Newsletter 2/10

Our Weekly Learning         2-10-17
News and Information “Jump Rope for Heart” collections will be ending soon. Donations are to support the American Heart Association. 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!        No School February 20th in observance of President’s Day.
Language Workshop This week we continued learning about maps. We applied what we learned last week about maps, and took a test over it. The test included: cardinal directions, creating a compass rose, and using cardinal directions to tell where places were located.	Math Workshop We finished up Topic 7 this week “Counting and Number Patterns to 120.” We took a test on Friday over what we had learned. Next week will will start topic 8, “Tens and Ones.”
Writing Workshop We have continued to work on our narratives. We have discussed using transition words (first, next, then, last, etc.) and adding detail to our writing. The narratives will be used as an assessment.	Word Study This week we focused on the words all, call, and after. We continued learning about digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh, and ph) and practiced finding them in our reading. Next week we will focus on the words father, school, good.
Next Week Next week we will learn about President’s Day, and the Presidents. In Math, we will start Topic 8, “Tens and Ones”. For writing, we will finish up our narratives. They have enjoyed writing about a trip they took, an ouch story, and best or worst day.	Important Dates Feb. 14    Crush Grams delivered Feb. 17    Hoops for Heart Feb. 20   NO SCHOOL