February 8-11

Hi Everyone,

Report cards and iReady score reports went home this week. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

Reminders:

• This week we talked about appropriate snacks. I'm fine with anything "healthy" (granola bars, crackers, chips, etc.) but anything "candy" can stay at home or be saved for lunch dessert (candy bars, suckers, cake, etc.)

• It’s a Penny War!  Student Council is sponsoring a Penny War from February 16th-19th to raise money for Pillars Warming Shelter. Students can bring in pennies to earn points for their own class and silver coins to subtract points from other classes. 

• We'll celebrate Valentine's Day this week! As with a lot of things this year, we will be doing it a little bit differently. Although students are not allowed to bring in Valentines or treats from home, we will be celebrating by creating some Valentine cards in school and sending them to another class’ “mailbox.”
• Our next virtual Family Night will be March 4th from 5:30-6:30. Be looking for more info on that in the next few weeks!

Coming up:

February 9: The Read Aloud Family book club meeting at 8:00-8:30 pm

February 10: 100th day of school! Dress up like a 100 year old!

February 11: Wear Red/Pink/White

February 12: NO SCHOOL

February 15: NO SCHOOL

February 16: PENNY WAR THIS WEEK

March 4: Family Night

Curriculum:

Math: The last part of this unit focuses all on data and graphs. We'll first start by studying pictographs and bar graphs, making sure to take into account the key and scale! 

Writing: We're working on writing our second literary essay, making this one even better than the first by studying mentor texts and using checklists. 

Reading: We're coming to the end of this "Character Study" reading unit! To celebrate all of the hard work we put into studying our characters, we will be watching the movie Because of Winn-Dixie. It is rated PG. If you have any concerns about this, please reach out to me and we can make alternative plans for your child. 

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Jenny Kocourek