March 2nd Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It sure has been exciting to take the students to the IMC the last few weeks.  Many of our students are very excited about being able to check out books they can read on their own!  While it is fantastic to listen to your child read, please remember that reading to your child is still just as powerful, as the vocabulary they can't quite read in more difficult picture books is just what they need to help them grow as a reader.  

In writing, we continuing to work on fairy tales.  We are currently working on a class fairy tale in community writing, and the students are writing their own fairy tales during writer's workshop.  Last week we focused on mapping out our stories and writing a solid beginning to our stories.  This week the students will work on stretching out characters' actions, using more vivid verbs, telling what their characters said using speech bubbles or dialogue within their text and showing how their characters felt.

This week in math, we will...

• Count pennies, nickels, and dimes.
• Read analog clocks to the hour and half-hour. 
• Solve Doubles Plus or Minus One addition facts within 20.
• Solve addition facts using the strategies we have been working on throughout the year, including:
• Doubles 
• Doubles Plus or Minus One
• Make Ten
• Add Tens
• Add Nines
• Learn two new Work Places called, "What's Missing and Pick Two to Make 20.
• Solve different types of addition and subtraction story problems including:
• Result unknown (10+3=?)
• Change unknown (13-?=8)
• Start unknown (?-5=10)

This week in social studies, we will continue learning about the United States and American symbols.

THANK YOU to the families that donated tissues and hand sanitizer to our classroom.  I really appreciate your generosity!

Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, March 13th. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Special Points of Interest

• March 2- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Day- Wear red or blue
• March 3- Oh, The Places You'll Go Day- Wear college jersey/t-shirt
• March 4- Green Eggs and Ham Day- Wear green
• March 5- Fox in Socks Day- Wear fun socks
• March 6- Cat in the Hat Day- Wear fun hat
• March 7- Winter Carnival (11:00 am- 3:00 pm)
• March 9- PTO Meeting (7:00 pm)
• March 11- Schauer Arts Center field trip fee due in Skyward 
• March 17- St. Patrick's Day- Trinity Dancers Assembly
• March 19- End of 3rd Quarter
• March 20- March 27- Spring Break
• March 30- School Resumes
• April 2- Field Trip to Schauer Arts Center