February 17 - 21, 2014

~~~INFORMATION FOR FEBRUARY~~~


CAREER DAY is this Friday... Remember to dress up in clothes representing who YOU want to be when you grow up :)


THANK YOU to all parents who sent so many delicious treats for our class and sweet gifts to Mrs. Boyer!  I appreciate you all very much.

 Yearbook Sales--$24.00  BUY YOURS NOW!

Monday, February 17th - President's Day
We will read about two famous presidents, Washington and Lincoln.  Students will enjoy learning little known facts about these two men!
George Washington's birthday is February 22nd.

GOTCHA Party is this Friday.  Do YOU have 5 GOTCHAS?


 
*STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Hannah





*READING/SPELLING   We are learning how to identify the main idea and details of a story.

Story for this week is, "Firefighters."  Reading Test will be on Thursday. 

Spelling:  Words with suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or.  Spelling Test will be on Friday.

**Dictation sentences you will practice must include write an interrogative sentence containing a compound word and a sentence with an irregular plural noun.  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 and learn about reflexive pronouns this week.  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 at the end of this week.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE
We are continuing to study different types of weather and will conclude next week.