February 27th - March 2nd

Words Their Way:

Your child will take a spelling test every Friday.  Please ask your child what color group he or she is on so you can work on the spelling words at home during the week.

Green Group: Sort #20 (sc, sn, sw) switch, scout, swim, snake, snap, do, from, get, his, if

Blue Group: Sort # 26 (wh, qu, tw, k) quack, wheel, twenty, kitty, kick, do, from, get, his, if

Red Group: Sort #22 short i vs. long i; (CVC, CVCe, CV, VCC)
why, white, high, night, twice, quite, might, quick, cry, bright, sky

Reading Workshop:

This week we will be continuing with the non-fiction genre for reading workshop. Our focus will be to learn about the research process: how to find a subject to research, which books to read first, and the importance of taking notes as we read.

Writer’s Workshop…

We will put the research writing process into action this week as we learn that research writers need to include facts that teach in their writing. We will share about topics that we are interested in and that we have questions about. Research writing is different from “All About” writing because we are not already experts on the subject that we are going to research.

Math:

As we are continuing to build that strong foundation in the fundamentals of addition in order to develop efficient mental computations as part of our logical, step-by-step approach to learning math, we will be exploring the world around us with “Doubles” and “Doubles Plus” strategies in mind.

Science:

We are on week three of our natural resources unit. Our focus this week will be soil and water. We will observe, examine and record data about the similarities and differences between three types of soil. We will also record journal entries as we learn about the unique characteristics of the different types and bodies of water in our world.

Reminders:

*Every Tuesday is our library day. Please remember to turn in your library books.
*TheSix Flags reading forms are due back to the school on Monday. This form went home a couple of weeks ago in the Tuesday Folder. Please complete the hours that your child read and return the form. I will order the tickets from school.  

Feb. 28 Spirit Night out at Catfish Parlour

March 3 Family Dinner Night in the Caraway Cafeteria

March 22 Talent Show for K-3

March 23 Talent Show for 4-5

Thank You:

Thank you to the families who have provided spirals and erasers for our classroom!!

Mr. Shores - computer lab

Mrs. Borden - classroom helper who supervised and assisted children during reading assessments this week.