January 22-25

This will be a busy and exciting week as we take time to CREATE celebrations throughout our school!   Our class is celebrating working SO hard to do what is expected while we work and play!  If you are here for a family night, check out our classroom door to see ways we are doing this EVERY day!

Since it is tricky for younger students to coordinate outfits for twin day,  please feel free to have them wear black pants and a white shirt and the whole class can be 'twinning.'

Upcoming Events:
January 18: Half Day
January 21: No School
January 22 & 24: Family Nights
January 29: Field Trip to PAC

Reading:  Every reader that solves a word, monitors to see if the word makes sense in the context of the book, if it sounds right (like something we would read or say) and looks right (has the correct letters). This week, we will be digging in to how to check for those three things as we solve words. Here the chart we will reference.

Writing: These students jumped right into how to writing and are already writing some amazing teaching books!  As we continue to work with How To books, students will work with partners to act out the books to check if the directions/steps make sense. They will add labels to their pictures and diagrams. Finally, they will look at our charts to set goals to create the very best writing they can! For example, students may choose to focus on writing details about their topic. I am excited to see how the students set goals for themselves.

Math:  One way that mathematicians become more fluent in solving addition and subtraction equations is to study patterns. Students will explore +0 and -0 equations and discover that it doesn't matter if you're adding or subtracting, when their is a 0, the number stays the same. Students will practice solving 0 equations quickly on a page with many addition and subtraction equations and by using flashcards. We will continue to look for patterns to strengthen our fluency!

Science: This week we continued our unit about animals and their survival needs. One lesson was called, “How can you find animals in the woods?” We learned how every animal has the need to seek safety. When we see animals in the wild, very often they are seeking safety. We will also read aloud mystery with a book called, Who Lives in that Hole. In the book, Desiree notices all the holes in the trees around her house—and sets out to discover how they got there, and why they matter. Ask your child what happens in the book!


New Directions' Families
As you know, New Directions' does not have an attendance area. This time of year is so important to our school for enrollment purposes.  Enrollment (for NEW families) for the 2019-2020 school year is underway! We find that word of mouth is the best way to market our school. In your friend and family groups, if anyone has questions about out school please invite them to contact our school or attend an informational session. The informational sessions are below:
January 24th  at 5:00
January 29th at 6:00
We also have an Open House on January 18 from 8:00-1:00 for families to stop in and visit our school during the school day.
As always, families can also call Mrs. Frischmann at 766-6116 to set up individual tours.