Mrs. Ballesteros & Ms.

Roussey
Superkids Classroom Newsletter
Robins K- 8

February 1, 2016

Important Information

February is here and it is a very busy

month! This month we have many
important happenings in our class and
school. Please read this newsletter and
all attached to be informed and to plan!

Conferences- On Feb. 11 and 12th we will

be having early dismissal for parent teacher
conferences. I will personally contact you if I
need to conference with you about your
child's academic progress.
Please plan on
the dismissal time being at 11:45.

Supplies needed - We are in need of color

pencils and crayons. If anyone could donate,
we
would
certainly
appreciate
your
generosity. For those who plan to buy teacher
gifts for Valentines, although I appreciate your
thoughtfulness, I would much rather you
considering donating supplies for students to
enjoy! Their hugs and your warm thoughts
are a huge gift for the teacher in itself!

100th day- Thank you to all the families who

donated items for the 100th day of school. It
was a day filled with fun and learning!

Issue Number 11

Valentines Exchange and

Celebration
We will be exchanging Valentine cards on Friday,
Feb. 12th. Attached is a list of students names for
those who wish to send in Valentines cards. Make
sure that there is enough for everyone. Please
have your child begin to write the names of
students on each card as part of their daily
homework. They may write a few cards at a time
each day. Please plan on having the cards
completed and sent to school no later than
Feb. 10th, so that each child may sort their
cards for each student. We will be decorating a
bag to collect our Valentines, so please do not
send one in. We will be having a small party that
day as well. You may send in treats to share with

Love of Reading Week

Love of Reading week is the week on February

8th-12th. Our class would like to invite family
members to come and read one of your favorite
books to us. Attached is the sign up and times we
are available for readers. Please return it by
Friday, Feb. 5th.
I will then send home a
confirmation of your time and date. We look
forward to listening to your story and sharing in
the joy of literacy!
Beginning this week, the students will participate
in the following to celebrate the love of reading
week:
Monday 2/8: African American Reader Day
Tuesday 2/9: Bring your favorite book to
class!
Wednesday 2/10: Read In Day Students may
wear pajamas to school (no slippers) and bring a
small blanket, their favorite stuffed animal and
books from home to read in class.

Important Dates
2/9 PTO meeting @ 4:00
2/10 Pajama Day and Read in
2/ 11 & 2/12 Conferences, dismissal
@11:45
2/12 Valentines Day Party
2/16 Family Science Night @ 6:00
February 25th & 26th - Rodeo break,
No School!

Thursday 2/11: Turn off your TV and read to

You can find magic

wherever you look. Sit
back and relax, all you
need is a book.
-Dr. Seuss

The Students are learning.

Page 2 Classroom Newsletter

Language Arts Students will continue to ask and answer questions about key details in
reading and identify the topic of a story. They will demonstrate and confirm understanding
of the read aloud text through a written experience. They will identify story elements and
use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters, setting, events, problem and
solution. They will listen and respond to stories. They will read high frequency words and
use strategies to read compound words.
Writing The students will continue to use the d'nealian style of handwriting and practice
correct letter formation using the line spacing and using their best handwriting. Students
will practice concepts about print in their writing of sentences: using a capital letter and
correct punctuation at the end of the sentence. They are also learning to use word
boundaries and phonics to spell by stretching words to hear and record sounds. They will
also be writing about observations in Science.
Math
The students will continue to collecting, interpreting and making representations
of data, review 10 more and 10 less concepts of numbers, continue with addition and
subtraction story problems and review place value.
Science We will continue with the focus on plants and their lifecycles. The students have
planted Brassica seeds and are investigate and observing their growth. We will continue
investigating taste buds. Please look for the investigation that will be coming home and
please help your child collect data. Instructions will accompany data collection. We are