It was so nice to have a chance to so many parents. It's hard to believe we only have 3 weeks until the end of the third quarter.
Our high frequency words this week are better. best. across, today.
We are making our group switches for math today so ask your child who they have for math now. We will be working on math mountains, word problems, and comparison bars.
In reading, we are going to be focusing on folktales this week.
In writing, we will continue to build on the parts of our fractured fairy tales.
We are also celebrating Read Across America/Dr. Seuss this week.
Monday, we are guessing how many gold fish are in a container.
Tuesday is Dr. Seuss Trivia.
Wednesday is Dr. Seuss Dress-up Day so students are to wear red, white, and black and wear a favorite hat.
Thursday is Dr. Seuss Trivia.
Friday is Buddy-Read and Share. We will be reading with Mrs. Roen's kindergarteners.

We have a busy, but short week for the last week in February.
We will take our spelling test on Wednesday. Keep practicing and sorting those words.
In math, we are taking Unit 5 Pretest on Monday. Tuesday, we will review Unit 4 so we can take the Unit 4 Post Test on Wednesday. We will start our new groups on Monday, Feb. 29.
In reading, we have started our Traditional Literature Unit. This week our focus will be Fairy Tales.
In writing, we are also working on writing our own Fairy Tale/Fractured Fairy Tale.
The Book Fair opens today so the students are able to shop at recess if they have money. We will be previewing the Book Fair today and making our wish lists.
Also, remember there are certain dress days in honor of the Book Fair.
Monday is Neon Day. Tuesday is Backwards & Inside Out Day. Wednesday is Hippie/Tie Dye Day. Thursday is Crazy Sock Day.
Remember we have an 11:30 dismissal on Thursday, because conferences start at 12:30. Look for your time in your child's planner on Wednesday.
We don't have school on Friday, because of conferences.
I look forward to meeting with all of you this week!

Where did Monday go? Sorry this is late.
We will not take our spelling test this week, due to having 2 short weeks. We will take it Wed., Feb. 24. The high frequency words to study are: paper, hard, near, sentence.
We are finishing our biography unit and starting our What a Critic! unit of study. This will cover folktales, fables, myths and legends. It should be a lot of fun for the students.
In writing, we finished our Persuasive/Opinion unit. We are going to be working on writing Fairy Tales and Fractured Fairy Tales. This is always a fun unit, because the students get to be very creative with their writing.
In Science, we are learning about life cycles. We worked on plants and we will be starting animal life cycles this week.
We don't have school on Friday, Feb. 19,  because it is a Professional Learning Day.

Remember to send your child with their Valentine boxes and cards starting on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Our party will be on Friday afternoon starting around 2:00.
High frequency words this week are story, since, white, ever.

Welcome to February! I waited to send my blog to see if I knew anything about the storm that is coming. All I have heard is watch the news or listen to the radio.
High frequency words for the week are: picture, story, soon, being.
We are continuing to learn about famous people. Many have finished their first biography and are anxious to start a second one.
In math, we are adding and subtracting with regrouping and ungrouping. We are also using proof drawings to support our answers.
Friday we have Jump Rope for Heart from 9:30-10:00. Please have your child dress in comfortable clothes.
Also, in honor of the 100th Day of School, if your child wants to dress like a 100 year old person, they may.