Newsletter 2/3/17

Our Weekly Learning     2-3-17
News and Information We will have our Valentine’s Day Party on Friday, February 10. The party will start at 12:00 and end at 1:00. Homeroom parents may set up at 11:30. Don’t forget to make a valentine’s box ahead of time, otherwise we will provide a sack for your child to collect valentines in. Class lists have been sent home. If you choose to send in valentine cards, please make sure to send one for every student in our class. “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!
Language Workshop This week we have started learning about maps. We learned about a key or legend and the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west). We used a compass rose to put the directions in order. Then the students had a chance to make their own maps!	Math Workshop We started Topic 7 this week “Counting and Number Patterns to 120.” We have practiced making numbers from 11 to 19, counting by 10s to 120, and counting on a hundreds chart.
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 that, thing, and children. We learned a lot about digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh, and ph) and practiced finding them in our reading. Next week we will focus on the words all, call, after.
Next Week Next week we will continue learning about maps and take our assessment. In Math, we will continue on with Topic 7 by skip counting and looking for patterns. For writing, we will finish up our narratives. They have enjoyed writing about a trip they took, an ouch story, best or worst day, and “how to” do something.	Important Dates Feb. 10   Valentine’s Day Party Feb. 14    Crush Grams delivered Feb. 17    Hoops for Heart Feb. 20   NO SCHOOL