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Reading
Comprehension: *Retell *Visualizing *Check for Understanding *Pick a Good Fit book Accuracy: *Get your mouth ready *Do the pictures match the words? *Chunk It! *Leap Frog

BE Respectful, BE Responsible, BE Fair-Minded

Mrs. Brinkman jody.brinkman@thompsonschools.org 679-9531 Mrs. Saya janelle.saya@thompsonschools.org 679-9530 Mrs. Workman- melissa.workman@thompsonschool.org 679-9548

*Reread *Cross CheckingDoes it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense? *Flip Sound

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and that you were able to enjoy some rest and relaxaton! We wish each and everyone of you a healthy and happy 2012!

Math
We have started Unit 3! We are working on finding all the combinations to make a given number and continue working on solving story problems. We will be introducing a school wide acronym to help our students solve story problems more effectively.

Q- Question- What is the question? U- Understand- What key words does the problem provide to help you understand? EEquationWrite an equation that

January 17th Literacy Night January 24th Field Trip to The Recycling Center

represents the question. S- Solveyour work. T- Tell- Tell the answer to the question in a complete sentence Solve the problem and show

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE We are beginning a new unit that focuses on recycling and the

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Saya..Mr. Phelps Brinkman Workman

importance of taking care of our Earth. During this unit, we will be taking a field trip to the Recycling Center and doing a variety of community projects. We are in need of recycled materials from your home to help us with our learning. Please send these items in with your child.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS January 13th REPORT CARDS HOME January 16th NO SCHOOL

If you have any community connections around our Recycling topic, please contact us. We are looking for guest speakers and experts in this area to assist us with our learning. Thanks for your help!

FIRST GRADE FIELD TRIP On Tuesday, January 24th, the 1st grade classess will be taking a Field Trip to the Recycling Center in Ft. Collins(just up the road from Ponderosa) Parents are encouraged to join us, but due to limited space on the bus, we are needing all parent volunteers to drive themselves to the Recycling Center! This field trip my include lots of walking, so be sure to wear appropriate shoes!

celebrate birthdays other than SWEET TREATS and appreciate it so much! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Thanks for your support!

LITERACY NIGHT! Come join us on Tuesday, January 17th from 6-8pm for some hands on learning opportunities around literacy and math at our Literacy Night! We will also have a special presentation from author JUSTIN MATTOT!!! SEE YOU THERE!

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Just another reminder about our policy around healthy treats and snacks in the classroom. You have been awesome in supporting this by sending in healthy snacks daily with your child. Please continue to do so as we are working hard to promote healthy snack choices. We also would like to thank you for the birthday treat choices that have been sent in. We have seen many creative ways to