What a week!

We have had such a busy week....

Language Arts- This week in reading, we have learned that good readers "STOP and THINK" about what they are reading to understand what is happening in the story. When you are reading our refrigerator homework stories, try modeling this skill by saying, "You know, I am not sure what is happening on this page. Let's stop and think about the sentence we just read, so we can understand what is happening."
We have also introduced the -ap word family. The kiddos helped come up with -ap words such as cap, sap, lap, nap, and tap. It's amazing how by just knowing a word family (-at, -ap), how many other words they can read! Please look for a corresponding word family refrigerator story coming home with your child's homework on Friday.  

In writing, we are ending our unit on "how to" writing this week with a "How To Put Together Mr. Potato Head" piece. Next week, we will begin "informational" writing. As always, we continue to work on using capital letters at the beginning of sentences, using mostly lowercase letters, spacing between words, tapping/dragging (beginning, middle, and end sounds) out unknown words to spell, and using the word wall to spell sight words.

In math, we have started representing addition/subtracting stories with pictures, manipulatives, and equations. I know I mentioned this before, but being able to see 'real' examples of addition and subtraction in their own lives really helps to develop their understanding of math.

Boosterthon/Fun Run
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Fun Run by making pledges. As of yesterday, our class was at $39 a lap. The kids have really enjoyed getting to participate in our class incentives like crazy hair day and pajama day. Don't forget tomorrow, Thursday, February 28th from 9:30-10:30 is our Fun Run. Have your kids wear their Fun Run T-shirts and wear appropriate shoes.
Parents are more than welcome to come out and support us.

Dr Seuss/Read Across America
We have been celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading Dr. Seuss books and participating in fun activities. Yesterday, we read, "Green Eggs and Ham" and made our version of green eggs and ham using applesauce, green food coloring, and Nilla Wafers.

Donations For Upcoming Activities
We have some activities coming up in the next few weeks. Please email me if you can donate any of the following:
a box of Lucky Charms, 3 bags of cotton balls, or as MANY donations of glue sticks (we really need glue sticks!).