Farah's Fantastic Learners

Jan. 30-Feb.3

Dear Families,

            This week, we are learning about:  Q is for quilt,Concepts of Print-front & back cover, author, illustrator, identifying/classiflying letters, words, sentences, spaces between words, Reading Comprehension-characters, setting, beginning/middle/end, summary, Describing Words, Proper Nouns, Action Words, Letters & Sounds, Rhyming Words, Opposites, Word Parts & Compound Words ,ABC/AAB/ABAC Patterns, Number/number words 0-20, Ordering and Ordinal #’s, Pennies & Nickels & Dimes  & Quarters—students should know that 5 pennies equals 1 nickel and 10 pennies equals 1 dime, Different ways to show 25 cents, Counting by 2’s to 50 and 5’s and 10’s to 100 , Winter Clothes, My Global Address

Cooking: Eskimo Pies

Please Initial	Behavior	Homework
Mon.		Reading: Books in Bag Social Studies: My Global Address
Tues. PE-wear tennis shoes		Math & Technology:  www.IXL. Com—We are still in first place!!! Next week, I will have the top 3 problem solvers as my special guest for lunch in the room.  Congrats to Lia, Hannah, & Dylan!
Wed.		Technology: www.starfall.com--  click on ABC’s, then listen to each vowel sound. Next, click on All About Me, then click on Who Am I?
Thurs. PE-wear tennis shoes		Poetry Folder: Please return on Monday.
Fri.		Homework is due on the following MondayJ

Important Dates:

Please bring in an empty water bottle by Friday. We are going to make a very fun science project the following weekJ

Have a great week ,

Ms. Farah & Mrs. Bailey & Ms. Haley

Jan. 17-20,2012

Dear Families,

            This week, we are learning about:  P is for Penguins & Polar Bears,Concepts of Print-front & back cover, author, illustrator, identifying/classiflying letters, words, sentences, spaces between words, Reading Comprehension-characters, setting, beginning/middle/end, summary, Describing Words, Proper Nouns, Action Words, Letters & Sounds, Rhyming Words, Opposites, Word Parts & Compound Words ,ABC/AAB/ABAC Patterns, Number/number words 0-20, Ordering and Ordinal #’s, Pennies & Nickels & Dimes  & Quarters—students should know that 5 pennies equals 1 nickel and 10 pennies equals 1 dime, Different ways to show 10 cents, Counting by 2’s to 40 and 5’s and 10’s to 100 , Snowmen, Winter

Cooking: We will make blizzard bite cookies. Also, our school is beginning fresh fruit Fridays-please send a small piece of fruit with your child for snack on Fridays. Thanks!

Please Initial	Behavior	Homework
Mon.		Reading: No books in the bag
Tues. PE-wear tennis shoes		Math & Technology:  www.IXL. Com—We are back in first! Our top 3 mathematicians this week are: Joel, Logan B. and Carley. Way to go !
Wed.		Technology: www.starfall.com  -please do the January calendar and the –ow snowman activity.
Thurs. PE-wear tennis shoes		Poetry Folder: Please return on Monday.
Fri.		Homework is due on the following MondayJ

Important Dates:

Friday, January 20—Bingo Night and PTA General Meeting beginning at 6 pm

Have a great week ,

Ms. Farah & Mrs. Bailey

Happy New Year!

Dear Families,

            This week, we are learning about:  Y—happy new Year! Concepts of Print-front & back cover, author, illustrator, identifying/classiflying letters, words, sentences, spaces between words, Reading Comprehension-characters, setting, beginning/middle/end, summary, Describing Words, Proper Nouns, Action Words, Letters & Sounds, Rhyming Words, Opposites, Word Parts & Compound Words ,ABC/AAB/ABAC Patterns, Number/number words 0-20, Ordering and Ordinal #’s, Pennies & Nickels & Dimes  & Quarters—students should know that 5 pennies equals 1 nickel and 10 pennies equals 1 dime, Different ways to show 10 cents, Dozen/Baker’s Dozen, Counting by 2’s to 40 and 5’s and 10’s to 100 , Snowmen, Winter

Cooking: We will read If You Give A Dog A Donut and make donuts!

Please Initial	Behavior	Homework
Mon.		Reading: No books in the bag—Please send in  your child’s sight word folder. I am still assessing and placing the students in groups for the 3rd nine weeks.
Tues. PE-wear tennis shoes		Math & Technology:  www.IXL. Com—Come on guys, we are in  second placeL. See Math Newsletter for 3rd nine weeks.
Wed.		Writing: Thumpity, Thump, Thump Snowman Writing Activity—papers attached. Please have your child use the word bank and sound out other words. Remember, good writers have spaces between words, start sentences with capital letters and use punctuation marks at the end.
Thurs. PE-wear tennis shoes		Poetry Folder: Please return on Tuesday.
Fri.		Homework is due on the following MondayJ

Important Dates:

Monday, Jan. 16-MLK Holiday