Monday, January 7, 2019

The week of January 2



Upcoming Events


Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No School January 21, 2019


Winter Sports 
January 23,  30 and February 6

Morning Meeting Share Topic

During morning meeting we are going to share things that we are an EXPERT on. Students are welcome to bring things that they can teach about! 

This week was a short week, but we all enjoyed being back together here at school! 
The first and second graders reviewed our P.A.W.S rules and set some goals for the upcoming weeks. 



Readers' Workshop 

















This week in reading, students worked with their new reading partners and reviewed strategies for decoding hard words. Students worked on crashing parts of multi-syllabic words together to figure out hard words. We pretended our books were like an obstacle course, and we didn't let those hard words get in our way! 

Next week we will begin our new unit of study on reading fluency. Please remember to read each night with your child. Students can read from their book bags, or if you have a selection of "just right" books at home, please feel free to read from your library. Scientists know that rereading books aloud and adjusting rate and intonation help develop reading skills. 


Math
In math, we worked on developing our number sense about numbers from 0-100. We played two really fun games. We played 50 or Bust and Number in my Pocket. Students had to use their knowledge of tens, ones, place value and greater than, less than to guess the number hidden in my pocket! 

Writers' Workshop
Students took a writing pre-assessment on Thursday which will help me to see what writing skills they are strong in, and which they will need to work on. Our next unit will be on informational writing.  

Science

In science, we began a new project! Students worked together to group animals by their characteristics. We had to use our prior knowledge about animals to sort "challenge animals" who may not have the typical characteristics, such as a hippo, pangolin, and tarantula. We are continuing to practice working interdependently.











Winter Sports

We are so excited to  begin our 2019 Winter Sports Program! We are all looking forward to getting outside and enjoying some of the snow.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate from now on! Please make sure that your child is prepared for their winter activity. I just wanted to remind you of a couple of things you should pack for your child.

Winter Sports Checklist

·         Warm clothes: snow pants, boots, hats, mittens and neck warmers.

·         Have your child dressed in comfortable clothes: sweatpants, sweatshirts and warm socks. 

·         A backpack to keep all of your things together.

·         A change of clothes. You never know when you will need them!

·         Non-perishable lunch, snacks and drinks.

·         Any equipment you are providing such as snowboards, boots, skis, goggles, helmets, skates, snow shoes etc.

Students will arrive at school as usual. Skiers and snowboarders will be leaving the school at around 8:30. Skaters, snow shoe kids and cross country skiers will be leaving a little bit later. All kids will be back at W.E.S. in time to catch the bus home. Also, please remember to pick up your child’s equipment in the afternoon or the following morning. Please notify Debbie at the front desk if you are planning on transporting your child either way.





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