School Wide Book Read: Every year Willard South reads a book as a whole school. Every family will receive a copy of the book. We will send home a reading schedule along with a website to go along with the book. Friday, February 3rd students will be bringing home the book. Please read together as a family and use this time to share the love and importance of reading. We will celebrate the end of the book with fun activities during our Literacy Night which will take place Thursday, March 2nd at 6 p.m.
Change-A-Life Fundraiser: All of next week, February 6th-10th, please have your student bring in change. All donations go to Willard Children's Charitable Foundation. Any amount of change helps!
First Tuesday Spirit Day: The first Tuesday of every month is no longer hat day. It will be a different spirit day each month. Students still need to bring a boxed or canned food item to donate if they want to participate. Next Tuesday, February 7th will be Twin Day.
Friendship Party: Friday, February 10th is a half day (Dismiss at 12:30) and we will be having our Friendship Party. If students want to participate they can get Valentine's for the whole class and make a box to collect their Valentine's. If your student is unable to get Valentines for everyone or make a box, let me know and I can help! I will send a note home with more information and a class list SOON.
What We're Learning:
Writing: Opinion and persuasive letters. Encourage your student to give you strong supporting details if they are trying to convince you of something ;-)
Math: Counting coins up to $1.00 and telling time to the five minutes
Reading: Paying attention to character's thoughts, actions, and feeling to describe their personality
Social Studies: Everyone mastered their continents and ocean assessment! Now we will construct a map with a title and a key and learn more about land forms.