitals, punctuation) when writing
    * writing neatly and using the lines
    *    including details in our written stories

Ask your child  about  . . .


          (week  of  2/04/13)
* art with Mrs. Rogers
* activities in music/gym/library
* getting $1 for following the rules
* show and tell every Friday
* your child may bring their valentines on the 13th or 14th
* pink February reading sheets were sent home- please continue to fill
   in book titles
* Valentine’s Day party - Feb. 14  @ 2:30
* class lesson with Mrs. Raya (school counselor)

 Math
* telling time to the half hour--please review
* counting tens and ones 
* identifying 3D shapes -cone/sphere/pyramid/cube/rectangular       prism/cylinder
* math station activities
* counting pennies/nickels/dimes
* odd and even numbers
* math tiles 
* adding 3 numbers
*math vocabulary- first, second, third, etc.
*timed addition and subtraction tests (50 problems  in 5 minutes)
*graphs and tally marks

Social Studies/ Science
* character education
* George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
* Presidents of the United States    
* maps of the United States and the world
* famous buildings in Washington D.C.
* dental health presentation with hygienist

Reading/ Spelling/ Writing
* answering questions about a story to show*
* understanding while retelling events
* reading centers daily for small group work
* reading fluently (expression & volume, phrasing
* smoothness, and pace)   
* sound of ar as in car, or as in for
* emphasizing ideas and conventions (spelling,  
* capitals, punctuation) when writing
* writing neatly and using the lines correctly
* fiction and non-fiction stories


FEBRUARY WRITE AT NIGHT HOMEWORK DUE
 MONDAY, FEB. 11  (If I were President,   I  would...)

      



       
 Jump Rope For Heart Spirit Week 

Monday- Feb. 11  Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday- Feb. 12  Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday- Feb. 13  School Spirit Day
Thursday- Feb. 14  Hat Day
Friday- Feb. 15      Wear Red



    
 CONFERENCES  FEB. 19 AND FEB. 21
    (STUDENTS ARE TO ATTEND)


NO SCHOOL FEB. 21 AND 22 FOR STUDENTS