February 21, 2014

Reading Next week we will read aloud The Name Jar, by Yangsook Choi. It is about a young girl from Korea who is anxious about making friends, and worried that no one will be able to pronounce her name. When introducing herself at school, she decides to pick a new name,but doesn't know which name to choose. The comprehension strategies and skills will focus on inferring, sequencing and predicting. 

Language Arts Our grammar lesson will focus on nouns that change the spelling in the plural and pronouns.

Reading Logs  Please continue to log minutes with your child in their February reading log.

Ozzie's Reading Club  All students are official members of the Ozzie Reading Club. If they continue to read and log their minutes for the next 8 weeks they will receive a ticket to the Kane County Cougars minor league baseball game. Make sure to send in the log when it is complete.

Six Flags Read to Succeed  Don't forget to log your minutes. To participate, you need to read for fun for a total of six hours or 360 minutes and turn in your completed log by February 24. When this is complete you will qualify for a free ticked to Six Flags theme park.

Math We will continue the chapter on Money. Students will count collections of coins and problem solve using the strategy make a list.

Flash Cards  Students should be practicing their addition facts with their flash cards and Rocket Math fact sheets. Weekly timed tests are given.

Here is a website where you can make fact timed tests:
  http://www.mathfactcafe.com/build/

Social Studies:  Students are learning about artifacts and how they provide useful information about the past and how people still use some of the things that were made by others long ago.

Science  We will continue learning about animal life cycles. A chapter test on animals will be given next week. Check your child's assignment notebook for the exact date and study guide. 

**************************************************************Star Student of the Week  Dennis was our star student of the week. When he is at school he enjoys math. When he is at home he likes to build with his legos. When he grows up she would like to be an airplane mechanic. Dennis is a star because he tries his best at school. Thanks for sharing Dennis!

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Important Dates & Announcements

Conferences will be scheduled on a as needed basis. Elizabeth Ide will be using an online sign up sheet. On February 27th an email will be sent out to invite you to sign up for conferences. If you do not receive an invitation, but would like to schedule a conference, please email me. 

February Dates to Remember

22 - Snowflake Ball
24 - Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs are due
27 - Field Trip Money is Due
27 - Jump Rope For Heart Envelopes are due

28 - County Institute Day - No School

March Dates to Remember

12 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
13 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
17 - No School-Conferences

18 - Teacher Institute/Election Day

31 - Spring Break

April Dates to Remember

  7 - Classes Resume

17 - Early Dismissal @12pm
18 - No School - Good Friday
24 - Spring Open House and Book Fair