FEBRUARY 11
A PEEK AT NEXT WEEK
North, South, East, West. This land is the best. Our theme for next week – This Land Is Our Land – is designed to make our class aware of our country’s great heritage. We will learn about our famous leaders, George Washington and Abe Lincoln. We will find out who our president is now, and study the jobs that the president has. We will discover the symbols of our country, the Statue of Liberty, the flag, the bald eagle, the White House and the Liberty Bell. We will also explore Minnesota! Do you know the symbols of our state? We will by the end of this unit! The children will make a book about Parkers Prairie to share will you. We will be playing some fun math games with coins, making graphs and making patterns. We will learn some songs from long ago. This theme will continue into next week. I hope the children enjoy this unit as much as they have in years past.
FUN FRIDAYS IN FEBRUARY
Each Friday during February all students in our school will drop everything and read for 15 minutes. Watching all the children with their noses in a book reading, during our “DEAR” time is such a joy. It helps the children grow in their reading skills along with building their confidence as an emerging reader. You might want to form a “DEAR” time with your family. It is a special time to share together.
SPECIAL DATES
February 12th ----- Valentine Party (I have attached a valentine list if still needed.)
February 15 ---- We will now have school to make up the snow day we had last Monday.
February 16 ----Multi-Age in-School Activity (Parents do not come to this)
We will be mixing up our classrooms to give it a family-like atmosphere and doing some fun activities together. The children loved the last get together. The purpose of this program is to reduce bullying by forming bonds between multi-aged students. Our theme for the gathering is Show Respect
February 18 ----It’s the 100th Day of School! Watch for further info in upcoming letters.
February 22 ----Family Fun Night (Parents & all family members are invited)
Food served at 6:30
Games begin @ 6:15
A family fun night will be held at our school on February 22nd called Beans and Bingo! A variety of math activities will be available to families. The play, Jack in the Beanstalk will be appearing in the gym—don’t miss this wonderful event! Young and old will chuckle and smile as Jack sets off on an adventure! I am sure you will enjoy the time spent learning through play with your child!
Have a great week!
Julie Duberowski
