Hi,
Happy Valentine's Day! We had a wonderful party today! Thanks so much to Janet Bannister and all parents who donated items or helped at the party. All the kids had lots to eat and lots of fun with balloons and cake balls! Thank you also for all the sweet treats!
Progress Reports came home on Thursday. Look for them in your child's Thursday folder.
Book fair is going on this week! Thank you in advance for supporting reading and our school.
No school on Monday for students. Homework packets will come home on Tuesday. The next vocabulary test will be on Friday, Feb. 26. The words are on quizlet, if you want to practice this weekend.
Be sure to read this weekend and record times on the reading logs. Record finished books on the forms for the 20 Book Challenge.
This week in reading-We began talking about World War II and reading books historical fiction books that deal with that time period. We are using this topic to also discuss tolerance and respecting differences in others. We began reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry aloud and we will discuss each chapter. Next week, we will begin some new book clubs that also deal with this time period.
In writing-we are writing everyday and then stopping to think deeper about our writing. We use sentence stems like-This makes me realize that...., I used to think ....., but now I think....., and I learned that..... By pushing our thinking and challenging us to come up with big ideas and themes, our writing will become deeper and more focused. We also continue to work on capitalization, punctuation, combining sentences, and quotations using mentor sentences.
In spelling-we worked on words with suffixes ment, ful, and less. Next week, we will work on multi-syllable words and breaking the words into smaller chunks to spell them accurately.
In vocabulary-we will work on academic vocabulary for reading. this will include words like textual evidence, implicit purpose, stated purpose, explicit, implicit, and theme. Practice vocabulary words using quizlet.com.
In social studies-we are creating our own settlements. The children are deciding where in Texas they would build their town, what natural resources are available, and what services will their town offer. They read letters from potential colonists and decided whether to accept or deny them and gave reasons for their decisions. Next week, they will create an advertisement to encourage people to come live in their settlement and will draw a plan for their colony. We will soon start talking about the Texas Revolution.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, February 15-No school for students
Tuesday, February 16-book fair, PTA General Meeting 11:00 am
Wednesday, February 17-book fair
Thursday, February 18-book fair
Friday, February 19-homework packet due, spelling test, Reading response letters due, wear college shirts, book fair
Monday, February 22-Writing Club after school 2:45-3:45, Wear FCE shirts, PTA Family Fun Night at Hat Creek Burgers
Thursday, February 25-Art Show from 2:45-7:00
Friday, February 26-homework packet due, spelling test,vocabulary test, Reading response letters due, wear college shirts
Monday, February 29-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club 2;45-3:45
Have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy time with your family and the beautiful weather!
Sincerely,
Pam
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