week of January 26, 2015

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Weekly Newsletter
Date: week of January 26, 2015 

This week in class:

Math:  Our topic is: Topic 7, Addition.  We will have: stories about joining, join groups, use the plus sign, find sums, and make addition sentences. In Math Meeting, we have been counting by ones, fives, tens, and been counting from one number to another (like starting at 65 and counting to 83).  We will also continue to practice counting to 100 and more 100 fun on the 100th day of school. (More information to follow.)

Reading/Phonics: Our new story is called: “Then and Now” and the skill we will be focusing on is: drawing conclusions.  We are also working on Oo in the beginning of words and middle of words. We will be working on listening to: nonfiction stories.   Our amazing words for this story are: gears, webcams, phonographs, headphones, handwritten, newspapers.

Science: We will start: Chapter 7, Matter and Mixtures.  We will: identify and measure solid objects, observe how liquids take the shape of their containers, tell that gases fill their containers, tell how water changes by freezing/melting/boiling, and tell what is in some mixtures.  Look out for the Chapter 7 Newsletter coming home next week for more information.


Reminders:

Sight Words: I, am, the, little, have, is, to, a, my, we, like, he, with she, look, see, they, you, of, are, do, that, one, two, three, four.

The Jump Rope for Heart information is coming home and will take place in February at NSE.  Any donations must be placed in the envelope.

If you need any more information about Nonsense Words, Reading Fluency, AR books, or anything else, please let us know.  We try and send home as many samples and practice pages as possible to keep you informed.

Thanks for all of your cooperation with: completing homework, filling out paperwork, signing and returning tests, and keeping the folders cleaned out and organized.  We appreciate it!!!! 

Important Dates:

*Monday is Day 1, Please see new calendar

*Tuesday  is Day 2, Please remember you library books

*Thursday is Day 4, please wear sneakers

February calendars/information will be going home next week

*January 29- Report cards go home, please sign and return