The Week of February 15th

Weekly Newsletter

Valentine Exchange 

Students did a wonderful job making and decorating their 3D figures! There were many creative and impressive designs to behold. They also enjoyed delivering Valentines to all of their friends. Congratulations on a job well done!

The students of Room 21 also enjoyed eating a representation of layered soil on Friday afternoon! They used ingredients to represent the layers of bedrock, subsoil, topsoil and even had some humus to make their soil nutrient rich! Please ask your student if they can remember the different layers of soil and their attributes.  

 

Compass Learning

***There are some students that are not logging in to Compass Learning at all. This work is on the workplan of every 2nd and 3rd grade student. It is an important resource that focuses on areas of concern for each student individually.  This website uses test result data to tailor practice to individual student needs. If your child does not know their username please email me, so I can get it 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.

Sidewalk Arts Festival 

The Sidewalk Arts Festival will be held on (date correction) **February 26th. This event is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and all of the proceeds go to Charles Ellis Erdkinder (Middle School) field trips. Please see Ms. Kami for deta

Dates to Remember:

2/15 HOLIDAY for ALL – Presidents’ Day

2/19 PTA Father – Daughter Dance

2/19 Spring Picture Day

2/18  Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart

2/22 – 26th PTA Science Celebration Week

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

2/28 – 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.  

           

2/16   Kai (4 Days)
2/22   Macie

2/29   Dallas

3/7     Dallas

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

Language/Reading

Writing Across the Curriculum  

4 Square Writing

Informational Writing

Arithmetic 

Stamp Game +x-/

Fraction Shapes

Comparing Fractions

Mixed Numbers

Improper Fractions

Properties of Multiplication

Money

Telling Time to the Minute

Perimeter/Area
Rounding

Geometry-

Quadrilaterals

Geometric Shapes- Faces, Vertices 

Science:

Months of the Year

Seasons

Fossils

The Life Cycle of a Frog

States of Matter

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

The Branches of Government
The Levels Government

Practical Life:

Energy Conservationist