January 30, 2015

Everyone enjoyed Pajama Day !

Reminder-

Due to allergies, please do not send food containing any type of nuts as a snack to be eaten in the classroom.

We will continue to collect books for the Elizabeth Ide Book Drive through February 27th.  They will be used to minimize summer reading loss for children that have minimal access to books.

Special Thanks - to Mrs. Wawro, Mrs. Major, Mrs. Edie and Mrs. Chlopek for turning our shoe boxes into mailboxes for our Valentine cards.

Valentine Day Party

Children will be able to exchange Valentine cards on February 12th.  Please have them sign their cards and bring them to school.

Reading

We will be doing a close read on an article from the Chicago Tribune, adapted by Newsela staff titled, Little Free Libraries bring people together.  Children will be looking for text evidence to support their answers to questions.  Vocabulary: public, variety, stunning, and encourage

Language

• suffixes
• metaphors

Math

Topic 11: Three Digit Addition and Subtraction

• given a quantity and one of its parts children will find the missing part by counting on or counting back

 Social Studies 

• distinguish between producing and consuming
• learn how people depend on the physical environment and its resources to meet their needs

Homework

Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log

Math - worksheet and practice facts

Spelling - practice words