Living Things

Students in the snow last week.

Hopefully this week ends up more predictable then last week.  Last week Ms. Thomas and I worked hard to make sure the two days of school we did have were predictable and engaging for kids.

Valentine's Day Cards and 100th Day Project
Don't forget to work on these two assignments.  Right now Valentine's Day cards are the most important.  Because of all the snow/cold days the 100th day of school has been pushed to Tuesday, February 19th.

Silent Auction Basket
This is repeated from last week: The Room K-3 families have been asked to donate a basket to the A2STEAM PTO silent auction.  The theme we have chosen is 'All Things Ann Arbor'.  I am going to add a Kerry Town giftcard to the basket.  If you can help please respond to the emails that have been sent out by our room parent Rebecca Noland. 

NAAPID Parent Involvement Day
NAAPID Parent Involvement day is next Monday, February 11th.  There are activities you can attend that are both school-wide and in my classroom.  Use the form I sent over email on Tuesday 2/5 to sign up for the parts of the day in my classroom you would like to attend.  If you don't have much time (especially with all those snow days last week) I recommend coming to the family read-a-thon I have scheduled at the end of the school day.  Siblings are welcome in my room for that last part of the day.  No matter what part of the day you attend you need to check-in with the office first.

Home Reading Bags
Send in those Home Reading ziploc bags so I can get some new books for you to read with your children.

Curriculum Overview

Science -  We will be preparing for our next big EXPO unit.  We will stat by discussing the differences between living and non-living things.  More information to come in the coming weeks.

Reading -  This week we will read some more fiction books that show friendships and caring classrooms.  Ask your students about the book Best Friends.

Writing - Students have been eager to writer each messages so we are taking some time to learn how to write a personal letter.

Math - We are covering simple computation and how to use and interpret the addition and subtraction symbols.

Word Study - Students are learning the long and short sound of each vowel.