The Week of February 8th

Weekly Newsletter

**DATE CORRECTION**

Last Week of Tutorial 

Tutorial will end this week due to budget constraints. The final day of after school tutorial will be Thursday, February 11th.

These are the Parent Education opportunities for the 2nd Semester. If possible, please make time in your schedule for these informative events.

Sidewalk Arts Festival 

The Sidewalk Arts Festival will be held on February 29th. This event is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and all the proceeds go to Charles Ellis Erdkinder (Middle School) field trips. Please see Ms. Kami for details.

 

Valentine Project

Please be on the lookout for a class list for Valentines that will be sent home on Monday.

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.  

           

2/8     Wyatt

2/16   Kai (4 Days)
2/22   Macie

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

Perimeter/Area
Rounding

Geometry-

Constructive Triangles

Geometric Shapes- Faces, Vertices 

Science:

Soil/Fossils

The Life Cycle of a Frog

States of Matter

The Solar System

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

The Branches of Government
The Levels Government

Practical Life:

Zoologist