Week of February 26- March 2, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for February 26- March 2, 2018

            This week, we will begin our new story, “Honey Bees.”  Throughout this story, we will discuss how insect communities are like a community of people.  We will also begin to discuss comparing and contrasting.  The test for “Honey Bees” will be Monday, March 5^th. 

            Our phonics skills for this story are the long E sound and VC/CV words.  Our spelling words include: feet, he, see, we, green, me, she, tree, week, and be.  Our challenge words this week are, “some” and “family.”  Our spelling test for these phonics skills will be Monday, March 5^th. 

            In Math, we will be taking our Topic 8 test tomorrow (February 27^th).  Next, we will begin Topic 9 Comparing and Ordering numbers to 100.  Key vocabulary we will be using include: more, less, greater than, and less than.   

            Earlier this school year, Mrs. Hull our school counselor, sent home a paper regarding Career Week.  I would like to invite you into our classroom to share about your career!  Presentations should be between 20-30 minutes in length.  Examples of topics to discuss include: education/ training, personal skills necessary in your field, typical day in your field, hands-on activities/ visuals.  Career Week is scheduled for March 5^th- March 9^th.  However, if another date works better with your schedule, we can always arrange a date and time.  If you are interested in joining our class to discuss your career, please contact me by Class Dojo message, note, or email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net). 

            Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (2/26)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Tuesday (2/27)- Day 10- Gym

Wednesday (2/28)- Day 1- Music

Thursday (3/1)- Day 2- Computers

Friday (3/2) Day 3- Art  *PBIS reward day!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message!