Welcome February!

Reminders:

·      The students are earning Class Dojo points for a craft party as we will be doing “melty beads” as the kids call it. I look forward to the party after our hard work!

·      February is our month to show INTEGRITY!  This valued moral shines through with academic achievement but I believe goes well beyond that.  Students will intrinsically feel the rewards of doing what is right with honest intent.  In the hallway, during testing, when conversing with friends as well as after school when study work at home needs to be done.  Please take a moment to talk about having integrity with your child.  I look forward to seeing these actions take place here at school.  If you have any stories of students showing INTEGRITY at home share them with me on Class Dojo!

·      Our annual Marshall Science Fair is in February.  All students 3-5 will have a project to display, every year we are blown away with their discoveries.  First grade will also have a chance to get involved as we complete a class project.  I am thinking we will be experimenting with weather or rocks.  Details to follow.

·      We are looking for Clorox and baby wipes for our class. If you could send in a tub or two it would be greatly appreciated.  We usually clean a couple times a week to prevent the spreading of germs. 

Save the Dates:

·      Wednesday, February 7^th- PTO at a NEW TIME 4:30!

·      February 12^th-16^th- Random Acts of Kindness Week

·      Monday, February 19^th- No School

Next Week:

Language Arts

Our class will be finishing up their first chapter book studies next week. I look forward to our happy ending!  The students will finish their unit with a comprehension quiz.  It has been finding reading with the students!

Math

Minor switch up, I jumped ahead a unit, we will not be working on geometry.  Instead, we will be working on numbers and base ten.  We will be breaking down our numbers to 100 as we understand the tens and ones that compose numbers.  This involves many math tools and dialog.  At home you could easily build numbers with dimes and pennies!   

Science

The experiments and inquiry conversations that have been taking place during science are impressive!  We are still working on our balance and motion unit as they shift their studies to more motion based.      

Social Studies

Lady Liberty will be our focus next week.  From her creation to the assembly in the United States it will be so very interesting!    

Congrats Brayden for earning our Organization Award!

-Ms. Reger and Miss. Kelly