Week of 2/29

Dear Parents,

Another month has ended and I can't believe how quickly the year is flying by. Spring is right around the corner! Here are the reminders for this week:

- We will be taking the Terra Nova tests this week. Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest and eats a healthy breakfast in the morning. I also ask that you make sure they have at least two sharpened #2 pencils for school each day.

- There will be no homework or tests this week due to Terra Nova.

-  I am looking for Mystery Readers for 3/3 and 3/10 from 2:00-2:30. It would be great if every child in the class had someone come to read. If you haven't read yet and those dates work please let me know. If you would like to come and have a different date open we can set something up as well.

- A Spring book report will be sent home today. Please read the directions carefully and help your child complete it neatly. This will be due on Friday, March 18th. Reports can be handed in early if completed.

- Last year to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, the first grade created their own "leprechaun traps" and presented them to their classes. We will do the same project this year! Information will be sent home today and the traps will be due on Thursday, March 17th.

That is all for now!

Miss Tosti

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 11 "The Holy Spirit Helps the Church to Grow."

Reading
Story: "Animal Groups"
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Phonics Skill: Long O and review Long I, digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb
Grammar: the verb be
Magic Words: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, walk, they, sing, does, all

Spelling Words: time, bike, like, white, kite, drive, they, sing, does, all

Math

We will begin our unit on Telling Time this week. We will learn about the hands on the clock and practice telling time to the hour and half hour. We will also keep reviewing counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.