1/15 to 1/19

Hello!

This week we will be decorating our door to fit our theme of the year which is to BE ___. We chose the word 'unique' so our theme and will be decorating to show how our class is unique and how each one of us are unique! Feel free to talk to your child about what makes them unique to give them some ideas for later in the week.

Today we also read a few books about Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact he had on our world. It was nice to shed light on why we have a national holiday named after him!

Don't forget...January is a big month for our school!  There are many informational events taking place to help others learn more about New Directions.  Please share these dates with anyone you think may be interested in learning more about what a great place New Directions is for students to learn and grow!

Thursday, January 11th-5:30 PM District-Wide Info Session held at Tanner Early Learning Center

Tuesday, January 16th-6:00 -7:00 PM Info Session at New Directions

Monday, January 22nd-10:00 AM-1:00 PM Open House for prospective families at New Directions

Thursday, February 1st-6:00-7:00 PM-Info Session at New Directions

Families can also call Mrs. Frischmann at 766-6116 to set up individual tours.

January 19th: ½ Day for Students and Yearbook Orders due

January 22nd: No School for Students

January 23rd: Art Family Night

January 25th: Jump Rope for Heart Family Night

January 31st: Book Orders due for January

Reading: This week in reading we are working on reading our stories fluently. This means paying attention to end marks, changing our voice to match the characters, and reading with feeling. We will also be paying attention to dialogue in the story and see how parts of the book have the narrator setting up the story and how some parts are the characters talking. We will also be starting up book clubs to really get to know some of our favorite characters!

Writing: Students are bringing green  writing folders home today. We are asking students to decorate their folders with pictures (photos or magazines) or drawings/words of things they know a lot about that they could review as part of our opinion writing. This could include movies, toys, games, places, restaurants, books...anything your child has experience with that he or she could write a review about. Please return folders by Wednesday, January 17th. Let me know if you have any questions.

Word Study: This week we will continue with Unit 6!

Math: This week in math we are working on understanding tens and ones.  We will represent 2 digit numbers as tens (sticks) and ones (circles).  We will also read and write number words this week.  We will end the week with adding 1-digit number to a 2-digit number.  

Content: This week in science we are learning more about the night sky and the stars! We are learning about constellations (and making our own!), learning about what makes it day and night, and doing a close reading on the book What Makes Day and Night.

Let me know if you have any questions.