Classroom Needs:
Paper towels
Large and small Zip lock baggies
Centers: As you know, we started centers the week of February 17th, during RTI time, 7:55 to 9:00 Monday-Thursday. We still have openings so If you would like to volunteer during this time, please email me and let me know. You can sign up to volunteer in your child's HOMEROOM CLASS or his/her RTI class.
Language Arts: This week's story is called The Forest and is a non fiction story about a class field trip to a forest. This story gives us the opportunity to learn about root words and their endings along with practicing summarizing.
Science: We are continue our weather study this month. We are reading lots of non fiction books about all the different kinds of weather. Have fun listening to the meteorologist on the radio and tv. Also enjoy reading about the weather in our local newspaper.
Social Studies: We finished our unit on Famous Americans and learned how these great leaders helped to change and form our country. We put all of our writing into a book called Famous Americans and took it home. Enjoy hearing your child read his/her writing to you. Wait until you see who the last famous American is in the book!
Math: We will review the concepts presented in Chapter 17 which focuses on addition strategies, adding doubles, doubles plus one and adding on from 10.
Choir: We are looking forward to our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we do about the upcoming performance.
Homework Logs: Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY.
PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities.
Library: A reminder that each Friday we go to Rio's library so please help your child remember to return his/her book to class by Thursday.
