February News

Specials Next Week:
-Monday: Computer Lab
-Wednesday: Music

Important Dates:
-February 13, 9:30-Valentine's Party
-Friday, February 17-No School
-Monday, February 20-No School
-Friday, February 24-ALL DAY
  
Valentine's Party
Parents are welcome to join us for the Valentine's Day Part of Monday, February 13 at 9:30.  I will have activities at 4 centers and we will rotate through them.  Children are welcome to bring Valentine cards for their classmates (23 students).  Do not write who the card is to.  Just ask your child to write their name on the back.  We will decorate Bags in class.  I have created a Sign Up Genius page for the party supplies.  Go to www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c45aba72ea3fb6-valentine. 

Literacy
Please continue to read the Take-Home books at home with your child.  The kids are making great progress in reading!  You are welcome to make a note in the folder to let me know if the books are too easy, or too difficult.  We want the children to be challenged, but not overwhelmed.  

Next week, we will review The Hat by Jan Brett, and read The Mitten.  We will be comparing and contrasting the stories as well as discussing the problem in each story, and how it was solved.

Math
Next week we will be focusing on the Partners of numbers.  The partners of 10 are the numbers we put together to make 10 (5 and 5, 4 and 6, 2 and 8, 1 and 9, for example).

Buddies
On Wednesday of next week, our 4th Grade Buddies from Mrs. Melaney's class will come in to help us record the results of a science experiement.  We will be dissolving candy hearts in several solutions (soda, vinegar, water, lemon juice, and rubbing alcohol).