Week of January 28-February 1, 2019

We had another super week in Room 4. Be sure to come in and check out everyone's resolutions for 2019. They are hanging on the windows in the classroom and they're fabulous!

Here is what we have coming up:

Important Dates

Monday, 2/11: NO SCHOOL; Lincoln's Birthday

Wednesday, 2/13: the 100th day of school. The kids are super excited to celebrate the number 100 and everything they have learned so far this year! During the days leading up to this the kids will have two extra homework assignments: First, they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items displayed in a creative way. They can get as creative as they want with this! I shared some ideas and showed them past projects, so they should be getting their own ideas and starting to work on their projects. These are due no later than Friday, february 8. On the 100th day they will share their collection.
Second, I sent home ziploc baggies with kids' names on them. They will need to count 100 of some household item, put them in the bag and bring it to school . We will be using these for a few lessons while we count down to day 100. These are also due on or before the 8th.

We additionally need a few food items for this day for our 100th day trail mix.  There is a sign-up for this in the back of the classroom. Thanks to those who have signed up!

Finally, we would love to have some extra parent help for our centers time on the 100th day (Wed, Feb 13th) from 8 until about 9. Sign up in the back of room 4!

Thursday, 2/14 Valentine's day. We will have a small celebration after lunch. Kids can bring in Valentine cards for the class, but I ask that they only write their names rather than writing who each card is for. This eliminates A LOT of unnecessary confusion

Monday 2/18: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day Holiday

Language Arts

We are into our  unit about technology at school and home. We've read some stories that have led to some good discussions about technology and why people use it. This week we will read about technology in the past and now.
Our letter focus this week is the short u sound as in umbrella. We will work on writing, reading and spelling words with this sound.

Math
This week we will wrap up module 3 on comparison of length, weight, capacity, and numbers to 10.

Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.