Reading and Language Arts Next week we will be reading a humorous fictional story called Officer Buckle and Gloria. It is about a policeman who loves to give safety tips to school children, but nobody ever listens-until he brings a dog named Gloria. We'll also talk about Officer Buckle's safety tips.
Comprehension Strategies: Monitor/Clarify; Drawing Conclusions
Vocabulary Words: commands, whistle, audience, award, officer, accident, attention, safety
High Frequency Words: board, listen, told
Grammar Skills: Pronouns
Phonics: r-Controlled Vowels, ar, or, ore
Reading Logs Please continue to log minutes with your child for January. January Logs are due, FRIDAY, FEB 1ST! Don't forget to log your child's reading in the Six Flags Read to Succeed log too! To participate, your child needs to read for a total of 6 hours or 360 minutes. This log must be returned to school by February 22, 2013 in order to receive a free ticket to Six Flags theme park.
Math We began Ch. 13, Time. Students will explore minutes and hours, tell time to the quarter hour, tell and show time to 5 minutes, tell time before the hour and describe times of events as A.M. or P.M.
Flash Cards Students should be working hard to memorize their addition and subtraction facts.
Science We had a visitor, Mr. Luby, from the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. He talked to the students about owls. We learned about what they look like, how they live, what they eat and where they live. Mr. Luby brought a real Screech Owl and a Great Horned Owl for us to see! In our classroom we also got to dissect an owl pellet. Ask your child about it! Next week, we will continue with the unit on Living Things. We will be talking about plants.
Star Student of the Week Calder was our star student of the week. When he is at school he enjoys gym. When he is at home he likes to watch TV and build with Legos. When Calder grows up he would like to be an inventor. He is a star because he works hard, is funny and he can build cool stuff. Thanks for sharing Calder!
Important Dates & Announcements
Wed, Jan 30 - Early Dismissal-12pm- School Improvement Day
Fri, Feb 1 - January Reading Log due
Thurs, Feb 14- Classroom Valentine Party
Mon, Feb 18 - No School- President's Day
Fri, Feb 22 - Six Flags Reading Log due
Tues, Feb 26 - Early Dismissal-12pm- School Improvement Day
Reading and Language Arts Next week we will be reading two stories. The first one is called Grandpa's Corner Store. It is a story about a little girl who is a big help to her grandfather. The second story is BARRIO Jose's Neighborhood. We will be taking a walk through a boy's busy neighborhood.
Comprehension Strategies: Summarize; Making Judgements; Topic, main idea, details
Vocabulary Words: deliveries, flyer, grocery store, grand opening, success, supermarket, harvest, customs, traditions, fiesta
Grammar Skills: Nouns: proper and plural
Phonics: Diagraphs th, wh, sh ch; Vowel pairs ee, ea; ai, ay; ow, ou
Reading Logs Please continue to log minutes with your child for January. The Six Flags Read to Succeed reading log went home today. Please log your child's reading in this one too. To participate, your child needs to read for a total of 6 hours or 360 minutes. This log must be returned to school by February 22, 2013 in order to receive a free ticket to Six Flags theme park.
Our field trip to the fire station was a blast! The children not only went on a tour of the fire house, but they got to see an ambulance leave on a call. Ask them all about it.
Math We will continue Chapter 12, Use Money. Students will show one dollar in a variety of ways and make change to $1.00. We will have a test on Chapter 12 on Thursday. Our next Chapter is Time.
Flash Cards Students should be working hard to memorize their addition and subtraction facts. To check memorization of these facts, we are taking timed tests. Once your child passes a set of facts, they will move to the next level. Look in your child's planner to find out what facts they should be working on at home. Here is a website you can try:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html
Science We will continue with the unit on Living Things. We will start Lesson 3, What Do Plants Need? Students will predict and observe what plants need to grow. We will also be studying owls next week. We will be dissecting an owl pellet.
Star Student of the Week Gabby was our star student of the week. When she is at school she enjoys reading, math and spelling. When she is at home she likes to play Wii and her 3DS with her dad. When Gabby grows up she would like to be a doctor. She is a star because she is a good kid. Thanks for sharing Gabby!
Important Dates & Announcements
Mon, Jan 21 - No School - Martin Luther King's Birthday
Tues, Jan 22 - Report cards go home
Wed, Jan 23 - Owl Assembly
Fri, Jan 25 - Wear your PJ's to school - Reading Reward Day
Wed, Jan 30 - Early Dismissal - School Improvement Day
Thurs, Feb 1 - January Reading Log due
Mon, Feb 18 - No School- President's Day
Fri, Feb 22 - Six Flags Reading Log due
Tues, Feb 26 - Early Dismissal - School Improvement Day
Reading and Language Arts Next week we will be reading Jamaica Louise James. It is a story about a girl who loves to draw and paint. To surprise her grandmother on her birthday, she hangs her artwork up at the subway station where her grandmother works.
Comprehension Strategies: Evaluate; Making inferences; Sequence; Predict
Vocabulary Words: booth, station, token, plaque, subway, neighborhood, broke, miss, hospital, collection
High Frequency Words: believe, lady, whole
Grammar Skills: Nouns that change spelling in the plural
Phonics: Vowel pairs ee, ea; Endings -tion, -ture
Reading Logs Please continue to log minutes with your child for January. The Six Flags Read to Succeed reading log went home today. Please log your child's reading in this one too. To participate, your child needs to read for a total of 6 hours or 360 minutes. This log must be returned to school by February 22, 2013 in order to receive a free ticket to Six Flags theme park.
Math We will have a test on Chapter 11, Count Money, Monday. Then we will begin Chapter 12, Use Money. Students will compare the total values of collections of coins, solve problems by using the strategies act it out and predict and test, and add and subtract money amounts.
Flash Cards Students should be working hard to memorize their addition and subtraction facts. To check memorization of these facts, we are taking timed tests. Once your child passes a set of facts, they will move to the next level. Look in your child's planner to find out what facts they should be working on at home. Here is a website you can try:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html
Science We will continue with the unit on Living Things. We will start Lesson 2, What do Animals Need? Students will observe the needs of animals, identify and describe the basic needs of animals and understand that animals' needs depend on their size and type.
Important Dates & Announcements
Wed, Jan 16 - Field Trip to the Darien Fire Station
Mon, Jan 21 - No School - Martin Luther King's Birthday
Tue, Jan 22 - Report cards go home
Fri, Jan 25 - Wear your PJ's to school - Reading Reward Day
Wed, Jan 30 - Early Dismissal - School Improvement Day
Mon, Feb 18 - No School- President's Day
Fri, Feg 22 - Six Flags Reading Log due
Tues, Feb 26 - Early Dismissal - School Improvement Day
