February

February, 2015

= Important Dates & Reminders =


 * [[image:5ksfb/100days.jpg width="58" height="63"]]Friday, February 9--100th Day Celebration**

Bring in cards to share. Have your child sign their own name. Do NOT have them address them. The children should bring enough for both classes. We have a total of 20 kids.
 * [[image:5ksfb/valentine.gif width="50" height="59"]]Thursday, February 15--Valentine Party**


 * Friday, February 23**--Olympic Games and /Closing Ceremonies Parade

February is Dental Health Month. A representative from Dr. Kurt Kwiatkowski's office will be here to talk with us about good dental care.
 * TBD--Visit from the Dentist**


 * [[image:5ksfb/dont_forget.jpg width="82" height="78"]]Important Dates **


 * January 28-February 2 Catholic Schools Week **
 * Friday, February 9--100th Day **
 * Thursday, February 15--Valentine's Day Party**
 * Friday, February 16-No School--**Teacher In-service
 * Friday, February 23-Olympic Games and parade**


 * [[image:5ksfb/Balloon-icon.png width="62" height="62"]]Birthday Celebrations**

February 2-Marin (actual Aug. 2) February 19-Reagan (actual February 18) February 28-Caela (actual Aug. 29)

= From The Teachers' Desk = We just want to take a few minutes to tell you how proud we are of all the children!! Their reading and math skills are really taking off. Keep encouraging them and working with them. February is shaping up to be very busy with our 100th day celebration, Valentine party, and a dentist visit for Dental Health month. Please keep track of the above dates as there is a lot to remember.

= Reading/Writing = =‍ Math = = = =‍** Religion **= =‍ Handwriting =
 * on going review of letters we've already covered
 * meet Superkids //**Frits** and **Ettabetta**//
 * identify initial and final /f/ and /e/
 * blend sounds to decode words
 * recognize patterns in text
 * compare/contrast story elements
 * recall details
 * understand that sentences start with a capital letter, words have spaces between them and end with a period
 * begin to write simple sentences that include a noun and a verb
 * continue to use objects and drawings to solve addition word problems, and to find 10 from a given number
 * continue writing addition sentences
 * use expressions to represent subtraction within 5
 * use objects and drawings to solve subtraction word problems
 * begin to write subtraction sentences for word problems
 * understand and solve both addition and subtraction word problems
 * continue counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's
 * sorting and graphing
 * recall the Bible story, "The Good Shepherd"
 * understand that God has given us many talents in which we should use to follow in his footsteps
 * demonstrate that we care for others
 * learn that doing good is acting like Jesus
 * finish lowercase diver letters (p,r,n,m,h,b)
 * complete rest of lowercase letters (f,q,x,z)
 * continued practice of numbers
 * review letters, words, and numbers on HWT lined paper
 * begin writing upper and lowercase letters where appropriate