Mrs. Powers' Class: January 2011

Happy Friday Parents,
This week really flew by with there being no school on Monday. While I think of it, don't forget that there is a half day next Tuesday due to a teacher in-service. Dismissal will be at 11:35.
Here is an update on some some of our work this week.

First Grade Math-This week we learned about the Little Blue Penguins. We learned that they are 16 inches tall and can weigh 2-3 pounds. We are comparing them to two penguins(The King Penguin and The Rockhopper Penguin) that we learned about last week. What can your child tell you about any of these penguins. Can they compare them.For example how much taller is the King Penguin compared to the Little Blue Penguin. Here is the info so you will know.
Rockhopper Penguin- 18 inches tall and 5-6 pounds
King Penguin- 36 inches tall and 30 pounds.
We also introduced some new games. One game is Called Help! A Skuwa.
Can they tell you what a Skuwa is? (It is a bird that is a predator of the penguin. ) This game reminds me of Old Maid. They students are practicing two digit numbers and matching them to a picture. More next week about some other games they are learning.

Second Grade Math- We are focusing on the two kinds of subtraction. They are taking away and difference. Ask your child to show you a subtraction problem where you are finding the difference between two numbers. Ask them to explain to you what "busted means."

First Grade Fundations: If you look in your child's Friday folder you will see a letter explaining what we are doing in unit 7.

Second Grade Fundations- We finished up our unit on suffixes. More on what's coming up soon.

Writing-Each child is researching a topic. Some students are working with a partner. Ask your child what their topic is. Once they have answered questions about their topic, they put the information they have learned into their own words and create a table of contents. This information will be published into book form and they will illustrate it.

Have a great weekend,
Donna