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                                                                             Newsletter Week #22
      Reading Focus:                                                     Homework
RL1.1 Students will answer and ask questions about                        Read 15 minutes
details in a text.                                       Monday
                                                                           Math and Reading Activities
                                                                           Read 15 minutes
Phonics  Weekly Words:                                 Tuesday
                                                                           Math and Reading Activities
RF1.3c  Students will read long vowel words with a
                                                        Wednesda           Read 15 minutes
silent e.                                                  y               Math and Reading Activities
RF1.3g  Students will recognize and read irregularly
spelled words.                                                           Read 15 minutes
                                                        Thursday
                                                             Notes    from  your
                                                                         Math and teacher:
                                                                                   Reading Activities
     Writing: Informative Writing                               Mon- PE Tues- Music, Wed- Art
(W1.2  Students will learn about informative                       Thurs- Media, Fri- Art
writing, and apply what theyve learned in order to        Important Dates to
complete a non-fiction book about the animal they        Remember:
researched.
                                                              Piloting the recess change was a
                                                               great success! The students are
     Math: Addition and Subtraction                            easier to supervise at recess, and
Were learning about doubles, doubles +1, and were            we are able to maximize our
revisiting our addition strategies from the earlier            instruction time by eliminating the
                                                               stop, clean-up, line-up
portion of the year.
                                                               interruption. Im especially
                                                               excited that were able to add
Social Studies                                                 more math activity time into our
                                                               block! Woohoo for more
Helping our community by conserving natural
                                                               movement with math!
resources
                                                              Feb 20th: Weather make-up day
                                                              Feb 20-24: Feel the Love Week
                                                                 o Monday: note home from kids
                                                                 o Tuesday: note from teachers
                                                                 o Wednesday: helpful parent
                                                                    tips
                                                                 o Thursday: Call from
                                                                    administrators
                                                                 o Friday @ 8am in gym: muffin
                                                                    breakfast for you and your
                                                                    student.
                                                              Feb 27-Mar 3: Dr Seuss Week (see