Phonics
Our focus this week are suffixes. A suffix is added to the end of a word to change the meaning of the word. Suffixes we are focusing on this week are:
-less= without, -ful= full of, -er= more, -est= most or best

Reading
We are reading and learning about Tall Tales. There are 4 aspects or indicators that make a story a Tall Tale.
These include:
1. A larger-than-life or superhuman character with a specific job.
2. A problem that is solved in a funny way.
3. Exaggerated details that describe things as greater than they really are.
4. Characters who use everyday language.

Math
Our focus this week is learning to how solve Multi-step word problems. There is always at least 2 math problems, usually an addition and subtraction but sometimes there might be 2 subtraction problems or 2 addition problems.
Ex. Henry baked 44 cheese pizzas and Tommy bake 38 pepperoni pizzas to sell at the football game. At the end of the game there were 5 pizzas left over. How many pizzas were sold?
Step 1 addition problem: 44+38=82 Step 2 subtraction problem: 82-5=77

Reminders
February 14th- Valentines Party 12:00-1:00
February 18th- Holiday, No School
February 22nd- Mother/Son Game Night (New Middle School Gym) 6:00-8:00