The Valentine’s Day party is this week! It will be the last class party for the 2012-2013 school year! Please join us if you can. We will celebrate with ice cream sundaes ~ yum, yum, yum! The party will begin promptly at 1:30 and end at 2:15. Check out procedures will be the same as they were in December : find the table by the office to fill out the necessary paperwork that will allow me to release your child to you at the end of the party! I will be collecting the little slips of paper as you arrive at the party.
Also, be sure to start sending in your child’s valentines and don’t forget to double check to make sure all friends will receive one.
In Reading, we will learn all about the letter “o” as in “otter.” Ask your child to recall to you some of the facts they learned this week about otters. Word Wall Words for this week are made, over, did, down, only. Be sure your child can say these within three seconds and also it is very important that they know how to spell them. Let’s start now preparing them for second grade spelling tests. Also, make sure you are spending a minimum of twenty minutes each night listening to your child read. Fluency will only take place when they are reading and re-reading familiar passages.
In Language, we will continue learning about rule 10 ~ Some words describe. {adjectives} Remember, when you are going over your child’s DOL sentences they have been underlining the adjectives in each sentence.
In Math, we are steadily moving through Ch. 9, Measurement and Time. We have had an opportunity to get hands-on with some of our measuring lessons and the children have really enjoyed using nonstandard units of measurement {connecting cubes and paper clips }to explore the concept of length. This week we will learn about clocks {analog and digital} and how to tell time, always a fun skill to learn.
Friday, Feb. 15 is our final Early Dismissal Day. Blount will dismiss at 1:10!
2/11 ~ Nancy’s Italian Ice $1.00
2/14 ~ Class Party {1:30-2:15} and Signed Papers
2/15 ~ Early Dismissal Day {1:10}
February 25-March 1 ~ “Grab your Hat and Read with the Cat” More information to follow!
Contact me with any questions or concerns ~ Kristin
