1. Mrs. Kurth’s Classroom News February 22nd – 26th, 2016

2. Dates to save: February 26th- Hippie Day
February 27th: Tiger Fun Fair (Noon to 4 pm)
February 29th- Pajama Day
March 4th- Reading Carnival at school during the day
March 9th: No School - Teacher Workshop
Dates to save:

3. Tiger Fun Fair: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0949a5ab29a0f58-2016
Due to a possible sections boys basketball game that will be held in Delano on Saturday night, we have had to change the time of the Tiger Fun Fair. It will now be held from noon to 4pm on Saturday, February 27th.
If you have signed up to volunteer and need to change times (or you would like to add a time), the link to the volunteer sign-up is below:

4. “I Love to Read” Logs Last week’s total = 2598 minutes!
You need to read at least 100 minutes a week to earn a ticket for the Reading Fair.
Extra minutes beyond 100 help us with our school goal.
Keep up the great reading and remember to turn in your second week’s minutes next Tuesday. Happy Reading!

5. Mystery Readers
You could join our love of reading in 1st grade by being a mystery reader.
 A few days before you come to read, I will ask you to share 3 clues about yourself and/or your family (how many kids are in your family, what you like to do, trips you've taken, etc.)  
On the day of your visit, we will try to guess who it might be before enjoying the story you brought.   
If you are unable to read at the time listed but would really enjoy reading in our room, please send me an and we'll find a time for you!
Sign up using the link below:

6. Jump Rope for Heart Goal:
challenge kids to start living a healthy lifestyle now to prevent problems later
give them an opportunity to participate in a service learning project that funds the fight against heart diseases and stroke
Register on our page

7. Homework Survey
Last week, you received a letter explaining a project I will be doing in our class for my master’s course that I am taking.
This weekend, you should have received an invitation to complete the survey regarding homework in our class.
I would like every family to complete the survey. Please let me know if you do not want to participate.
I would like the surveys to be completed by Wednesday of this week.

8. Outside Recess
Even though it may be warming up, students will not be able to play in the snow if they do not have snow pants or mittens.
Please send gloves/mittens and hats!
Label everything!

9. We will celebrate your child’s birthday here at school
If you decide to send store bought treats or goodies please send 24 of them.
If it's a weekend day we will celebrate the Friday before or Monday after.
We will also celebrate ½ birthdays. If this doesn’t work for you we can celebrate it in May.
Please let me know which day you will choose if it falls on the weekend or holiday break.
February Birthdays
12th: Harrison
½ Birthdays:
8th: Oak

10. Upcoming Academics: This will change each week!

11. Reading: Lesson 17
Main Story: The Big Trip & Lewis and Clark’s Big Trip
Comprehension Skill: Comparing and Contrasting; visualizing
Phonics: long e (CV, CVCe); vowel pairs (ee, ea as in sleep, peach); final -ng, -nk; phonograms –ean, -ink
Grammar: Identifying types of sentences
Writing Skills: sentence writing with opinions

12. Spelling Words: 14 words!!
Me, be, read, feet, tree, keep, eat, mean, sea, these, street, please, could, there
*Practice writing sentences with word wall words, words with –long vowel sounds, vowel-consonant-e (VCE) word endings and 2 vowels together (ee, ea) combinations so your child will be prepared to write a sentence on the final test.

13. Long Vowel Sounds:
We will continue to have a vowel-consonant-e pattern.
We will begin to explore vowel pairs such as, ai, ay, ee, and ea.
Please continue to help your child read the words and understand the spelling rule.
Look for the spelling rule in other words you come across.

14. Anticipated Homework:
Math Concepts in this Unit: fact fluency, finding pattern rules, time and money
Anticipated Homework:
Monday: 6.3
Tuesday:  6.4
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: 6.5
Friday: 6.6

15. More Math…. Here is the link if you need to reprint homework pages:
Things you can practice at home if you are looking for additional ideas:
-Number Stories
-Addition Facts
-Telling Time to the half hour and quarter hour
-Find the value of coin combinations

16. “Ten Friends” examples: 1+9 = 10 2+8 = 10 3+7 = 10 4+6 = 10 5+5 = 10
1+9 = = = = = 10
“Turn Around Facts” examples :
1+9 = = = = = 10
9+1 = = = = 10
+0 examples
1+0 = = = = = 5
+1 examples
1+1 = = = = = 6
Doubles examples:
1+1=2 2+2=4 3+3=6 4+4=8 5+5=10 6+6=12 7+7=14
Doubles +1 examples:
1+2=3 2+3=5 3+4=7 4+5=9 5+6=11 6+7=13 7+8=15
Practicing these types of problems can help with “fact fluency” which helps solve a variety
of other math problems with greater efficiency.

17. Word of the Week
Extra:
Each week, your child can receive a sticker for their sticker book by writing down our special word/phrase of the week along with a parent signature.
This word also helps me to know that you have seen the newsletter!
They love stickers!
Word of the week: Dental Health

18. Family Journals are due each Monday.
Please find your child’s current entry and use the next empty page to complete your response to your child.
I also encourage you to use the letter format to allow your child to see and experience that format.

19. General Homework Expectations
Mondays: Spelling words and word wall words will come home (practice these words to be ready for the spelling test on Friday
Wednesdays: Wednesday work: students complete the comprehension page as well as practice reading the words on the opposite side. When you feel your child is confident in knowing the words and has completed the comprehension page, please return it to the classroom. It is due by the following Tuesday at the latest.
Monday through Friday: Math homework will be sent home each day, except Wednesdays. I expect each page to come back the following day.

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21. Volunteering
The media center is also looking for volunteers to help shelve books.
In the past, some parents have volunteered in the library right before coming to our room to volunteer.
Please contact them beforehand to see if they have an available opening.
Thank you for ALL your help!
We couldn’t do it without you!!!

22. Digital Days Day of the Week Digital Day Specialist
Important Reminders
Monday 4
Computer & Phy. Ed.
Wear Tennis Shoes
Tuesday 5
Music
Wednesday 1
P.E.
Thursday 2
Friday 3
Media & Computer
Send library books

23. Contact Information
Angie Kurth 1st GradeTeacher – rm ext.4102, Classroom Website/Blog: