I hope that everyone enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL weekend! I just love this kind of weather...I wish that ole groundhog had not seen his shadow and spring was already on its way! I do hope that spring hurries up and gets here...I am not a very big cold weather fan. I like it for awhile, then I am ready for it to leave!
This week in whole group reading we are studying /g/ as in gorilla. We will be talking about gorillas this week. We will work on our Valentine's at the writing center, as well as some gorilla facts and stories. Look for some fun things to come home at the end of the week. Reading homework this week may have been more than what you normally receive. I am trying to help move some of the groups along quickly, and in doing so I am hoping that the extra homework will help the students skip a unit and move on. Please take your time, do not push, the students will "get it" in their own time. We will move with them.
This week we are working on Chapter 16 in Math. This chapter is about some geometry as well as directional terms (above, below, over, under). Work on these skills at home. Have the students get something that is over their bed or head. It will help in the long run when they better understand these terms.
We will have our normal quizzes or tests on Friday (Spelling and DLR). Please make sure to study for the DLR tests. You should be reviewing each sheet that comes home. The quiz comes directly from the daily sheets that are sent home. We have also started working on our handwriting on the back of the DLR sheets. Please go over the way to write the letters for this week with your child (A and B). We will also introduce how to write letter G this week, since that is our letter of the week.
Many of you are probably worried about AR and points. I understand that many of the students did not get to test on Thursday and Friday of last week. We were trying to make Model Classroom and I am happy to announce that WE DID IT!!!! I have declared this week to be a two test week...with notes for both books. We will keep moving along, but be prepared for this again (in about 4 weeks) as we will be working on Master Classroom.
Going on at Blount this week:
February 11th: Spring Pictures - Students may wear street clothes...BUT they must be within MPS dress code policy. NO spaghetti straps or camo. You will be called to bring other clothing if your child is not dressed properly. I would also like to add to this that your child needs to be wearing clothing that they can wear ALL DAY. Boys can take ties off, but we WILL NOT go to the bathroom to change into or out of our picture clothing.
February 13th: Valentine's Parties - 1:30 to 2:15. If you volunteered to bring something or help, please make sure those things are there on Friday.
Upcoming Blount Events:
February 16th: NO SCHOOL - YIPPEE - President's Day
February 19th: Signed Papers
I hope that you have a wonderful week! Get out and enjoy the wonderful weather, while it lasts!
If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me!
Ms. Messick
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