January 11th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we are going to focus on the characters and the setting of the stories that we read.  We will continue to write our opinions on certain topics.  The children are also going to be learning about contractions and triple consonant sounds, as in scr, spl, and str.  Our chunk of the week is –ide as in hide.

This week we will be introducing addition of two digit numbers.  The children will be using base-ten blocks to find the total weight of pairs of animals.  We will be playing Shaker Addition Top-it to practice our addition facts.  We will also be practicing with more than and less than number stories that involve addition and subtraction.  Look for Home Links 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 to come home this week.

We will be finishing our science unit on Pushes and Pulls this week.  The kids are having fun learning about all the different ways we use forces in school and outside of school.

Scholastic book orders are due this Friday, January 15th.  You can go online to order www.scholastic.com/bookclubs and type in the Online Code: JBVLX, or you can send the order form and money to school with your child.

IMC change!  This week we will be going to the IMC on Thursday instead of Friday.  Please send your child's IMC books with them to school on or before Thursday so that they are able to check out new books.  Thank you!

Special Points of Interest

• No school on Friday, January 22nd.  It is the end of second quarter and teacher record day.
• Family Wellness Night is on Friday, January 29th from 5:30 to 8:00.
• Our Reading MAP test is this Friday.