Friday, February 24, 2012

Week of February 27th    
Picture Day!  February 28th
Six Flags reading logs are due to teachers on Feb. 27th. Thank you!
Gently used and new clothes for Zambia… Mrs. Gibson, CARE teacher, is collecting children’s clothes for the rest of the year.  If you have some that you need to donate, we’ll take them off your hands!  Feel free to send them to your child’s teacher with a brief note.  Thank you!!!
This week…
In Math, we will:
·        Use subtraction strategies to solve word problems
·        Use number lines and the “counting on” strategy to subtract
·        Use “part, part, whole” work mats to explore subtraction
·        Play math games to reinforce subtraction
·        Subtract vertically and horizontally
·        continue to problem-solve daily with our “Problem of the Day”
·       enjoy our “BUILD” math stations. These stations help to extend and review the concepts the children have been learning all year. We continue to practice geometry, place value, fractions, number order, and addition with these activities…
In Language Arts, we will:
·        pay attention to other authors and experiment with different techniques
·        Continue our “many moments” stories
·        examine our own writing and figure out ways to make it better
·        make reflections as we read
·        explore the dictionary and learn how to use it
·        read word family poems and discuss the rhyming words
·        practice capitalization and punctuation within paragraphs
Social Studies- We will be learning about wants, needs, goods, and services!
Encore Schedule for this Week

Graviett
Johnson
Thomas
White
Monday
Art
Science
PE
Music
Tuesday
Science
Music
Art
PE
Wednesday
Music
PE
Science
Art
Thursday
PE
Art
Music
Science
Friday
Dragon Day





Happy Birthday to you!

Graviett
Johnson
Thomas
White
March
Arman 3/8
Austin 3/9
Surya 3/11
Hayden 3/18
Luke 3/4
Brady 3/5

Gavin 3/26

Barrett 3/29





Friday, February 17, 2012

Week of February 20th    
Jump Rope for Heart!  Everyone is invited!  10:20-11:15
Mon, Feb 20th – Graviett and Thomas
Tues, Feb 21st –Johnson and White
Picture Day!  February 28th
In computer lab, we're beginning to create documents and save.  The children are doing a GREAT job!
This week…
In Math, we will:
·        Use doubles plus one to add
·        Begin our subtraction unit
·        continue to problem-solve daily with our “Problem of the Day”
·       enjoy our “BUILD” math stations. These stations help to extend and review the concepts the children have been learning all year.
In Language Arts, we will:
·        pay attention to other authors and experiment with different techniques
·        examine our own writing and figure out ways to make it better
·        use context clues to figure out what unknown words mean
·        practice reading and writing “bossy R” words
·        read word family poems and discuss the rhyming words
·        practice capitalization and punctuation within paragraphs
Science- We will be learning about force, motion, and energy.
Encore Schedule for this Week

Graviett
Johnson
Thomas
White
Monday
Art
Science
PE
Music
Tuesday
Science
Music
Art
PE
Wednesday
Music
PE
Science
Art
Thursday
PE
Art
Music
Science
Friday
PE/Science
Science/PE
Art/Music
Music/Art


Happy Birthday to you!

Graviett
Johnson
Thomas
White
February
Ava  2/21
Grace  2/23
Braylon 2/2
Lauren 2/9
Caden  2/11





Thursday, February 9, 2012

Week of February 13th    
Valentine’s Day Party! 
Tuesday, the 14th at 2:00! Everyone is invited!  Don’t forget to send in a box or bag. You may decorate if you wish. Make sure you label with your child’s name. Class lists have been sent home.  Have your child write a name on each envelope. You may give out treats as well- no nut products please.
Jump Rope for Heart!  Everyone is invited!  10:20-11:15
Mon, Feb 20th – Graviett and Thomas
Tues, Feb 21st –Johnson and White
This week…
In Math, we will:
·        Play card games to reinforce addition facts and strategies
·        Compare and order numbers
·        Practice “counting on”
·        Use number lines to add
·        continue to problem-solve daily with our “Problem of the Day”
·       enjoy our “BUILD” math stations. These stations help to extend and review the concepts the children have been learning all year.
In Language Arts, we will:
·        pay attention to other authors and experiment with different techniques
·        practice written retells
·        begin to edit
·        read word family poems and discuss the rhyming words
·        practice capitalization and punctuation within paragraphs
·        review punctuation, abc order, and contractions
Science- We will be learning about force, motion, and energy.
Encore Schedule for this Week

Graviett
Johnson
Thomas
White
Monday
Art
Science
PE
Music
Tuesday
Science
Music
Art
PE
Wednesday
Music
PE
Science
Art
Thursday
PE
Art
Music
Science
Friday
Music/Art
Art/Music
Science/PE
PE/Science


Happy Birthday to you!

Graviett
Johnson
Thomas
White
February
Ava  2/21
Grace  2/23
Braylon 2/2
Lauren 2/9
Caden  2/11