February 2-5

   

Psalm 139:8 "If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

This Week:
Happy Helpers - Monday - Tommy; Tuesday - Zane; Wednesday -Avery; Thursday -Evie - bring in your spanish word.

Thursday - Mystery Reader - Mindy MacDonald

                  Library - return books

                  9:45 - Make pizzas (Monique Wells to help) 

                 

Important Dates in February:

Wednesday - Lower Elementary Chapel - dressy enrichment

Monday, Feb. 16 - No school, winter break

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Late Start - jeans day

Tuesday, Feb. 24 - 11:15 - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - normal carpool time but will be located in front of the chapel (more details to come) - Anna Voss to help

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 8:45  - Poetry Recital & reception - both are in our room

Mary Michael Massie (MOM February) has emailed a sign-up for refreshments.  Poems were sent home last week.  All memorization must be done at home.  We will practice at school.  The children will also recite our school passage that we have learned thus far, so please continue to work on that at home as well.

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:8 & learn and practice vocabulary words within this verse.  The Jesus Storybook Bible.  
• Book of The Week -  "Little Nino's Pizzeria" by Karen Barbour.  Themes in this book are: bigger is not always better, father/son relationship, servant's heart, homophones (knead,need).  Narration homework on Thursday.
  Also, we will make our own pizzas on Thursday to culminate this study.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Unit 3 - Review new concept - /k/ sound at beginning of words.  When you hear the /k/ sound at the beginning of word, it will be a c if followed by a,o, u.  Use k if followed by e or i.  Story elements (characters, setting, main events)
  Auditory discrimination between long and short vowels; Decodable readers; Journal Writing; Making sentences and punctuation. Morning writing book.
  Trick Words (practice at home with cards) - as, has, had 
• Math - Months & Make February calendar, write numbers 1-20 correctly, beginning addition by combining sets and counting on; reading color words and following directions
• Centers -  This week - Make/paint pizza book; Reread decodable reader (Ben is Ten); Make short vowel book; games;
• Habit -Thinking

Have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence