1. Language Arts: This week we will continue our theme, “Weather and the Seasons.” We will explore how there are four seasons, and that weather changes at different times of the year. We will discuss story elements using theme related literature. Our high-frequency word for the week is what. Our word family for this week will be the –ip family. This week the students will be assessed on identifying letter sounds. Academic Vocabulary : experience, hibernate, clear, cozy, retreat Math: This week we will finish up our unit on addition and subtraction and begin the next unit that focuses on identifying, describing and classifying two- and three-dimensional shapes. Activities also continue to reinforce counting to 100 by ones and tens. Academic Vocabulary: square, triangle, circle, rectangle, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder, sphere, rectangular prism, rhombus, length, weight, depth, attribute, face, side, corner, stack, roll, pattern blocks, and attribute blocks. In math this week, the students will be assessed on counting objects to 15. Announcements: **Family Learning Night : We are in the process of planning our annual Family Learning Night to be held on Tuesday, February 18. We are always looking for new ideas that benefit our families and would love for you to share your thoughts on topics to be included in our Family Learning Night activities. Please send any ideas to me at Victoria.Jones@stpsb.org or Mrs. Smith at chantelle.smith@stpsb.org. Thank you for your involvement in making MES such a great school!chantelle.smith@stpsb.org **YEARBOOKS: Friday, January 24 th is the deadline to order yearbooks. Only $20.00 each. Reserve your FULL COLOR copy now! Advance purchase only. There are two ways to order: 1. Order online by going to the MES or the MES PTA website and select “Click to order Yearbook” or use the link http://jostensyearbooks.com?REF=A03078550 (Personalization and other special options are only available online!). http://jostensyearbooks.com?REF=A03078550 2.Check: Return your check with a note that it is for the yearbook. Please include the following information in your note: Student Name, Teacher Name, Parent Name, Phone Number, Parent E-mail, and the Number of Yearbooks you would like to purchase. Please make checks payable to: Mandeville Elementary School. **MES SOCK HOP is Friday, January 24 th ! Rock the night away with your child and have some fun! A flier was sent home last Thursday with more details. **KEEP MANDEVILLE BEAUTIFUL CONTEST: If you are entering the Keep Mandeville Beautiful contest, your 8 1/2" x 11" anti-litter artwork is due to your homeroom teacher by 2/14/14. Dates to Remember :: Jan. 24 Deadline to Order Yearbooks Jan. 24 Sock Hop at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 Newspaper Drive Homework: *Please complete homework assignments each night with your child! All homework assignments need to be turned in on Friday at the end of the week with your signature by each activity *Time spent on homework should not exceed 15 minutes daily. Essential Questions important to our theme: What is weather? How does weather influence our lives? What tools do meteorologists use to predict the weather? Happy Birthday! Jaxon 1/20 January 21-24, 2014