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| Will the groundhog see his shadow? |
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| Will the groundhog not see his shadow? |
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| Our favorite photo spot is now too deep for us! |
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| It's coming...... |
THEME
Incredibly, as of Feb. 1, the 100th day of school should arrive on Tuesday, February 8th! This month is filled with holiday celebrations and theme awareness such as Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Force and Motion/Shadows, the 100th Day, Valentine's Day, and Presidents' Day. We don't know how we're going to squish in vacation!
LANGUAGE ARTS
We continue to learn long vowel sounds that are spelled in many different ways and review short vowel sounds. We continue to increase our sight vocabulary! Our confidence in spelling new words will help us as we continue to do more non-fiction story writing! We are excited to have our "How-To" Writers' Celebration very soon. We realized that we are experts at many activities! Next focus: "All-About" stories. (We know a lot about many things, so that should be exciting!)
*Special Note: If your child wishes to do a very brief "how-to" video, feel free to film them and send their creation to me via email, camera, flash drive, etc. We have learned that "acting out" helps us put more details in our writing, so this is a terrific form of encouragement. (No pressure though!)
MATH
We have been working hard to investigate how numbers go together in fact families. We will soon return to place value to help us make sense of some big numbers! We will also study 3-D objects to understand geometry and measurement.
BIRTHDAYS
No February birthdays
REMINDERS
Jan. 31 - March 4: Daffodil Drive (Delivery March 14th)
Wed., Feb. 2: Enrichment Program,
Shadows With High Touch/High Tech
Shadows With High Touch/High Tech
Thurs., Feb. 3: Chinese New Year
Fri., Feb. 4: Superbowl Spirit Day;
Wear your favorite team/sport jersey or Ox Ridge colors/gear
Fri., Feb. 4: Scholastic Orders Due
Tues., Feb. 8: 100th Day of School
Fri., Feb. 11: 2nd marking period ends
Mon., Feb. 14: Valentine celebration
Feb. 21 - 25: Presidents Week/Vacation
SPECIAL NOTES
- I can't thank you enough for sending in the mid-year supplies. It has been so nice to restock some items that we have used up quite quickly, and it's neat to have some new goodies too (ex: soft tissues!) Thank you for your generosity!
- Please remember to include all your classmates when you make/write your Valentines!
- We will be making 100th Day creations in class; no need to send in any goodies.
- With the chilly/snowy weather, please label all cold weather gear and send to school with your child in some kind of "snow gear bag." Thank you for helping the children stay organized with their belongings!
- We currently have 2 bags with unclaimed snowpants (one Trader Joe bag and one big brown bag).
- Thank you for your support in sending in the "Box Tops for Education." Please keep them coming!
- Thank you for your support in the Daffodil Drive!
- We were lucky to have Jeanne Yurman and Joanne Frawley present a terrific environmental/recycle program sponsored by the DAEG in January. Thanks! The students are excited to care for their environment way before the arrival of Earth Day.
- Continued thanks to our Room Moms, Marijke Hart and Nancy Lombra, and for all Volunteers!
JANUARY SIGHT WORDS
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