January 31

Dear Families,
We read the story The Class Pet and saw how the classes mouse changed as it grew! (Miriam)
We put events from the Groundhog Legend in order!
We talked about measuring lengths with objects in math. (Shubham)
We went to Library! (Jack)
We made our predictions whether the groundhog will see his shadow or not! (Nick)

Note:
I will be at a teacher in-service tomorrow. For that reason please make sure to call the office or send a note if there is a dismissal change. I will not be at school to check my email or send an email about our day. This is what I have planned for the kids to do tomorrow:
Build "or" words.
Review reading skills using the story "Six Wishes".
Pretend to be a groundhog and write about your day!
Practice comparing length in math.
Go to Art.
Make a groundhog puppet.
*Please have conversations about school behavior expectations. I know our substitute would appreciate it. Thanks so much!

January 30

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week end with -es! (Elvis)
We got to write our last opinion story in writing workshop to see how much we have improved!
We learned how to use a starting line to help us see what is longest and shortest. (Julien)
We went to Music! (Magda)
We talked about groundhogs this afternoon. (Timmy)

Notes:
*Please click on the tab "January's Weekly Newsletters" above to see more about our week!
*Thank you for all the paper rolls I received today! We collected enough already so no need to send in more! Thanks!!

January 27

Dear Families,
I told the kids I would send you our email since we ran out of time due to Hootenanny!
We read another Scholastic News today about polar bears! It was neat to read how the cubs learn from their moms as they grow.
We celebrated how our opinions stories have improved since we started our opinion unit last month. (Writing workshop folders were cleaned out so our take home folders are full today. These stories can be kept at home!)
We compared the length of 5 toys in math.
Today we went to PE.
It was a fun crazy hair day!

Reminders:
*Report cards are available today after 4pm. I've heard there have been some problems with them already. If there is a problem with your report card, please let me know so I can follow up on Monday.
*If you have toilet paper rolls (without paper) I'd love to collect a class set of 21 for a craft I want to do if time permits. Please send any you may have.

January 26

Dear Families,
We read the story The Ugly Duckling and discussed how the duckling changed as she grew up! (Travis)
In writing workshop, we finished revising our favorite opinion story.
Today we compared the length of 2 or more things in math. (Jasmin)
We went to Art. (Malcolm)
We talked about healthy snack options. (Matilda)

Reminder:
*Tomorrow is crazy hair day!
*Student Council will be selling NPE Hoodies starting today until Feb. 10. They cost $18. See email for the order form. I will send a paper copy tomorrow in folders also. 
*Tomorrow is last day to order Scholastic Books this month!

January 25

Dear Families,
We put events from the story Ruby in Her Own Time in order! (Addie)

We are using our opinion checklists to help us revise our stories.

We talked about length in math today! (Griffin)
We went to Library! (Justin)
We found foods that belong in each food group. (Chance)

Reminders:
*It has been brought to my attention from the monitors in the morning and at dismissal that our kids are still bringing "toys" (Shopkins, LEGO blocks, sports cards, Pokemon cards...) and it starting to cause problems. I would appreciate more conversations and reminders that these things need to stay home. Thank you so much for your help with this matter. 
*Friday is the last day to order Scholastic books if interested!

January 24

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech Lab. (Julien)
We read the story Ruby in Her Own Time. It was a cute story showing how we all have our own learning "timeline"! 
We took our math test. (Journi)
We went to Music. (Isabel)
We worked on revising our sentences in writing workshop. (Alyssa)
We glued foods on our plates that belong in our five food groups! (Dallin)

January 23

Dear Families,
Our new spelling words end with nk and ng! (Chance)
We are working on writing catchy introductions in our reviews! (Journi)
We reviewed adding and subtraction skills for our test tomorrow! (Griffin)
We went to PE. (Elvis)
We talked about eating healthier and the five food groups. (Travis)
It was a good Monday!

Reminder:
Please click on the January's Weekly Newsletters tab above for more information about our week!

January 20

Dear Families,
We had a good day.
Our class voted for Jack and Magda to be our class' Student Representatives today.
It was a great opportunity to talk about the voting process again!
We talked about book reviews in writing workshop. (Malcolm)
We practiced addition and subtraction to solve word problems. (Jasmin)
We went to Art. (Addie)
We had Hootenanny! (Shubham) 

January 19

Dear Families, 
We read the story A Place to Play. (Matilda) 
We put events from our story in the right sequence.
We used writing workshop today to write more stories! (Nick)
We went outside this morning. (Isabel)
We practiced more subtracting. (Dallin)
We talked about more places Traveling Teddy has been in America! (Jack)
In Library today our class gave Mrs. Liacouras a difficult time. Instead of going out for extra recess we stayed in and talked about school expectations. Thank you for continuing these conversations at home.

January 18

Dear Families,
This afternoon we went to NPE's Winter Concert so our afternoon dismissal time was quite hectic and we did not get to eat our snack. 
We started the morning in the Tech Lab. It is so nice to see the kids feeling more comfortable logging on and gaining confidence!
We read the story Mr. George Baker which was a sweet book explaining how places and people change over time!
We used our writing workshop time to add details to our stories.
We practiced another strategy we can use to subtract numbers in math.
It was a good day!

January 17

Dear Families,
We got new spelling booklets today! 
Our spelling words this week have y at the end that makes a long e or long i sound! (Timmy)
We did "writing checkups" with our writing partners in writing workshop to see how we can make our stories better!
We are learning new strategies we can use to subtract big numbers. (Robby)
We went to PE. (Alyssa)
We mapped some more places our Traveling Teddy has gone in the United States! (Miriam)

Notes:
*We are still writing opinion stories but collections are going home today since we are starting to write more reviews!
*Please go to the January's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week!

January 13

Dear Families,
We had a great time on our field trip! Ask your child about it!
We went to Art!
We decided to watch "The Bee Movie" during our Hootenanny time this afternoon! 
It was a good day!

Reminders:
*No school Monday! See you Tuesday!
*Scholastic orders are going home today! Orders are due Jan. 27th if you are ordering books!
*I hope you are enjoying reading winter stories for our January "Build A Snowman" reading project!

January 12

Dear Families
We read a story about an ant community. It has been fun comparing insect communities to communities of people this week.
In writing we worked on adding a catchy introduction to get our readers attention!
In math we reviewed how to make doubles in a number sentence. (Julien)
We got to go outside! (Magda)
We went to library. (Griffin)
After hearing a story about Martin Luther King we made hand prints for our bulletin board. (Justin)

Reminders:
Tomorrow is our field trip! Please remember sack lunches with your child's name. If you have an NPE shirt please wear it or the color blue!

January 11

Dear Families,
Today was a great day!
We went to the Tech Lab this morning. (Malcolm)
In writing workshop we compared our newest stories to our old ones to see if they are becoming more convincing.
In math we learned how to add doubles in a number sentence. (Robby)
We went to Music. (Justin)
We learned more about Martin Luther King and wrote our own dreams for the world. (Jack)

Reminders:
*Our field trip is on Friday. Please remember sack lunches & no lunch boxes.
*No school Monday!

January 10

Dear Families,
Today we read a non-fiction story about Honey Bees. (Magda)
We compared a honey bee community to a community of people. 
We worked on adding important information our readers may need to be more convincing in our writing. (Chance)
We went to PE. (Matilda)
We took an addition and subtraction test. (Addie)
It was a good day!

January 9

Dear Families,
We have new sight words! (Shubham)
Our spelling words this week have long e sounds. (Elvis)
In writing workshop, we talked about reviews writers write to help us see how we can be more convincing when writing our opinions. (Miriam)
We practiced making new number sentences with number bonds. (Journi)
We started learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. (Travis)

Reminders:
Please go to the January's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week!

January 6

Dear Families,
Today was a great BUSY day!
We took our spelling test this morning.
We talked about reviews writers write to inform people of things and places. It was neat to see how these writers wrote to convince us of their opinions!
We reviewed how to use number bonds in number sentences!
We went to Hootenanny this afternoon!
Have a great weekend!

Notes;
*Students will need a sack lunch when we go on our MLK field trip next Friday. (Please no lunch boxes.)
*In folders, you will find information about our January reading project called "Build a Snowman". When a winter book is read at home please record it on their reading log. When logs are brought to school, students will build their snowman. One book read gives them a piece to add to their snowman! I hope your child enjoys this project!

January 5

Dear Families,
We went to the Tech Lab this morning. (Jasmin)
We also had our last WAR lesson about safe touches after lab.
In math we worked on making number bonds to make new number sentences. (Dallin)
We went to Music. (Isabel)
We went to recess this morning but played in our room this afternoon. (Nick)
We made a balloon and wrote our New Year's goal (resolution) on it! (Alyssa)

Note:
I have received everyone's field trip permission slips. Thank you so much!

January 4

Dear Families,
We read the story Life in the Forest and discussed how animals and plants are important to each other. (Jack)
In math we are working on making a group of ten to make adding on easier. (Matilda)
We went to PE.(Julien)
We talked about New Years and how we celebrated New Years. (Timmy)

Reminders: Please return MLK service permission slips at your earliest convenience!

January 3

Dear Families,
It was a great day back with our kids today! It was nice to be together again!
Our spelling words this week have a long u sound. (Malcolm)
We used counters and ten frames to help us add. (Robby)
We did not go out for recess today. (Elvis)
We went to Art. (Travis)
We had another guidance lesson from Mrs. DeSanctis this afternoon. (Shubham)

Reminders:
*Please read this week's newsletter by going to the January's Weekly Newsletters tab above.
*Please return MLK service permission slips tomorrow!