Week of: Feb. 1 - 5, 2010

Language Arts:  We will begin Unit 6 entitled “Animal Adventures.”  Students will be summarizing their reading and comprehending story structure.  They will practice counting the sounds in words.  In phonics, students will be reading (and spelling) words with the long o sound, the long u sound, and final clusters ft, lk, and nt.   High frequency words for the week include cow, table, now, door, there, through, horse, and wall.  Grammar lessons entail naming words for people and animals.

Math:  We will continue Unit 5 this week in math.  Students will be able to add a decade number to any two digit number.  Students will also learn to use the fewest amount of possible coins to show monetary amounts.

Social Studies: Students will complete a variety of activities entailing American Symbols.  This week’s symbols include the Bald Eagle, the White House, Uncle Sam, and the Statue of Liberty.   We will also learn about our First and Sixteenth Presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Health: The Great Body Shop Lessons

Upcoming Events:

 ·        Mark your calendars!!!  Ruby’s Family Fun Night is scheduled for Wed. 

        Feb. 3^rd!  Come support your first grade class with dine in or dine out! 

·        Don’t forget to bring in your box this week!  We will be creating our Valentine boxes at the end of the week!

·          No School on February 8^th and February 15^th.