Sunday, January 17, 2010

WEEK OF JANUARY 18-22, 2010



WEEKLY NEWS
MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010, SCHOOL IS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS TO HONOR THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY. TEACHERS WILL HAVE AN IN-SERVICE DAY.
REPORT CARDS FOR THE SECOND MARKING PERIOD WILL BE SENT HOME ON JANUARY 22ND (FRIDAY). THE THIRD MARKING PERIOD WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH IS A DAY 6-OUR CLASS WILL HAVE MUSIC. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WHENEVER WE HAVE A 2-HOUR DELAY, THAT DAY DOES NOT COUNT AS A NUMBER DAY, SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIAL CLASS AFTER 2-HOUR DELAYS.
THIS WEEK WE WILL STUDY THE LETTER Uu AS IN UMBRELLA AND UNICORN. WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE SHORT U SOUND AS IN UP. WE WILL DO OUR 4 PHONICS LESSONS, AS USUAL, AND, PRACTICE THE UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTER Uu IN HANDWRITING. HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT HAVE SHOW AND TELL THIS WEEK (NO U-BAGS!). INSTEAD WE WILL PRESENT OUR SHORT REPORTS ON THE STATES. YOUR CHILD SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE INFORMATION HOME LAST WEDNESDAY, ALONG WITH THE NAME OF THE STATE S/HE PICKED AND THE DAY OF THE WEEK S/HE IS TO DO THE REPORT.
IN MATH WE ARE STILL WORKING ON NUMBERS 10-30 THIS WEEK. WE WILL REVIEW AND TEST ON THIS CHAPTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
WE WILL BE READING THE STORY, "WHOSE GARDEN IS IT?" INFORMATION ON THE BOOK WILL BE COMING HOME ON TUESDAY.
SINCE VALENTINE'S DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, I WILL BE SENDING HOME A LIST OF THE STUDENTS' NAMES, SO THAT YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD WRITE THE VALENTINES. TRY TO DO A COUPLE A NIGHT, SO THAT YOUR CHILD CAN WRITE THE NAMES BY HIM/HERSELF.
HOMEWORK
EACH NIGHT: STUDY PHONICS/READING WORD LIST # 7
TUESDAY: READ INFO ON NEW READING STORY
WEDNESDAY: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE
THURSDAY: PRACTICE WITH LETTER TILES

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