Important Dates and a Peek at the Week

Next week is a B Week

Asynchronous (on your own) Specials: PE, Music, Art, Search

Synchronous (live google meet) Specials: Library

Mid-Year MAP Testing

MAP testing went very well this week with only a few glitches! Due to the snow day this past Tuesday, we will complete our last day of testing next Wednesday, February 10th. Therefore, if your child is not testing it will be an asynchronous day after Morning Meeting and Read Aloud. Thank you for your patience and understanding with this! Wednesday we will be back to our normal schedule!

Random Acts of Kindness Month

February is Random Acts of Kindness Month! The counselors have created a fun calendar with an act of kindness for every day. Students are challenged to fill our community with kindness and complete the activity for each day. Those who complete at least 20 acts of kindness can fill out the Google Form and be recognized as Kindness Superstars on the morning news in March.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GiAOvLPj9GL2OLuBsBOtvNJ2GYLBSKKsannvPjDtmSw/copy?usp=sharing

Basic Addition and Subtraction Timed Drills

We will be starting timed math drills in February. Students will be given 5 minutes to complete as many addition and subtraction problems as they can. There are a total of 50 problems on the paper. Please keep in mind, we do not expect students to reach this goal of completing 50 problems until the end of 2^nd grade. This is a standard we will be working towards. As the year progresses, students become more fluent with their basic facts and more comfortable with the idea that they are being timed and their scores improve so please do not worry if your child is not completing them. These timed drills are half sheets of paper found in their blue folder that was given to them at the supply pick-up. Students should not be completing these on their own. 

Study Guides Button on Schoology

I have added a button to my Schoology page that will contain all the Science and Social Studies study guides for each unit that we will cover. If your child needs some extra guidance and review on a subject we covered in class please use the study guides!

Upcoming Quizzes on Seesaw

Thursday, February 11th: Math- Estimating Differences Quiz

Friday, February 12th: Science- Weather and Storms Quiz

 

Focus Areas for the Coming Week

Reading: Summarizing

Writing: Opinion Letters about our Reading

Math: Estimating Differences and combining Addition and Subtraction with regrouping

Science: Weather- Storms

PTA Newsletter:     
https://www.smore.com/5jza0

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https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/community-message-site/the-puma-paw