February 21, 2011





Student of the Week
Paul






Thank you
I would like to thank the students that ordered books from the Scholastic Book Club. The class was able to get $20 worth of free books.
We would like to thank Mr. Hoffman for volunteering at the last minute to help with the Valentine Day party.

Conference slips went home today. Please return them as soon as possible. I also sent home subscription slips for the magazine Highlights. I would appreciate it if you could sign and return the form. If you do not wish to subscribe you do not need to fill in the information, you can just sign it. Depending on the number of forms that are returned I can get free prizes for the treat box.


Reading
Theme: Amazing Animals
Genre: Folktale
The story for this week is The Great Ball Game. In this Muskogee legend, Bat plays an important part in a game between the Birds and the Animals
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Target Skills:
Phonics: vowels pairs oa, ow
Comprehension: cause and effect; summarize
High Frequency Words: ago, field, half, war
Vocabulary: accept, advantage, argument, quarrel, penalty


Math
We will use attributes to compare and contrast solid figures and make plane figures from solid figures.

Social Studies
We will learn how weather patterns, natural resources, seasonal patterns and natural hazards affect activities and settlement patterns.


Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes and complete reading log
Math - practice facts/one side of a worksheet
*Please check your child's homework and have him/her correct mistakes.