Important Dates/Events:
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Monday, January 19th- MLK –
No School
·
Friday, January 23rd—Casual
Day
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Monday, January 26th- Start
of Catholic Schools Week
·
Friday, January 30th —Mass
at 11:00
·
Friday, January 30th—Noon
Dismissal
Family
Shields: As part of our Catholic Schools Week
celebration, each child is asked to make a family shield. The shield template and directions went home with your child last Friday.
Upcoming Star of the Week: Short Week / No Star
Upcoming Secret Reader: Phoebe Schreiner
Reading: This
week I began assessments using the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment
System. To find out more about these
assessments check out this page on my blog: http://mrsleary1a.blogspot.com/p/benchmark-reading-assessments.html. If you would like
to know more about your child’s independent reading level please let me know.
Math: This week, we began work in our eighth unit, Tens and
Ones. This unit has focused on counting
with groups of ten and leftovers, numbers made with tens, tens and ones,
expanded form, ways to make numbers, and making organized lists. We will have an assessment on this unit next
Wednesday. Our ninth unit will be Comparing
and Ordering Numbers to 100.
Phonics: We are entering the third week of our unit which will
include a review and study of all new glued sounds before our end of unit
assessment. Other topics covered in this
unit are blending and segmenting the “ng” and “nk” sounds, narrative fiction
vs. informational books, and reading with accuracy and prosody. We will have an assessment on this topic next
Friday.
Religion: We have begun work in our eighth unit, which focuses on the
followers of Jesus. Students will
explore how they can be followers of Jesus.
Enjoy your weekend!
Alison
