Weekly Update 01/18/13

Important Announcements:

*In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day there will be no school on Monday.

 

*Even though next week is a four day week, we will still be having a reading and spelling test on Friday. 

*We are getting new math journals on Tuesday.  I sent home your child’s old math journal home today.  There are several pages we never got to so feel free to have your child work on these pages at home to reinforce some of the skills that were taught during units 1 – 6.  

*The January Book-It Calendar was sent home on Tuesday, January 8^th.  It is to be returned on Thursday, January 31^st for a reading grade!

* Time for Teachers will be held on Monday, February 11^th from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  This is a time where your child can do a fun-filled activity with a teacher after school.  In order to participate, you will fill out the form with your child’s top three choices.  You will place a bid on the form that you would be willing to pay if your child’s bid wins.  The bid sheets were due back to school on Wednesday, January 16^th.  You will be notified on Wednesday, January 23^rd if your child won, and the money will be due back on Wednesday, January 30^th.  This is a fun-filled event for your child and for the teachers! 

*Mark your calendars now!  Our class will be participating in the Micronauts program at the Challenger Learning Center on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. We will leave school at 9:00 a.m. and return at 11:30 a.m. For this mission, we will need at least 8 parent volunteers.  More information will be coming! 

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health:

Forces and Motion

Spelling:

words with oi and oy

Reading:

Story: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Skill: Cause and effect

Math

Count by 2s, 5s, and 10s; Missing Addends; Who Scored More Points?; Doubles and Halves

Social Studies

Economics Unit

English

adjectives

Writing

Narrative writing – creative stories