
February 14, 2011
Dear Parent(s),
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you all have a sweet day. This
Wednesday afternoon I have another meeting at the Office of Catholic Education.
Mrs. Smith will be our substitute. Things will go on like normal without me.
Please be working on your Black History Reports. I would
like the book report paper finished by Monday, February 21. They will bring
these in on that day so that we may begin writing and practicing speeches for
Friday, February 25.
Also a reminder, that I am no longer asking you to provide
snack. You may send in a little something each day or each week for your child
to snack on during reading time.
Thanks,
Julie Mennel
jmennel@littleflowerparish.org
403-5297
Writing:
- We are
going to continue working on our writing prompt pictures. The children are
going to look at some famous art and choose one to write a story about it.
- This
week we are focusing on editing and revising. We are also adding details
and “quotes” to make it more interesting.
Spelling:
- We
will have an assessment sometime next week. Students will be working on
these different patterns:
- Long u
(ui, ue, and magic e):
Sky, Xavier, Noland
- Auto
(understanding the meaning of the root word): Allie, Chase, Audrey
- Add ed (drop the e before adding ed,
double last consonant if short vowel, just add ed
if long vowel or short vowel with 2 consonants): Aidan, Elijah, Grayson, Milly, Courtney
- Soft c
and s (soft c when followed by long I or E sound): River, Marleen, Jackie
- Able/Ible ending (able with root words, ible
with no root word like terrible or horrible): Camille, Josh, Paige,
Garrett
Reading:
- Unit:
Social Justice- The life and dignity of people and the rights and
responsibilities. We are reading Belle Teal (segregation), Number the
Stars (Holocaust), Henry’s Freedom Box (slavery), and Rosa (segregation).
We are also reading picture books that deal with equality for all.
- Skill:
Graphic organizer titled Bystander/Ally/Target/Perpetrator. The students
will determine where each character falls in the books we are reading.
This should make for some interesting discussions.
- Black
History Project: Please work on book reports. We will do the speeches in
class.
Math:
- Unit:
Patterns
- This
week we are going to look at patterns of numbers. We will be using number
grids, counting by 2, 3, 5 and 10, doubling and halving, as well as
looking at complements of 10 (1/9, 2/8, etc.)
Religion:
- We are
doing chapter 3 in our Gold books. These will come home on Friday to
share.
Homework:
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Day
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Reading
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Math
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Monday
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Word sort
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worksheet
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Tuesday
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I am sending home a prompt.
Respond to it.
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Worksheet
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Wednesday
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Read and double entry
journal
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worksheet
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Thursday
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Make words
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Worksheet
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Friday
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Have a great weekend! Read!
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Flashcards
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