This week we are digging into the poems we are reading and also writing some of our own in the writing center. Along with understanding that poetry is written to describe things, we are learning about how a poet arranges the words into lines, so that the reader pauses at those line breaks. It is hard work but the students are catching on! We're also noticing the interesting words poets use to explain things. For example, in a poem about a puffin, the poet wrote "A puffin loves stuffin' its bill full of fishes." And many of us had no idea what meant by "stuffin'," so we learned he was referring to "stuffing" like "stuffing yourself" or "I feel stuffed," when you're full after eating.
During writer's workshop, the students will continue their narrative writing based on Nicola Davies about the animal of their choice. We will also continue working on editing our writing.
This week in math, we will..
- Solve addition and subtraction equations within 20. We will use 5 and 10 as landmark (friendly) numbers.
- Recognize number patterns involving doubles.
- Solve story problems involving the Add Ten facts (10+4, 10+7, 3+10, etc.)
- Use number racks to model and solve story problems for situations that involve adding different 1-digit numbers to 10 and adding 1-digit numbers to 9.
We will be continuing our unit on Our Country. This week we will learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, along with a few other past presidents.
We are almost out of tissues! We have had a lot of runny noses in our classroom, so we have been going through tissues very quickly. If you are able to donate a box of tissue to our classroom, it would be greatly appreciated!
Special Points of Interest
- February 20- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- February 21- No School- Professional Development
- February 28- Read Across America
- March 7- Winter Carnival
- March 9- PTO Meeting (7:00 pm)
- March 20- March 27- Spring Break
- March 30- School Resumes
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