Week 27 February 29-March

February 29, 2015

Dear Parents, 
We hope you enjoyed your weekend! 





Dr. Seuss's birthday is coming up soon! If your child would like to share any of their favorite books, please have your child bring them in. For his birthday, we will be celebrating by having fun snacks and activities. On Tuesday, we will wear crazy, mismatched socks. On Wednesday, March 2nd, we will dress up as our favorite character from Dr. Seuss. 

We will begin our maps, legends, and fairy tale unit in Social Studies and Reading. If you have any maps, globes, compasses, legends, or fairy tales, please send them in with your child. Please make sure your child's name is on the items, so we can return to them back to you at the end of the unit.

We would like to ask you for your cooperation. Lately, the first graders have been playing games that are quite physical: play-fighting, throwing rocks and bark. We have talked to the kids about this and would like you to talk to your child about this as well.  

This week your child will be inquiring into the following: 

Language Arts
Word Wall- This week your child will be reviewing all the Word Walls with various chants and activities. The spelling challenge will be on Friday, March 4th.

Vocabulary: pretty, means, old, any, same, tell, 

Reading: For this week, we will continue learning about Dr. Seuss and his books. We will create The Adventures of the Wollytops and Pollytops. 

Writing: The students will be continuing to practice writing an "How To" piece, explaining the steps in great details. 

Social Studies:  We will be continuing learning about Maps, Legends and Fairy tales. If you have any maps, globe, compasses, legends, or fairy tales you would like to share, please bring them in and have your child's name on them. 

Math- This week your child will learn about adding and subtracting two digit number within 100.

 

Chapter 8 Skills:   B14, B24, B25, B26, B28, B29, D13, D18, F5

Homework

Monday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
Math: Practice two IXL skill (one in skill C and one in skill E)

Tuesday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
WWW: Worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
Spanish:  Worksheet

Thursday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.

WWW: Study for Spelling Challenge  

  

PRESENTATION FOR PARENTS - We cordially invite all DS school parents to attend a presentation that will be given by the Lic. Manuel Morales on the topic “The Four Types of Parents”. This presentation will take place on Thursday, March 10, at 12:00 p.m., in the Conference Room. The school will be providing some refreshments. We will also be rewarding the students per area (Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary) of the parents attending. Secondary area is offering 5 bonus points on a test counting towards the subject they are struggling  the most in, and Early Childhood/Elementary is offering a pizza party for the kids. We hope you will be able to attend!

Important Dates Coming Up: February 29 – March 18      READ – A – THON March 10                              Presentation for Parents @ 12:00 (The Four Types of Parents)                                                 Area Meetings 3:15 p.m.                                              Special Teachers’ Narratives due on the server March 11                              End of the Third Quarter (47 days)                                              Homeroom Teachers’ Narratives due on the server March 14                              Special Teachers’ Grades due on the server by 3:00 p.m. March 15                              Homeroom Teachers’ Grades due on the server by 3:00 p.m. March 18                              Early Dismissal  A.M. Schedule / Report Cards go home                                              Conferences in the afternoon March 19 -  28                     HOLIDAY – Semana Santa March 29                              Students AND Teachers return to school April 1                                  Read-a-Thon Winners go out to their Award’s Lunch