Well Phil saw his shadow this week, but that hasn't kept us from enjoying the warm weather. Next Wednesday is 100's Day (100th day of school). We celebrate in many different ways. It is a fun way to incorporate math into art, writing, etc. We are having a very low key Valentine Party the morning of February 11th. Kids can bring in their Valentine's any day starting Monday. We are going to be graphing Valentine candies, writing about Valentines, etc.
Don't forget there is no school Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th of February due to Mid-Winter Break and Presidents Day.
The kids continue to impress me with their abilities to sound out, write, and read words. Most kids in class are on list 5 or 6 for sight words and I only have 7 lists total, which means several kids have almost learned the complete list for the year. I may have to put together more lists to challenge those kids later in the year.
We have a new middle school helper in our classroom. We lost our other one because of the change in semesters. I worked with our new helper towards the end of last year and am excited to have her back. She will be a great addition to our morning:) It is great to have middle school role models in here to help the kids and show them what they can do if they keep their grades up!
