March

March 2017 = Important Dates & Reminders = Luke-2/2 (actual 7/3) Ryan-2/9 (actual 7/7)
 * [[image:5ksfb/Balloon-icon.png width="50" height="50"]]Happy Birthday to...**


 * [[image:5ksfb/dont_forget.jpg width="82" height="78"]]Important Dates**
 * Friday, March 2-Teacher Treat Drawing;** 2:45
 * Saturday, March 3-Auction from the Heart-**Hope to see you there!
 * Monday, March 5-No School**-Teacher In-service
 * Thursday, March 29-**Half day
 * Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 8**-Easter Break

= From The Teachers' Desk = I can't believe it is March already, where has the time gone? We continue to progress at rapids speeds with our reading, writing and math skills!! It is amazing how far each child has come, I am so proud of them all!!

= Reading/Writing = =‍‍‍ Math = =‍** Religion **= =‍‍‍ Handwriting = = =
 * ongoing review of letters we've already covered
 * identify initial and medial /e/ and initial and ending /h/
 * blend sounds to decode words
 * recognize plot: problem and solution
 * draw conclusions
 * 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
 * recognize an adjective as a describing word
 * continue to understand and solve both addition and subtraction word problems to 10
 * use objects to model, count, and write numbers 11 - 19
 * represent a set of objects with the number names and written numerals
 * be able to decompose a number such as 18 into groups of one ten and eight ones
 * solve problems by using draw a picture strategy
 * count and order to 20
 * understand number neighbors (ex. 13 is between 12 and 14), and count sequence
 * count forward from any given number between 1-100
 * recognize and identify the value of a penny, nickel, and dime (counting by 1s, 5s or 10s)
 * recall the Bible story of Easter
 * learn about Lent as a special time to love one another
 * understand that Easter is a celebration of Jesus' new life
 * learn about Jesus' Last Supper
 * complete rest of lowercase letters (q, x, z)
 * review all upper and lowercase letters and continue to stress importance of using them where appropriate
 * continued practice of numbers and number words
 * review letters, words, and numbers on HWT lined paper
 * write proper sentences on HWT paper
 * continue to stress good pencil grip