Week of January 27

Religion:  We will be talking about Jesus loved us so much that he died and rose to new life for us.

Superkids:  We are continuing to work on short and long vowel sounds focusing on CVVC (consonant, vowel, vowel, consonant) words.  We will also be learning about adjectives.  Students will be reading another story in our readers in small groups and we will work on retelling what the story was about and putting events in order.

Math:  We are working on doubles plus 1 facts.  We will also be measuring the height of different things and creating an art project to go with it.  We will continue to work on identifying and counting money, creating patterns, and problem solving strategies.

Science:  We are learning about penguins.  This week we will be comparing our heights with the heights of different penguins, reading different penguin books, and completing more pages for our penguin books.

This week is also Catholic Schools Week.  We will be doing different activities on each day.  Here is what will be going on each day.

Monday:  Community/Spirit Day - Students may wear orange and blue.  We will decorate our classroom door to show our OLV spirit.  We will also make cards for sick parishioners.

Tuesday:  Student Appreciation Day - Students may dress in their favorite sports team attire.  We will watch a movie and have a special treat.

Wednesday:  Bowling Day - K-8 will be going bowling today.  Students should wear their gym uniforms.

Thursday:  Buddy Day/Teacher Appreciation Day - We will do a buddy activity with our older buddies.

Friday:  Parent Appreciation Day - Join us for mass and then come spend some time in our classroom.  Then enjoy breakfast in the school hall.  Students should wear red and white today.