Next week will be jam packed with great literature and interesting activities. We will be learning about things that start with the letter O... octopus, opposites, and the 'op word family. During the week we will read a book called Otto Is Different and talk about the things that make us different from our friends. Each child will get to talk about something that makes them "different" as we celebrate what makes us unique. Students will also spend time learning about the habits of an octopus when we read nonfiction books about this amazing animal and write a factual report about one. The class will also continue to enjoy the entertaining author Mo Willems as we wrap up our current author study. The sight word 'little' will be introduced.
In math we will be building our fluency of subtracting within 5. We recently have learned some new games to work on this skill and will be playing them with partners during the week. Our collaborative problem solving will continue as well. We need to remember to listen for the important words in a problem, ask our selves what we are trying to figure out, and then draw a picture to show how we solved the problem. At the end there must be an equation and a labeled answer. Many students are getting very good with this.
Next Friday is March 1st. The students do not have school on this day. There are several exciting May Watts events coming up in March....like the FUN FAIR and the book fair. Hopefully you will get to join in the fun! Have a super weekend!
