"I Have A Dream..."


Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr.



We'll discuss civil rights as we read about Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll make "Hands of Friendship" showing Peace, Love, and Friends.


Thank you to those of you whose children participated in the Hearts of Kindness Advent Project. I hope that you are working on the Community Service star bands. Please have your child wear his/her star band on Monday, January 30th.

Our reading selection is See How We Grow, a biography of twin sisters. Skill: cause and effect; Phonics: Dd /d/ and Kk /k/; Grammar: verbs that add -s: HF Words: see, look; -et Word Family: bet, get, jet, let, met, pet, set, vet, and wet. Be sure to write the words on index cards for practice and review. I hope that you go over the Phonics Story that is sent home every week as well as the Family Times booklet.


Sixteen children participated in the December Read Aloud, for a total of 237 books read, a drop from November. Good news though - We've read 1,035 books to date. I hope that more of you will participate this month. You should record at least 15 books in order to receive a Pizza Hut coupon.


The Gingerbread Babies are returning from their visit to another state. Only nine have returned so far. They've traveled to California, Maine, Rhode Island, North Dakota, Illinois and NY. We have one lost baby from West 57th Street. Is it yours?


We're working on symmetry and equal parts. We enjoyed "half" of a gingerbread cookie. We used tally marks to see if it would snow this month. Don' t you just love snow days!


Our bag of water (that has been hanging since September) has just about evaporated. We'll be growing a baby duck in water next.


We're learning a lot about bears and comparing real ones to fantasy ones. We'll have a teddy bear sleepover next week. Be on the lookout for an invitation.


Our buddies helped us discover what objects could sink/float in water. This week we'll experiment with things that can be absorbed by water. (We know for sure that paper towels clean up wet spills!)


Homework: Writing prompt: It is important to... Have your child complete the sentence and write another one to support the statement. Writing should be done in pencil, slowly, carefully, and neatly. First/last name on the back. Due: Thursday. The paper is in your child's folder.

Reminders

* We'd love to see your child at one of the masses on Sunday, January 29th, the kickoff to our Catholic Schools Week.

* Please send in your Jingle Bell Jog Pledges.

* Save the Date: Thursday, January 26th, Winter Poems at 2:35 in the classroom. Info will follow.

* Have a good week!