Happy Groundhog Day!

Happy Groundhog Day everyone! I am sad to report that we will be enduring six more weeks of winter. This month will be very busy for us. We have several events and birthdays to celebrate. The first of which is the Chaffee Sock Hop on Friday the 6th from 6-8 pm. Happy Birthday this month to: Ryan (6th), Logan (10th), Jalon (24th), Lauren and Leanne (26th), and Sadie (28th). Also, this month we will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday the 13th at 1:30pm. Please remember we will not be in school on the 16th as that is Teacher In-Service day.
Here is what is happening in our room this week:
Reading: This week we are reading the book Seeds by Ken Robbins. Our focus this week is on what seeds become. Our AMAZING WORDS this week are seeds, roots, pit, pod, stem, and sprouts. We will be learning the meaning of these words during our study this week. Our sight words this week will be they, you, and of.

Student Readers: The student readers used during small group instruction are online for your child to use in their reading practice. To access these books go to http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/ and use your child's username and password to login and read these books.

Phonics: This week we will be focusing on the short vowel sound of Oo. This is the sound heard at the beginning of the words otter, octopus, and ostrich.
Sight Words: These are the sight words that we have learned tis year. Please review these with your child at home. I, am, a, little, to, the, for, have, he, is, like, you, we, see, look, me, with, she, my, are, that, do, they, and of.
Math: This week we will be concluding our chapter on number patterns. We will review ordinal numbers, even and odd numbers, and counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s.