1. Monday: Word Problem: Mrs. Smith got 5 valentines from teachers and 5 more valentines from students. How many total valentines did Mrs. Smith get? Choose a strategy and draw it out to solve. Tuesday Complete the shape worksheet. Glue it into your homework notebook for checking on Friday. Wednesday Complete the circle map about Mardi Gras. Glue it into your homework notebook. Thursday Using the circle map from Wednesday night, write at least 2 sentences about Mardi Gras. HOMEWORK: *No more than 15 minutes daily. * Practice your individual skills folder each night.* Log books read on your Bookworm & send in when completed for a treat!. * Send your child’s HW Journal to school on Friday’s. Parent Homework Helper for Monday: READ IT, DRAW IT, SOLVE IT! In math, students can demonstrate their understanding of a concept by reading/listening to a problem, creating a drawing from their perspective, then solving for the answer and/or write an equation. This way, students learn to look for more than one way to solve a problem while developing confidence in their reasoning abilities and improving problem solving skills. Remember …Read It, Draw It, Solve It! LANGUAGE: “Laissez Les Bon Temps Roule!” We will have fun this week discussing Louisiana customs and our culture by celebrating Mardi Gras! Through fiction and non-fiction literature, we will discover the many wonderful events and customs associated with this Louisiana holiday. As an added bonus, we will enjoy the annual “MES Mardi Gras Parade” this week hosted by our first graders. Let the good times roll ! Our high frequency word this week is little. I am so proud of the progress our students have made in their journal writing, using more detail in describing their pictures, as well as inventive spelling. We will continue to work on adding action words and attributes to create “juicier” sentences. MATH: We will continue Unit 4. This unit focuses on counting to 100 by ones and tens, using comparative vocabulary to describe two sets of up to 10 objects, and counting no more than 20 objects. It introduces adding and subtracting and finding number partners within 10. We will also complete a mid-year assessment of students math skills. Also, we will be administering our math mid-year assessments. VOCABULARY: Greater than, Less than, Put together, Add, Total, In all, All together, Take Away, Subtraction Announcements: **VALENTINE’S DAY IS FEBRUARY 14 th … we are not planning on having a party; however, our class will exchange Valentines and enjoy some fun activities on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13th. If your child would like to participate, please make sure they bring enough valentines cards for everyone. We have 16 students in our class. PLEASE DO NOT PUT NAMES ON THE CARDS. Just have your child sign each one. Any questions, just drop me a note. NO SCHOOL February 16-20 for the Mardi Gras Holidays. School will resume February 23 rd. Have fun with your family! Can you help our Art Teacher with some supplies? New items needed by Mrs. Cleveland include any type of notions; ribbon, rick-rack, yarn, and trim; colored tissue paper; transparency film; plastic eggs. Please do not go out and purchase anything new; only if you have these items already around the house. Thanks! REMINDER: Practice math skills by using IXL Math at home! February 9 - 13, 2015 Dates to Remember : Feb 5- PTA Meeting 9:30 Feb 6- Pre-K/K visit from the Dental Cottage Feb 12- Krewe of MES Mardi Gras Parade Feb 16-20 Mardi Gras Holiday – No School Feb 23- School Re-Opens Feb 27- Cultural Arts Day