February 10 - 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's Week! 

We will enjoy our special Valentine's Snack on Friday.  Please send the treat you signed up for :)  Students will pass out Valentine's cards that morning before school. 


~~~INFORMATION FOR FEBRUARY~~~

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night is tonight, Monday, February 10th!  Let's show our Spirit!!! 


Yearbook Sales--$24.00  BUY YOURS NOW! 

 
 
*STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Hayden

*READING/SPELLING   We are learning how to know if a story is fact or opinion.

Story for this week is, "Helen Keller and the Big Storm."  Reading Test will be on Thursday. 

Spelling:  Words with "oo" sound, spelled  ue, eu, ui.  Spelling Test will be on Friday.

**Dictation sentences you will practice must include a collective noun and then an interrogative sentence beginning with the word, "How."  Please remember that a collective noun has been taught as "a library of books" or "a flock of birds."  Practice EVERY NIGHT!

**IMPORTANT SPELLING INFORMATION:  Your child had received a green paper with ALL spelling words and  directions for dictation practice for this quarter.  This sheet replaces the old Spelling list we kept in the folder pocket.  Please do NOT take this out of the Apple Binder :)
  
READ your AR book at home with an adult every night! Some students are not taking their AR books home at night even when reminded....

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING   Students will write "STRONG" sentences, use commas, and contractions.  Test will be on Thursday.

 **MATH   We are learning about counting money amounts up to $5.00 and telling time.  You certainly may begin practicing by counting money at home. We finding the total amount of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies this week.  Also practice telling time using an analog clock (with hands).  We will tell time to the nearest half hour and quarter hour in another week.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE
We are studying "weather" this week and will complete a report to document four days of weather.