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February 15, 2013

De la Seora:
February is a month of lots of activities and holidays. We started by making predictions with Groundhogs Day. This week we talked about Valentines Day and had fun exchanging cards today (after our pizza party!). Next week we will be talking about Presidents Day and Social studies themes. We also will include information for Black History month, with a special focus on the legacy of Rosa Parks. All during the month we have also been reading books on snow and cold. I just wish we would have snow to play in!

Bible: We discussed Shrove Tuesday and had fasnachts. We then talked about Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. We will focus on the life of Jesus up to Easter. Bible Memory: Matthew 5:16 Due: Feb. 28 Math: * Rules and addition facts * Quarters * Digital clocks and time by 5s Language Arts: Phonics: pl, pr Sight Words: bajando, da, cuida Language concepts: nouns and agreement Themes: We began a new Language Arts theme on Having Fun. We read a story about a boy and his cow in our texts. We also read stories on playing in the snow and helping friends while having fun.

Upcoming Events: Feb. 18 School in session Mar. 7 Early Dismissal, 12:30 Mar. 8 No school Mar. 7-8 Parent Conferences REMINDERS: * We could still use some snacks and Clorox-type wipes. * Please mark your calendars for the Parent-Teacher Conferences. Look for information about your time and let me know if you need to reschedule.

Spelling words come from the letter and syllable combinations we are studying for the week. This coming week will focus on initial y sounds, which sound like the English y. We also will practice the ending y sound which when combined with another vowel becomes a diphthong since it takes the Spanish i (ee). A diphthong is a vowel blend that has just one syllable.

ya (yah) ye (yeah) yi (ye) yo (yo) yu (you) ay (think Irish aye) ey (like English letter a) oy (like coy without c) uy (oo-ee, but one syllable) Spelling Words: soy (soy- like the sauce) VERB: I am yate (yah tay) NOUN: yacht, big ship yema (yeah - mah) NOUN: yolk mayo (ma yoh) NOUN: May (noticed its not capitalized in Spanish) muy (mooee) ADJ: very Sight Words: cuando (kwan-doh) ADV: when mar (mar) NOUN: sea, ocean sonrisa (son-ree-sah) NOUN: smile aire (aye-ray) NOUN: air Unit 3 Theme: Lets Have Fun Week 2 Theme: Creative Ideas