Weekly Update for 02/05/18

Class Dojo. 

In an effort to help foster a “GREAT” classroom, we will begin using Class Dojo.  Attached to this memo is your child’s log-in information.  Please register by Monday, February 12.  As a class we will use this app to earn points for being “GREAT” citizens.  I will also occasionally use it to send out updates about our class. 

What does it mean to be a “GREAT” citizen?  A “GREAT” citizen shows the following:

Growth:  Do your choices show improvement in learning and/or implementing the routines, procedures and expectations of our school community?

Respect:  Do your action show that you value yourself, others and your environment?

Empathy:  Do your actions show understanding of another’s thoughts and feelings?

Accountability:  Do your actions show that you take ownership of your choices?

Trustworthiness:  Do you actions and words show integrity, honesty, and reliability?

Food Drive

The SEARCH students are coordinating a school wide food drive. The non-perishable pantry items will be donated to the COP Food Bank to help our community.  Students may send in items beginning Monday, February 5.  The food drive will continue through Friday, March 9th.

Valentine’s Day Cards

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, February 14.  Attached to the weekly memo for last week was a list of all the students in our class.  Please let me know if you didn't receive one.  If your child would like to bring in Valentine’s Day cards to share with the class, please make sure to include of our classmates.

What are we learning this week?

Reading SOL 1.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.

b) Set a purpose for reading.

e) Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about what is read.

f) Identify characters, setting, and important events.

Writing SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas of a variety of purposes. 

a) Generate ideas.

b) Focus on one topic.

c) Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.

d) Use complete sentences in final copies.

e) Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation in final copies.

f) Use correct spelling for commonly used sight words and phonetically regular words in final copies.

g) Share writing with others.

Math SOL  Time

1.9  The student will investigate the passage of time and

a)   tell time to the hour and half-hour, using analog and digital clocks

b)   read and interpret a calendar

        Weekly Schedule

*Monday, February 5     Yellow Resource 274 Steps

*Tuesday, February 6     Green Resource 278 Steps   

*Wednesday, February 7  Blue Resource   282 Steps
Report Cards Issued
Guest Speaker from Head Start

*Thursday, February 8    Purple Resource  286 Steps


*Friday, February 9       Red Resource    270 Steps

Snowball Dance 6:00-8:00 sponsored by the PTA

                Looking Ahead

• Feb. 13 – “Donuts for Dads” (7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.)
• Feb. 19 – Presidents Day: No school