The Week of February 1stWeekly Newsletter

Valentine Project

Due Friday February 12th

We will be exchanging Valentines on February 12th. Each student is to design and build a structure or a container using geometrical shapes. We will be looking for the following criteria for each student’s project:

1. Design a geometrical structure or container that has an opening that mail/cards could slide into. The opening should be at least 5” x 2”

2. At least 2 two-dimensional/flat shapes are used to build the structures. (square, circle, triangle, heart, etc.)

3. At least 1 three-dimensional shape is used to build the structure. (cube, cylinder,etc.)

**The shapes could be decorations on the container or the container itself.

4. The box should be no larger than 12" in width, depth or height.

5. The container should be easy to carry

6. You must have fun completing this activity!

The structures will be used for collecting Valentine cards from classmates. Bring your box in along with 25 Valentines; one for each participating student.

**If you do not celebrate Valentine’s Day, you may create a box for other keepsakes.

Last Week of Tutorial 

Tutorial will end this week due to budget constraints. The final day of after school tutorial will be Thursday, February 4th.

Compass Learning

2nd and 3rd grade students should be using the Compass Learning website at home if they have access to the internet. Usernames and passwords were sent home with 2nd and 3rd graders. If you did not receive them please send me an email so I can get them to you. I have added the Compass Learning link to this page. It is to the right of this post under the the Important Links tab.

Dates to Remember:

2/2nd – 12th Carnation Sales for Athletic Program

2/11th February 6:30 – 7:30 PM Montessori 101 Rob Keys- Presentation – Follow the Child

2/12th PINK-OUT Dress-Down Day $1 – Susan B. Komen

2/15th HOLIDAY for ALL – Presidents’ Day

2/19th PTA Father – Daughter Dance

2/18th & 19th Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart

2/22nd – 26th PTA Science Celebration Week

2/26th  $1 Dress up as your favorite Montessori Material

2/28th – March 4th International Montessori Week

Upcoming HEALTHY snack weeks for 24 students: 

**We are a PEANUT FREE classroom.**  

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.  

           

2/1     Zoe

2/8     Wyatt

2/16   Kai (4 Days)

This Week's Lessons : (students continue to work on previous lessons)

Language/Reading

Writing Across the Curriculum  

4 Square Writing

Informational Writitng

Arithmetic 

Stamp Game +x-/

Fraction Shapes

Comparing Fractions

Mixed Numbers

Improper Fractions

Properties of Multiplication

Money

Telling Time

Perimeter/Area

Geometry-

Constructive Triangles

Geometric Shapes- Faces, Vertices 

Science:

Soil

The Life Cycle of a Frog

States of Matter

The Solar System

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

The Branches of Government

Practical Life:

Sweep Patrol