Happy Valentine's Day!
Remember, our Valentine's Party is Tuesday from 1:30-2:15. Thanks to everyone who has sent in items to make our Ice Cream Sundaes a hit! Items can still be brought in Tuesday morning. Please do not forget to send your Valentine's with your child and remember, we have a new friend, Emmanuel. Hope you can make it to our fun afternoon. Check out procedures will be the same as it was for our Christmas party.
READING
Our letter this week will be "o" as in "otter." We will read nonfiction books and learn lots of fun facts about otters. Word wall words are not, on, well, they, and before. We are moving right along in our reading groups, I am so very impressed with how well everyone is reading!
LANGUAGE
Last week students were introduced to Rule 14 ~ Some words tell what is happening or already happened. (Verbs) We will of course continue to review ALL previous rules.
MATH
We have had many interruptions that have not allowed us to consistency start and finish a math chapter, so we will get right back on track this week. We will begin Ch. 12, Number Patterns. Students will learn how to skip count by 2's, 5's, and 10's. A review sheet will come home the night before the test.
Has your child been practicing their Math Facts In A Flash at home? Well, now it is time for them to get paid! Our annual Math Store is ready to open and Blount Bucks are ready to be passed out! Children will earn Blount Bucks for levels passed as well as other activities. For example, making an "A" on a math test. As soon as our first grade team has come up with fair and appropriate goals, we will send a letter home explaining all the ways they can earn their Blount Bucks. We have a preview day Thursday, which will allow the children to see potential items they may purchase with their Blount Bucks as well as get them even more excited and motivated to reach the goals to earn Blount Bucks. A letter from PTA will come home tomorrow briefly explaining the Math Store and a letter from the First Grade Teachers will soon follow explaining our goals for the students. Sorry, kinda wordy, but clarification is on it's way.
OTHER BLOUNT NEWS
We will rotate to computer tomorrow for the next three weeks.
Monday, Feb. 13 - Nancy's Italian Ice - money must be sent before the 8:10 bell.
Tuesday, Feb. 14 - Valentine's Party from 1:30-2:15
Thursday, Feb. 16 - Progress Reports
Monday, Feb. 20 - Presiden't Day (No School!)
Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Humane Speaker to kick off our First Grade Spirit Project
Monday, Feb. 27 - Field Trip to Let's Pretend Hospital - Permission slips will be sent home in the next week or so. Due to limited space at the facility, parents will not be allowed to attend, but we will take lots of pictures for the yearbook!
Have a happy week!
