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Newsletter for Week of Feb. 10th, 2014 = Week in Review = Next week we will celebrate our 100th Day of school on MONDAY. You received 2 notes on last Tuesday regarding the 100th Day collection and the 100th Day morning snack. If you have any questions about either, please feel free to contact me. On Monday we will be making a class "100 Day Snack" for the morning so no additional one will be necessary. We will also be do many "100 Day" activities. Also, it is time to turn in the 600 Minutes of reading time, if you were working on this program for a free child's ticket to Six-Flags they may be turned in from now until the 18th of February. Please be sure that 600 minutes of reading has been recorded as it is totaled to make sure your child qualifies for the ticket. Tickets are then sent to us in the spring and in turn forwarded to you. If you are still considering a conference, please contact me as soon as possible. I would like to complete all of them by week's end

**Reading** = =  This week we will be reading a non-fiction selection entitled "Cesar Chavez." The children will be learning about his efforts in trying to improve the working conditions of the pickers. We will also discuss the Catholic social teachings of peace and justice and how he incorporated them into his purpose. Our skills will be learning several ways to make the **LONG O** through the use of **o...oa...oe...o_e** and **ow**, retelling, high-frequency words, and comprehension of the story material. We will also review proper nouns and how to use **go, do, does**, and **went** correctly. We loved our Read and Treat this week. It was the perfect ending to our day. accomplish...agree...argue...attempt...goal ...better...change...buy...move...difficult...ripe...grow...low... boat...no...row...coat...go...difficult ripe 
 * Vocabulary for "Cesar Chavez" **
 * Religion **

As we begin our next chapter we lead into forgiveness by saying we are sorry. This will lay the ground work for the purpose of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which the children will receive in Second Grade at this time of year. The concepts presented will be sin and forgiveness. I will continue to emphasize that we need to make good choices, as we have all year long. God is always ready to forgive us for our bad choice. We need only to ask for forgiveness. The children are taught to forgive others. They are also taught that when the child is given an apology for something another has done to them, they should always say "I forgive you, but please don't do it again." "That's ok," just doesn't work. We do not want the hurt to come our way again.

= Math =   We have been practicing our graphing skills and measurement with nonstandard units. The children have been asked to create equations that explain their responses to the graphs as well. The children have also been introduced to estimating and the use of the inch ruler. We will complete our unit at the beginning of the week and we will begin our next unit on time. Our standards will require us to label the hour and minute hand, tell time to the hour and half hour, read digital and analog time. We will also be bringing in fact families for relating addition and subtraction facts. 2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3, 5-3=2 as an example.

 ** Vocabulary for Graphing ** picture graph...data...tally chart...bar graph...nonstandard unit

= Riddles of the Week = A stamp. Neither, candles always burn shorter.
 * What travels around the world but stays in one corner?**
 * Which candles burns longer, a red candle or a white candle?**

**Important Dates** Feb. 10th.....................Kohl's Wildlife Theatre, 1:30-2:30  Feb. 12th.....................Birthday Blessings, Feb./Aug. Feb. 14th.....................Valentine's Day, wear pink/red tops  Feb. 14th.....................Special bus routes   Feb. 17th.....................Scholastic Book Orders are due   Feb. 17th.....................Special Bus routes Feb. 18th.....................Six Flags-READ TO SUCCEED reading logs due Feb. 21st.....................No school, professional development March 11th..................Mardi Gras at LCT- wear purple, gold, green Mar. 12th.....................Ash Wednesday, Lent begins Mar. 15th..................... [|SHAMROCK], 5:30 p.m. Mar. 19th.....................Class Mass Apr. 12th-21st..............Spring Break