· The students have done a
wonderful job working on voice and posture when reciting the poem of the month!
Please recite February’s poem nightly, it is the lengthiest one yet! I would like to assess in small groups,
working together in small teams to recite as a group. It is important that
scholars know all parts.
· We will be celebrating our
Great Hearts on Thursday, February 11th. One of our activities
requires a picture of your scholar. If
you could send in a 3x5 or 4x6 picture by Wednesday, the 10th! We will be cutting them out to create about a
2 inch diameter circle, please be sure their face/ bodies fit in the area!
· If you can join us for the celebration
or can donate, sign up using the link below.
Thank you Toni for your help organizing and informing :]
· I apologize for any
misguided update, PICTURE DAY IS THIS TUESDAY, THE 9TH!
· No school Friday the 12th
and Monday the 15th
· Great Hearts Fun Run is in
the books and will be taking donations soon!
Please continue to stay posted and be ready to run!!
GREAT HEARTS WEEK!
Starting Monday, February 8th
As Great Hearted scholars and families we enjoy showing kindness
and generosity to others through our annual service project. This year we will
participate by partnering with A New Leaf. Last year A New Leaf served 21,140 individuals with
resources, including homeless and domestic violence shelters with services,
affordable housing solutions, behavioral health, foster care, counseling,
financial literacy coaching, and basic needs. To lend a helping hand to the
families served by A New Leaf, we will be collecting various goods that the
organization is in desperate need of. Each grade level will have a
specific goods or supplies to collect; this allows us to cater to many needed
items. See below for our grade level’s list of items. Please ensure that all
donations are brand new, as gently used items cannot be accepted.
First Grade: bath towels and washcloths
During the week of Great Hearts Day
(Feb. 8-11), our students will be asked to bring in items to contribute to our
donations list. The drive will conclude on Great Hearts Day (Feb. 11), where
total counts of the donated items will be shared and celebrated at the morning
assembly. We look forward to seeing the generosity and kindness fill our hearts
and rooms with supplies that are greatly appreciated by the families at A New
Leaf! If you have any further questions regarding the supply requirements,
please do not hesitate to ask!
Math
I am amazed with the rigorous
content and the ability of every scholar to try new things while working hard! We
have been working on repeated addition, and dabbled with using repeated
addition to make multiplication sentences.
We will continue with multiplication sentences and how they are
represented using pictures and counters.
Multiplication sentences are read and the factors represent ____ groups
of _____, for example 3x4 reads as 3 groups of 4 or 3 fours. An assessment to check for understanding
will take place towards the end of the week.
Science
Onto the order of the planets
from the sun and the characteristics of each planet. As a class we will make a
solar system mobile, painting and building as we introduce the planets! Next week we will be learning about Mercury,
Venus, and Earth. On Thursday our
science lesson will focus on the love of our planet and how we can be virtuous
towards Earth. Complete with a small craft.
History
Continuing with Mexico! We will
be reading about different holidays celebrated, reviewing Spanish colors and
number words, and finishing the week with individual piñata making!
Literature
We will finish reading “A Bargain
for Frances”, focusing and review what it looks, sounds, and feels like to have
strong and positive friendships! I will
check for comprehension of the story once we have completed the story. Our students will also be introduced to
Nelson Mandela, conversing and reading bout his important influence to our
world while showing change for black history.
Music and art will also participate in some cross-curricular activities
to celebrate Nelson Mandela and black history month.
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