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February 28th, 2022

This week in literacy, we will…

  • Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel to determine the number of vowels in a word

  • Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in single-syllable words

  • Learn that a “closed syllable” has one vowel, closed in a consonant, and has a short sound

  • Read The Hungry Fly, by Hannah Cales. While reading, we will use repeating patterns to monitor accuracy. We will infer the important idea from the book and make connections between text  and labeled photographs. We will also recognize simple plurals, notice and count syllables, and read words with initial consonant clusters.

  • Read a poem titled, Little Raindrops. We will talk about syllables, vowel teams and contractions while reading the poem

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons

In Writing this week, we will… 

  • Include detailed steps in our How-To Writing

  • Transfer our rough draft ideas onto our writing pieces to create complete books

  • Include transition words and phrases where appropriate

  • Edit and revise using the How-To Writing rubric 


In math this week, we will… 

  • Identify, name, describe, compare two-dimensional shapes including triangles, rectangles, hexagons, squares, rhombuses, circles, and trapezoids

  •  Draw a two-dimensional shape with specific defining attributes

  • Makes sense of problems and persevere in solving them

  •  Look for and make use of structure

  • Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories

  • Answer questions about the total number of data points in a set of data, about how many data points are in each category, and how many more or fewer data points are in each category

  •  Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between the defining and non-defining attributes of a two-dimensional shape


In Science this week, we will continue to learn about polar animals.  We will…

  • Learn about the polar bear, seal, walrus, Arctic fox, Arctic hare, and penguins.  We will even get to check out live cameras for each of these animals.  How fun!


Important Dates to Remember!

Next week is Read Across America! Here are the dress up days:

Monday: Read a silly book and wear a silly outfit

Tuesday: Read a book about a famous American and dress like them! It can be an inventor, actor, author, or more.

Wednesday: Read about an athlete and wear your favorite sports team!

Thursday: Read a book about a different culture. Wear something to represent your culture or hometown.

Friday: Read your favorite book and wear your favorite color! 

March 4- Early Release Day (1:45 dismissal)

March 14- PTO Meeting

March 18-27- Spring Break

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