week of January 27,2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (week of January 27, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We are set to start our Building Writers next week and the orange Letters and Numbers For Me will be coming home.  We will be working on forming sentences, writing for informational purposes, and retelling facts.  We will also be working on fixing some of our formations while we are writing. 

Reading:  We will be continuing to review every letter and every sound each day along with listening for parts of words as well as blending them together.  We will be listening for the plot of the story when we read and making sure we know the important parts when we retell a story.  We will be discussing our favorite stories and why someone else should read your favorite story.

Math:  We will be finishing up and reviewing our Comparing Numbers 0-20 unit and getting ready for our assessment next week.  We have been reviewing more/fewer and equal groups, the number line, and number formation to 20.  Our Spring Math skill is identifying a number 0-20 and drawing the correct number of lines.

Science/Social Studies:  We spent a little bit of time learning about the Arctic habitats and polar bears this week.  We also talked about Martin Luther King Jr. in honor of the holiday this past Monday.  We will be preparing for our 100^th day fun that is happening on Thursday!

Reminders:

Report cards are being sent home.  Please sign and return the envelope, you may keep the report cards.  Please also sign and return the assessment folder (the red Spartan folder) after you review the assessments and return those in the folder.  The Math and Reading DIBELS reports will be coming home as well and you may keep those reports.  Please contact us with any questions or concerns J

Important Dates:

Monday, January 27- Day 5

Thursday, January 30- 100^th Day of School (please see note)