Newsletter 1/20/17

Our Weekly Learning     1-20-17
News and Information Little Cheer Performance is TONIGHT!!!!  K-4 Cheerleaders will perform during halftime of the varsity boys game.   Our school is participating in “Jump Rope for Heart” to support the American Heart Association.  Please see the flyer sent home last week for more information. BOX TOPS!  Please be sure to save your box tops and send them to school!  The class with the most turned in by Feb. 17 will get donuts and hot chocolate!   Valentines Boxes - We do not have time to make Valentine boxes in class for our party on the 10th.  If you would like to make a box at home to send it on the day of the party you can.  If not, we will have a small sack for kids to collect valentines.  I am sending home a class list. If you choose to send in valentine cards please make sure to send one for every students.
Language Workshop This week we have continued learning about American Symbols.  We have learned about the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. Capitol.  Ask your child to share what they have learned!	Math Workshop We are working on Topic 6 “Subtraction facts to 20”.  This week our focus has been using addition to help us subtract.  We reviewed how to use a number line to help us subtract as well.
Writing Workshop We are continuing to work on writing narratives using the writing process.  Our focus has been revising and editing our draft and publishing.	Word Study This week we focused on the words “need” and “her”.  We made a list of -eed words and learned about about the “ers” (-er, -ir, -ur, -wor, -ear). We see these parts in many words. We will use this sentence to help us remember the “-ers”..... Her first nurse works early.
Next Week Next week we will finish up our study on American Symbols.  We will compare information from books to what we find online.  In Math, we will finish up Topic 6.  We will assess at the end of the week.  Please be looking for a review page to come home for homework. In Writing, we will continue with the writing process to write narratives.	Important Dates Feb. 10   Valentine’s Party Feb. 20   NO SCHOOL