Reading
We will have our theme review for "Amazing Animals". We will be comparing fiction and nonfiction stories about dinosaurs. Many of the children will remember the Tomie DePaola selection from last year when Mr. DePoala was the author of the month.
The comprehension strategy we will focus on is questioning.
Our vocabulary words are: disaster, earthquake, erupting, lava, pitch, volcano, allergic, rumbling.
The phonics skills will cover words with nd, nt, mp, and nk. We will review vowel pairs oa and ow.
The grammar lessons will focus on singular possessive nouns and plural possessive nouns.
Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, March 7th. I will be seeing some of you during the week for a conference.
There is no school on Monday, March 5th or Friday March 9th. Enjoy two long week ends in a row!
Math
We are working on measuring. If you do not have a ruler at home you may want to purchase one.
Student of the Week
Our special student was Nora. Nora has one brother. A few of her favorite things are the color green, penguins, pizza, the book Winn Dixie, and gymnastics. At school Nora likes art, gym and handwriting. At home she likes to play outside and play games. Nora is a good friend, painter, gymnast, and painter
