In Our Class This Week...

I hope your kiddos had a great first week back! We are starting to get back into our classroom routines with only minimal setbacks. Please remind your child to continue to follow all the classroom rooms, we have had to stop a few times to review them, especially rule number 4: Raise your hand to speak or stand. Other than that, my students are doing a great job and are even closer to being first graders!

Here are some quick reminders from our awesome PTO

January Dates to keep in mind:

1/12: PTO mtg @ 4 pm & REACH Board mtg @ 7pm

1/14: Coffee with Director @ 8am

1/19: MLK-NO SCHOOL

1/21: Wacky Wednesday (more information to follow soon)

1/22: Parent Technology Meeting @ 6pm

1/26-1/30: Nation School Choice Week

1/28: Prospective Parent Info Meeting @ 5pm

1/29: January Awards Assembly @ 8am

Here is a look into our week:

Language Arts:

Unit 3-Week 2-"Little Quack"

Weekly comprehension exam: Plot

CVC word reading and high frequency word reading exam this week
5 points-read CVC with out sounding out word-"Cat"
4 points-sounds out word aloud and reads word again-"/c/ /a/ /t/-Cat"
3 points-reads sounds of each letter but does not blend word again-"/c/ /a/ /t/"
2 points-reads only 2 letter sounds-"/c/ /a/"
1 point- reads only 1 letter sound-"/c/"
0 points-no letter sounds read

Math:

Begin Chapter 8: Numbers to 100

Students will be able to count by 2s.
Students will be able to count by 5s.
Students will be able to count by 10s.
Students will be able to count to 49.

Example:
Count on using 1 group (rod/group) of 10 (begin to count on from 10)
Count on using 2 groups (rod/group) of 10 (begin to count on from 20)
Count on using 3 groups (rod/group) of 10 (begin to count on from 30)
Count on using 4 groups (rod/group) of 10 (begin to count on from 40)  

Social Studies: 

Martin Luther King Jr.

Leadership:

Leadership - Try your best

Science:

Finish Chapter 3: Living and Nonliving Things

Students will be able to identify the needs of living things
Students will be able to tell some ways animals are the same and different
Students will be able to tell some ways plants are the same and different

Chapter test on Friday

We have art this Monday from 12:45 to 2:00. If anyone is available to come in and assist Mr. Ruben that would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to email me or stop by if you have any questions or concerns.