This week we will  celebrate Valentine's Day.  The children will have a small party on Thursday from 1:45-2:30.  Each child should make Valentine cards for each of their classmates.  They should also bring something special to go in their classmates Valentine bag.  Some examples are ( pencils, bag of candy, erasers, plastic toys, etc). Your child will not have to bring a bag or Valentine box.  I have gotten these for the children. You make sign up for bringing something for the party by clicking on the following link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094BA8AC2CA0FF2-valentines  Thanks for all that are willing to bring something.  Don't forget to bring the $2.00 for the pizza for the party.

     The children will work on the following skills:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with the sound that /oi/ and /oy/ stand for.
• Listening comprehension skills
• Phonemic Awareness Blending
• Inflectional Endings
• Identify and read words with final stable syllable
• Read and use high frequency words in writing. (above, build, fall, knew, money, toward, balance, and section
• Review cause/effect in a sentence or story.
• Write narratives about Valentine's Day
• Tell Time by the hour or the half hour
• Continue to work on addition/subtraction facts
• Solve addition/subtraction word problems
• Learn about dental health
• Read and discuss weekly Bible story "Moses Says, "Let my People Go."
• Students read and discuss weekly memory verse:   " Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."  Ephesians 6:1 

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:  spoil, coin, join, joy, boy, boil, soil, enjoy, oyster, toy

Bonus Words:  Valentine - Dentist

Classroom Reminder:

• Please send in $2.00 for pizza on Thursday for our party.
• Pastries with Parents, February 14th 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
• Return the multicultural survey that was sent home on Friday.  This should be returned by Tuesday.
• If you would like a conference please contact me as soon as possible. Conference day is February 21st from 3:00-6:00.  However, I can meet for conference any morning at 7:00 or on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday after school.   I am also free to meet with you for a conference during my planning any day from 9:30-10:05.