February 18 - 22, 2013

NEWS FOR PARENTS!

**Please practice telling time with your child at home, in the car, and anywhere you see an analog or digital clock!  We will be focusing on the analog clock (which has two hands).  This is very important :) 

**Use this website to practice telling time.  It is also located on the right hand side of our classroom blog:  http://www.teachingtime.co.uk  
Don't forget to use other math sites I've provided for you, like 
www.abcya.com.

February PTO Fundraiser ~~~ Disney World Tickets for family of four.  Raffle ends Thursday, February 28th.  Drawing held on Tuesday, March 5th at PTO meeting.  Price: $1.00 per ticket.

**Yearbook sales have begun! Get your yearbook today :)  

$20 before February 22nd, and $22 after February 22nd.

Spirit Nights! 

~~Chick-fil-A is the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

~~Cici's Pizza has been changed to the 4th Thursday of every month.

~~NEW!! Moe's Southwest Grill is hosting a Spirit Night for us on

February 19th from 5 to 9 p.m.

 STUDENT OF THE WEEK:  Hannah

LESSONS FOR THIS WEEK:  

 Math: We will tell time to the nearest five minutes using analog and digital clocks.  Practice telling time at home!

Reading:  Story for this week is "Helen Keller and the Big Storm."  We are learning about fact and opinion. Read at home with an adult every night. Written and online tests will be on Thursday.

 Spelling: Words with vowels oo, ue, ew, and ui. Students will practice new words every night!  Parents, please give a practice spelling test on Thursday night. Spelling test will be on Friday.

Grammar: We will begin learning about adverbs that tell "how?"  Grammar test will be on Friday.

Social Science: Lessons include discussing different types of weather patterns, and predicting weather for this week.  We will learn how weather affects our lives every day.