Hello Families,

This week, we had so much fun learning about polar bears and how animals adapt to their environment.   We did a science experiment on blubber.  Ask your child about what they learned about blubber.  

Next week, we have many celebrations!  On Monday, we'll celebrate "The 100th Day of School".  We have 4 fun centers planned to celebrate this special day! On Tuesday, Chinese New Year begins and we will have a few fun activities to celebrate.  We will finish our dragon mask on Tuesday, and have a "mini" parade on Wednesday.  

Readers Workshop:  We will be introducing what vocabulary is and how to identify the definition of the word. We will be talking about biographies and autobiographies.  We will also introduce what a contraction is and how it is made up  of 2 words.

Writers Workshop:  The class will be "picking a seed" which means they will choose one "how to" story they've written and nourish, edit and publish it! It's an exiting time for all of us.

Word Wall Words: friend, from

Math:  Students are beginning to use different ways to solve both addition and subtraction word problems.  Celebrate your child at home with how amazing their math knowledge is becoming with subtracting and adding!  Continue to practice mental math by sharing real world word problems to see if they can figure it out home.  Continue counting and grouping by 5's and 10's.  

Pennies for patients is our next fundraiser. Student Leadership will be coming to talk to our class on Monday about the fundraiser. Your child will be bringing home their own container to collect money for this worthwhile cause.  More info will be going home on Monday!

Some items we need for Valentine's project: 

We need the big grocery paper bags for our Valentine's bag. Please "reply all" if you're able to get 20 regular brown grocery bags for our class. Thanks!  Also, for Valentine's Day, please leave the "to" blank and write only the "from" on their Valentines.  It is too hard for the kids to pass out if they have names on them.  Thanks!

This Wednesday is our school-wide spirit day.  Students can dress in "crazy, wacky" clothes.  Please explain to your child that this is optional.  I have discussed this with the class, however, some students who choose not to dress feel left out when others ask why they didn't dress up.  

Reminders:
Pennies for Patients info to go home on Monday
Crazy/Wacky Dress Day: Feb. 6
No school on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18
Math Festival: Tuesday, Feb. 19


Have a great week!
Brenda Christensen

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