Mrs. Murphy's Musings
News from Room 22 - January 11, 2015
Welcome Back!
After School Enrichment Classes
**Also, please send me an email if your child is enrolled in an after-school class so that I know where to send them each day at dismissal.
Restaurant Fundraiser
Yogurtland will give 30% of proceeds on Thursday, January 15 from 2-9 p.m.
Both of these restaurants are located in the Flower Hill mall on Via De La Valle.
You must have flyers with you to present at each restaurant. The flyers are were in the Friday Folders.
Holidays Around the World
Curriculum Focus-
Essential Question: How can comparing and contrasting details help you better understand what you read? (This is a good question to ask when reading at home.)
High Frequency words: any, boy, by, does, friends, girl, water
Phonemic Awareness: three letter blends
Vocabulary Words: culture, custom, language, similar, skill
Comprehension Strategy: text structure
Comprehension Skill: compare and contrast
Writing Trait: presentation
Spelling Words and Dictation Sentences:
any, boy, by, does, friends, girl, water, string, splash, scrub, scrap, split
Little cubs get strong in the spring.
They splashed in the water.
Math - Place Value, Comparison, and Addition/Subtraction to 20
Science - Weather
Upcoming Dates
Monday January 19th- No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 20- February 6 - MAPS Testing (Schoolwide)
Thursday January 22- PTA BINGO Night from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Week of January 26-30 - Great Kindness Challenge
February 6 - Digital Dash- (More details to follow)