FEBRUARY 2014 We are over halfway through the year. The children continue to show tremendous growth.

February is a very busy month. We will keep you updated on what you need to know. Dates and Activities Feb. 10th Feb. 14th Feb. 1$th Feb. 1&th Feb. 1+th Feb. '0th Feb. '1st Feb. '&th Field Trip to the Civic Center alentine!s "ay #arty Father%"aughter "ance '()0 dismissal * Conferences )()0*&()0 '()0 dismissal * Conferences )()0* &()0 ,o -chool * Conferences .*1' ,o -chool * /nd of second trimester -pirit "ay 0eading 1ur reading theme is Wheels Go Around. We will work on blending and segmenting words. We will learn about summari2ing3 4uestioning3 te5t organi2ation3 cause and effect and making predictions. Math We will begin -ection $ in math. -kills will include measuring3 identifying attributes3 writing number stories3 making e5changes3 counting3 estimating3 and graphing. Religion We will learn about the meaning of 6aptism and /ucharist. We will learn about the mass being a place to gather as 7od!s family. . Social Studies "ental 8ealth and #residents Science 1ur theme will be the weather. We will learn about the sun3 clouds3 rain3 wind and fog. We will have ou !alentine"s Da# $a t# on F ida#% Fe&' 14th' (t will &e ) o* 1+1,-2+00' You child will need to & ing valentines with his.he na*e on the &ac/' () the# have envelo$es% D0 102 $ut na*es on the outside o) the envelo$es' 2he e a e 13 students in M s' Young"s class and 13 students in M s' 4la /"s class' You do not need to send valentines )o &oth classes'