Dear Parents and Guardians,
This week we are analyzing some of the poetry we've been reading about different animals and places. We are learning about different tricks or tools poets use to make their poems more fun or more interesting! We will also be learning about alliteration and rhyming and we are using these tricks to get started writing our own poems in writing center this week!
We are focusing a lot on vowels in reading right now. Short and long vowels can be very difficult for kids. It would be great if you could notice words on signs while driving or in stores, and just ask, "Hmm, is that a short vowel or a long vowel?" This week we are learning about consonant- vowel- consonant (or CVC) words and CVCe words (words with silent e). These words are everywhere! Maybe you could find 2 of each, AFTER reading the book that comes home, or any book really! That would really help!
We will continue working on our Community Writing narrative piece about ducks. The students are having a lot of fun creating a class book that will be added to our big book center when we are finished! Additionally, we will be continuing our own narrative writing pieces about the animal of our choice during Writer's Workshop. The students are doing a fabulous job with this!
In math we will learn about symmetry and review geometry, review telling time to the half-hour, learn how to tell time to the quarter hour and 5 minute increments, explore the concept of elapsed time, and continue using math language and gaining exposure to a variety of problem solving strategies through number talks.
We will continue working on our Community Writing narrative piece about ducks. The students are having a lot of fun creating a class book that will be added to our big book center when we are finished! Additionally, we will be continuing our own narrative writing pieces about the animal of our choice during Writer's Workshop. The students are doing a fabulous job with this!
In math we will learn about symmetry and review geometry, review telling time to the half-hour, learn how to tell time to the quarter hour and 5 minute increments, explore the concept of elapsed time, and continue using math language and gaining exposure to a variety of problem solving strategies through number talks.
The students will continue learning about the countries and events in the Winter Olympics during social studies time!
We will be going to IMC TOMORROW, February 13th since we do not have school on Friday. Please make sure your child returns their books to school so that they can check out new books! Thank you!
Special Points of Interest
- THANK YOU in advance to all of the families that donated items for our Valentine's Party. The kids are looking forward to the party on Wednesday!
- Read to Succeed forms are due this Thursday!
- Scholastic book orders are due Friday, February 16th. 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.
- No School this Friday! Teachers have professional development.
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