January 20, 2015




Student of the Week
           Kyle



Parent/Teacher Conferences
Invitation for conferences will be sent out on Tuesday.  They will be scheduled "as needed" the week of February 9th.  If you receive an invitation, please sign up at a convenient time. If you have any questions, let me know.

Elizabeth Ide Book Drive
We will be collecting gently used books for students in Kindergarten - 5th grade.  Donations will be brought to Whitehead Elementary School, Mr. Lazar's previous school.

Valentine Mailbox
In the next few weeks please have your child bring in an shoebox (if possible with a separate lid) to decorate for their Valentine cards.  Their name should be written on the box.

Reading
Our story this week is Aero & Officer Mike, Police Partners.  In this nonfiction story Officer Mike and his K-9 partner Aero form a deep friendship. We will learn how the two work and play together.
vocabulary:  patrol, grating, quiver, unique, cruiser
focus:  author's purpose, main idea, compare and contrast

Language Arts
base words with prefixes and suffixes
We are continuing to work on capital letters and end punctuation marks.

Math
review and test on Topic 10, Place Value
begin Topic 11, 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction
We will explore different strategies.

Science
Lesson 3, What Are Some Plant Life Cycles?
vocabulary:  life cycle & germinate
We will learn how plants grow and change during their life cycle.
review and test on Chapter 3, Plants
review and test on Unit 1, Living Things

Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes & complete Reading Log
Math - practice facts & workbook page
Spelling - practice words