February 16 - 19, 2010

I hope everyone stayed warm this weekend! I heard about all the fun in the snow. What a fun and unexpected winter surprise! We have a lot going on these next few weeks, please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. Also, in the excitement of the weather I forgot to send home signed papers last Thursday, so I sent them home today.

SPELLING
The spelling words are listed below. Don’t forget to study spelling words on Thursday night for the test on Friday.

WORDS FOR FEBRUARY

February 16-19
Spelling words with initial or final consonant digraph sh
she, ship, shell, dish, wish, fish, harsh, shark, swoosh, shiver, shake

February 22-26
Spelling words with long a and silent e. (Bossy e)
make, came, lake, game, shake, ate, tape, come, shape, wake, Blake, shame, blame

READING
Our whole group sound for this week is /f/ as in frog. Our writing job will be related to various topics that begin with the letter Ff, we will also be doing several writing activities related to Presidents of the United States of America, specifically George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Please take advantage of using the Renaissance at home program. You will be able to see the results of the AR tests and Math Facts in a Flash that your child takes. Students can earn "Blount Bucks" for achieving certain math levels. In first grade students will earn five dollars to spend at the Math store each time they have passed five levels. Ex. When they have passed five levels they will get five dollars to spend. When they pass ten levels they will get five more dollars to spend. Please practice hard!! Your child will be able to take practice tests and tests at home but it won’t count towards their achievement level. Only test taken at school will be counted towards earning Blount Bucks. The Math store will only be open the last Friday of the month. Let me know if you have any questions!

MATH
We will test on Chapter 18 on Friday. Homework for math will be lessons 18 in the Practice Math Workbook. Look for the review sheet to come home the night before we test.

LANGUAGE - (DOL)
We have covered rules 1-20 and will contiue to practice these rules in sentences each week. Friday’s DOL will be taken for a daily grade.

A Few Reminders:
*We have been asked to remind parents not to drop off students before 7:20 am.

Our Valentine's party will be Friday the 19th, 1:30 - 2:15.

****Classroom Needs****
We are still in need of Clorox Wipes.

FUTURE DATES TO KEEP IN MIND

February 12 – Valentine’s Party
February 19 - Deadline to turn in Muffin for Moms response slip
February 19 - Word Wall Check
February 24 - Muffins for Moms 7:00-7:45 (A-L)
February 25 - Muffins for Moms 7:00-7:45 (M-Z)
March 1-5 - Read Across America Week
March 2 - Baseball Night @ PTA 6:00
March 4 - Book Character Parade 1:30 (details to follow)

Have a sweet week!