Weekly Update

Unity Week:  January 21-25
Monday- MLK Holiday - no school
Tuesday- Bullies give us the blues!  Wear blue jeans!
Wednesday- Put a Lid on Gossip! Wear a hat!
Thursday- Teasing is SO Tacky!  Wear mis-matched clothes!
Friday- Shuford Unity Day - Wear Shuford shirts


Mrs. Matthews (our student teacher) has started off with a bang!  She is teaching a THRIVE group and this week she will start teaching writing.  I am so excited to have her with us full time this semester!!

Math-
Over the past few weeks we have been studying money and measurement.  Please ask your students the value of the coins and give them lots and lots of practice with counting money!

They also need to continue telling time.  Have them practice telling you the time in two ways.  They need to be aware of half past, quarter past, and quarter to.

We are now working on measuring using inches, feet, and centimeters.  They need to be aware of the correct tool to use when measuring and they should be able to estimate lengths.


Reading-
Your child will become a better reader by simply reading lots and lots of books.  Please make sure your child is reading at least 20 minutes each night.  Most students have a reader's response as well.  As we complete reading assessments, we are seeing a lack in writing skills, so please take the time to help your child with their reader's response.

Hope you have a great week!!

Headphones

We are in need of more headphones!  We have several students who have misplaced their headphones, or their headphones have broken.  If you would be able to help supply a pair of headphones for our class that would be awesome!!

Thanks!!

Weekly Update

AR Goals:

January 17th - 25%

February 1st - 50%

February 20th -75%

March 6th - 100%

Report Cards go home January 8th.

Weekly Update

Happy New Year!!  I am so excited about the great things to come in 2013!!

Reading:
Please make sure your child is reading his/her AR book each night.  Please sign the AR folder.

Reader's Response Prompts:  These prompts have changed.  Please make sure you go over the prompt with your child to ensure he/she knows exactly what to do.  I will be going over the prompts with each group today.


Upcoming Events:
January 21st:  No School