Week of January 18th

THIS WEEK!

NO SCHOOL MONDAY - In honor of MLK Day

WEDNESDAY - THE 20th
~  100th Day of school ~
Over this long weekend - be thinking of what you might have 100 of at home. Please bring to school on Wednesday - in something clear that can fit in their book bag.  :) 
-reminder from last week's blog post - we will count, sort and compare

FRIDAY - the 22nd -
Honoring our Heroes  -- Essays are due!
Mrs. Woolley assigned this a couple months ago as a required assignment.
We've had 3 students turn theirs in already! Yay!
This will also be writing homework Tuesday - Thursday

CURRICULUM (this week):
Language Arts:
- New vocabulary words
- forming new reading groups for small group skills
- using apostrophes (possessives)


Math:
Addition up to 1000
(using various strategies)
- large group introduction
- small group instruction


Writing:
continuing opinion writing
(stating opinion - stating reasons for opinion - use linking words and write a conclusion sentence)  almost done with our first one!
- opinion writing book review

Social Studies:
MLK -  determine why laws and rules are important using the lives of Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson. We will continue to compare/contrast - Make inferences (ELA standard) and use adjectives/adverbs (ELA standard) within Social Studies content.
- compare / contrast Jackie Robinson & MLK Jr.

Computer Lab:
- Producing our final copies of our Opinion Pieces on Jackie Robinson. We've been gathering opinions, editing sloppy copies, conferencing and soon ready to type!

Media Center:
Book check out on Friday!


UPCOMING DATES:
28TH - International Night at Tritt
February 10th - Performing Arts Field Trip
February 15- Presidents Day
February 15- 19 - winter break - no school