Important Dates Coming Up/Curriculum

Hi everyone!
I hope everyone is staying warm these days. Here are some dates that you may want to put on your calendar.

Important Dates:
Thursday, January 31st: STEM day at Addison
Friday, February 1st: FBI breakfast Dad's come have breakfast with your child and stay for the meeting.
Thursday, February 7th: Picture Day
February 11 - 15: Teacher Appreciation Week
Thursday, February 14th: Progress Reports will go home Exchanging of Valentine's
February 18 - 22: Winter Break NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, February 26th: 6 Flags Reading Challenge Due
Friday, February 28th: FBI breakfast: Dad's come have breakfast with your child and stay for the meeting.

Also, please note that in Math we are working on adding 3 numbers. We are working on this using the strategies of making 10, doubles and doubles plus one. We will be having timed math tests on addition facts to 10. Our standard is to mentally solve addition facts to 10 before second grade however our tests will be up to 20. The first grade teachers feel this will help our students to solve addition facts in a faster manner and help to master this standard.
We will be having some animals visit us in an in-house fieldtrip. We have Science standards of learning about animals and how they survive. Please look for more information in your child's take home folder. I think the children will really enjoy this hands on and interactive experience which will take place after winter break.

Letter Coming Home in your child's Take Home folder

Hi everyone!
 Please look for the following letter in your child's take home folder. Please be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible. Thanks as always for your time with this matter. It is greatly appreciated.

Dear Parents,

          I am sending this to you in your child’s folder to be sure everyone receives the information. I wanted to update you on what we are learning in the classroom and some other things. Here goes with what we are learning:

Math- We are learning to add 3 numbers.

Language Arts- We are working on opinion writing. (stating our opinion in the beginning, followed by 3 reasons and restating the opinion in a different way for closure.) We continue to work on beginning capitalization and punctuation in our writing.

Social Studies- We are discussing landforms and will be discussing Lewis and Clark.

Science- We are discussing animals. We will be having an in-house fieldtrip and will be interacting with some animals. Look for more information to come soon in your child’s folder.

We are in need of some items for the classroom. Please know that anything that can be donated will be greatly appreciated. J We are in need of some snacks for our snack bank. Please help your child to remember that he/she needs a healthy snack each day. We are also in need of foam hand soap, hand sanitizer and baby wipes. We are working our way through these items as we try to stay healthy during this winter season.

Please help with communication. Please fill in the information at the bottom, detach it, and send it back to me in your child’s folder. I want to be sure that I have everyone’s correct email address. Thanks for your time as always with all of these matters.

______________________________________________________________

Child’s Name: _________________________________

Parent Names: ________________________________

Email Address:_________________________________

Happy New Year and Third Quarter

I would like to share with you a few things in regards to this quarter and notes for the classroom:

• Please note that I send your child one to two times each week to the Learning Commons to check out a book for his/her book bin in the classroom. I also check out books in my name for the students to use during Daily 5 and Language Arts time. I check out picture books as well as chapter books during this time. If you have received any email notifications regarding checked out books, we returned all books before break and do so each week so please disregard.
• Please note that this Thursday January 10th report cards will be coming home. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's report card, please email me.
• Here are a few concepts we will be learning and working on this quarter:
• Language Arts- opinion writing, comparison of characters in stories, capitalization and  punctuation in writing
• Math- Word problems with 20 (cont.), continue to work on using strategies for adding and subtracting within 20, 10 more and 10 less, and place value to 100.
• Science/Social Studies- Animals and needs of animals, Lewis & Clark, Sacagawea, Theodore Roosevelt and landforms
• Please be sure to empty your child's folder each night for their work and important school information.
• Your child needs a healthy snack each day.

Thanks as always for your time and efforts with your child. It is greatly appreciated. Happy New Year. I can't believe we are starting the third quarter.

STEM and Holiday Party Fun!