This week we are taking part in our own reading Olympics. Students will have a poem to read to you each night about the Olympics combined with the a little Dr. Seuss. This must be signed and returned the following day. Theodore Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) will be remembered on March 2nd, his birthday. Students need to read 300 minutes and get 7 AR points to receive a gold medal, 200 minutes and get 5 AR points for a silver, or 100 minutes and get 3 AR points for a bronze. Please join us in the medal / Olympic fun!
Spelling paragraph:
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
The Cat in the Hat is traveling to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. There will be athletes from eighty other countries competing in events like snowboarding, skiing, figure skating, and hockey. The Winter Olympics happen every four years at different locations throughout the world and are held to promotes peace and friendly competition between nations. At the modern Olympics, each winner is presented with a gold medal, each second place Olympian receives a silver medal, and each third place finisher is awarded a bronze medal. Hopefully, with the help of our reading minutes, the Cat will return to Lincoln with a gold finish!
The spelling test will be on Friday, February 26th. We are working on adding suffixes and "jazzing" up our writing with synonyms.
In Math, we will be finishing up our measuring unit. We will be learning about area and temperature. Our unit 9 test will be on Friday.
In Reading, we will be reading the story Earth Our Planet in Space. Skills focused on this week will be comparing and contrasting and parts of a glossary. On Tuesday, we will be having a special Dr. Seuss presentation by the Kamiakin Red Shirt Players.
Please help your child bring in the United States medal count each day. This can be found on:
www.vancouver2010.com
