February Newsletter
Mrs. Patrick's Class
Volunteers Needed
We are in need of parent volunteers this week for die cutting and copying.
We also need Clorox wipes and baby wipes if you are able to contribute to our classroom.
Important Dates to Remember
February 1: 100th Day of School, Hat Day & Sock Day
February 2: Twin Day
February 3: Wacky Tacky Wednesday , Doughnuts with Dads
February 4: Jersey Day
February 5: Wear Red, Fox Summit, Valentine Grams due
February 8: Famous American Project Due
February 12: Class Valentine Party, Time is TBD
February 15: Now a regular school day
Test Dates
Tuesday, February 9th: Famous American Test
Wednesday: February 24: Test Living Systems
March 1st: Tentative Date for Unit 6 Math Test on Place Value and Money
What we are studying this month
Math: Place Value, Money
Writing: Friendly Letter Writing, Simple Explanation Writing, Homophones, Contractions
History: Famous Americans
Science: Living System
Reading: Problem/Solution, Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Drawing Conclusions, Story Elements, Test Taking Strategies for Reading
Valentines Day
Vocabulary Enrichment from January
dormancy
main idea
extend
camoflauge
weathering
erosion
migrate
pattern
hibernate
ordinal
famous
position
blind
deaf
freedom
struggle
minister
athlete
extended form
written form