January 27-31st, 2020

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese New Year on Friday. The children learned some fun facts about the traditions of this holiday. We also had a small feast of our own involving crispy noodles with duck sauce and fortune cookies.

Reading: Unit 4 begins this week. The stories in this unit will discuss adventures. The first story is Eric Carle’s animal fantasy, “Rooster’s Off to See the World.” Our comprehension skill to focus on this week is Sequence (the order of events in a story).  The new amazing words to explore are: world, trip, journey, lonely, horizon, and homesick. The featured sight words include: are, do, and that.

Phonics:  Our letter of the week is Hh. The initial /h/ sound (as in helicopter) will be the focus.

Math: We are continuing to compare and order numbers to 20. Please practice counting backward. Also practice using the words greater & fewer, along with more & less.

Class News:

~ Please remember to send back your child’s report card envelope.

~Our 100^th day is only a few days away! On Thursday, January 30^th we will be completing activities involving the concept of 100. Students are encouraged to dress as if they were 100 years old.