What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are finishing up with adding 3 numbers and starting time. We will be focusing on time on the hour and half hour.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week is variant vowel ar. For writing, we are continuing practicing with opinion writing. For Language Arts, we are comparing and contrasting characters and experiences in stories in reading groups. We are continuing to do Daily 5 rotations.

Science/Social Studies: We are wrapping up landforms this week, and starting with Lewis and Clark! We are going to the Learning Commons twice this week for Lewis and Clark lessons and activities.

**I started a new behavior system called Class Dojo on Thursday. This holds your child accountable for their actions by having them come up to the active board and give themselves a dojo point or take a dojo point away. There are various categories for both positive and negative behaviors. I am not having them move clips anymore; however, the dojo points received/lost during the day determines what color they will record in their agenda at the end of the day. I am hoping that this helps with some of the behavior issues I have been seeing in class lately. 😮 I sent home a note about it with a personalized code so that you can join it and keep updated on your child's behavior throughout the day. Let me know if you have any questions or if you have trouble joining!

Important Dates:
- February 1: FBI Breakfast (7:00-7:45 am)

Woohoo! Thursday was the 100th day of school! We shared our 100 items and did 100th day centers!

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are finishing up 10 more and 10 less and starting adding 3 numbers.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week is y as a vowel. For writing, we are continuing practicing with opinion writing. For Language Arts, we are comparing and contrasting characters and experiences in stories in reading groups. We are continuing to do Daily 5 rotations.

Science/Social Studies: We are continuing to to learn about landforms this week. Ask your child to try to identify landforms for you to practice. For Science, we are going to the Science Lab on Thursday to learn about animals and their basic needs.

Reminders:
- Penny Wars are still going on until Friday! Have your child bring in pennies to put in the 1st grade jug. We want as many pennies as possible. All other coins or dollar bills can also be brought in and used to sabotage other grade levels!!!

Important Dates:
- January 24: Talent Show tryouts after school (K-3).
- January 24: Chick-fil-a Night! (5-8 pm). Come out and support our school. 👍
- January 25: Talent Show tryouts after school (4 & 5).
- January 25: Father-Daughter Dance! (6-9 pm).

I want to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who made my birthday so special yesterday. Your children were so sweet making me cards and I got endless hugs and "happy birthdays" all day from them!

My mom came and brought cupcakes to celebrate and the kids loved it! They sang happy birthday to me and made me feel loved! 😀

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are continuing with 10 more and 10 less.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week will be long i digraphs. For writing, we are starting opinion writing this week. We will be discussing opinions on topics such as lunch or recess, favorite pet, etc. In my opinion, this is an exciting type of writing for students! 😊 We are continuing to do Daily 5 rotations.

Science/Social Studies: We are starting to learn about landforms this week. Ask your child to try to identify landforms for you to practice.

Reminders:
- Penny Wars have started! Have your child bring in pennies to put in the 1st grade jug. We want as many pennies as possible. All other coins can also be brought in and used to sabotage other grade levels!!!
- The 100th day of school is on Thursday! Your child receive a paper with a baggie attached to it on Friday. Please have them put 100 items of their choice (beads, macaroni noodles, erasers, etc.) and bring this to school with them on Thursday to share with the class.

Important Dates:
- January 17: STEM Night! (6:00-7:30pm.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Break! I also hope your children are well rested and ready to take on the rest of the year! I can't believe it's already halfway over. 😮

Exciting news for me that I'd like to share... Over the break, I was lucky enough to finally see a sloth in real life! Your child (as well as you, I'm sure) have heard about my obsession with sloths so it is highly likely that they will share the details with you after I tell them all about it! 😂

Anyways, enough about me!

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are starting 10 more and 10 less than a number. We will be using manipulatives and hundreds charts. This can be a tricky concept for students!

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week will be long e digraphs. In Language Arts, we will be practicing concepts with New Years activities and activities using the book The Mitten. For writing, we will practice how to writing with how to build a snowman. We are continuing to do Daily 5 rotations.

Science/Social Studies: We will be going to the Science Lab this week to do a "Winter Walk" and scavenger hunt!

Important Dates:
- January 8: Papa John's Night. Come out and support our school!
- January 10: Report cards are sent home today.
- January 11: Science Fair Projects are due by 7:45am in the Learning Commons.