Weekly Update

Happy Friday!

This feels like our "real" first week back from break!  I wonder if the kids are as tired as me?  As we settle back into our academic routines, it feels good to get back to normal!

Quarter 2 Report Cards:

Second quarter report cards will be issued Friday, January 24th. Report cards will be issued electronically; I will not send home a paper copy. Your child's report card will be available for viewing Friday afternoon in your ParentVue account.  If you need assistance logging onto your ParentVue account, please contact Mrs. Sciortino in our school office.

No Homework Next Week:
I will not send home paper homework next week due to the shortened week. Don't forget to read!

Valentine's Day Party:

Mark your calendar...our classroom Valentine's Day party will be Friday, February 14th after lunch in our classroom.   The party will start between 11:45 am and 12:00 pm and will last until 1:15 pm.  All families are welcome to attend. The kids will exchange Valentine cards at the party, and I sent home a class roster today (I'm sorry I missed getting it into Thursday folders yesterday!) for those of you wanting to get a start on those.  The card exchange is completely voluntary, although historically, the majority of the class participates.  If your child brings Valentine cards, please be sure he/she has one for every student in the class. If your child wants to attach a little "something" to his/her Valentine cards, please don't attach candy or food... little items like pencils, erasers, tattoos, stickers are fine. Please watch for more details regarding the party soon!

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will continue our non fiction unit.  We will practice becoming super smart about nonfiction topics by chatting about pages, reading across words, and noticing text features.
• Writing:  We will continue our All About Books unit, in which we teach our readers about a selected topic.  We are including nonfiction text features, such as sections with headings, diagrams, different kinds pages, captions, glossaries, and tables of contents.
• Math:  We will finish our measurement unit. 
• Science:  We will begin our Matter unit.  We will explore the 3 states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) and conduct some matter experiments. We will test whether certain liquids mix and whether certain solids will dissolve in hot and/or cold water.  

As always, please reach out with questions, comments, or concerns.

Enjoy the weekend!  Monday is our wedding anniversary!  Leo and I have been married 24 years.  I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry because it means I am sooooo old!