Literacy Writing

We will be reading books that focus on Exploring We will be learning about Persuasive
New Things. Writing.
Our unit essential question is: Why do people try
new things? We will continue to build on what the
children have worked on in opinion writing.
We will ask: How do you show you are excited to try This time the goal is to have someone try
something new? something new that you recommend.

Unit High Frequency words: with, that, this, from, to,
no, so, said
Previous units: and, must, went, help, is, as, his, has,
of, all, can, not, big, up, on, the, at, it, in, am, did,
we, he, she, me, my
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: sh words
Our focus will be on writing good reasons
why someone should take our
recommendation. We will start by making
lists of things we are interested in having
other people try. (Ex: getting a pet, going to
a new place, watching a movie, trying a
new food).

Math Social Science- Black History

We will be working on our projects for the

In math we will begin an introduction to
subtraction. Students work to compare numbers
using the vocabulary fewer than.
Students will not be using mathematical equations
at this time.
Black History celebration on February
22nd. Students will discuss the
contributions of these individuals to our
community. We will create works of art
inspired by these artists and represent our
uniqueness.

Suggested homework: Practice Sight words and high frequency words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlxAUCRJCio- Fundations Alphabet Song

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Warrior Wednesday-Wear your Ray gear of green to show their school pride!
• 2/14- On Valentine’s Day students may bring cards for all 22 students. Please do
not address the cards to individual students but only have your child sign them.