Spelling
This week we have a spelling test. Here are our words for the week:
1. why
2. help
3. put
4. different
5. away
6. are
7. there
8. about
9. only
10. way
11. find
12. use
13. too
14. think
15. because
16. here

Phonics
We are having phonics and spelling this week due to a short week last week. Our focus this week are prefixes. A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
The prefixes we are focusing on this week are:
pre- which means before
re- which means to do again
un- means not or the opposite
dis- means the opposite

Reading
We will incorporate prefixes into our reading lessons and look for prefixes in our stories and figure out the meaning of a word based on the prefix. We are also practicing letter writing because we are starting our We Deliver program we do in the spring on the primary campus.

Math
We are continuing double digit subtraction with regrouping.
1. If there’s more on the floor, go next door and get ten more.
2. If there’s more on top, no need to stop.
3. If the numbers are the same, then zero is the game.

Reminders
February 2nd- Father/Daughter Dance 6:00-8:00 in the High School Cafeteria
February 14th- Valentines Party 12:00-1:00 (You may sign your child out in the classroom after the party.)
February 18th- Presidents Day, School Holiday, No School
February 22nd- Mother/Son Game Night 6:00-8:00 New Middle School Gym (A note went home today.)

Phonics
We are learning that a contraction is formed by combining two words leaving out sounds and letters.
it + is = it’s
did + not= didn’t

Reading
We are continuing our unit on Fairy Tales. We have learned that a fairy tale is a story that has magical elements and a happily ever after. This week we will read various versions of The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man, The Frog Prince, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.

Math
We have really been working hard on double digit subtraction with regrouping. We have several rhymes we use when determining if we need to regroup the ones place or not regroup.
1. If the numbers are the same, then zero is the game.
2. More on top, no need to stop.
3. If there’s more on the floor, go next door and get ten more. (This is the most important rhyme.)

Reminders
January 21st- No school, MLK Day
January 23rd- Early Release at 11:30, teacher training

Spelling
We have a spelling test this week. Our words are:

1. there
2. each
3. more
4. make
5. water
6. around
7. three
8. must
9. even
10. place
11. well
12. such
13. here
14. take

Reading
Our focus this week will be about Fairy Tales. There are several elements we will be looking for that make a story a fairy tale. Those elements are:
* Does the story start with “Once upon a time…”
* Does it have a Good Character/Bad Character?
* Does the setting take place “In a land far faraway”?
* Is there magic?
* Is there a problem? Does a good character always solve the problem?

Math
We are going to review addition with regrouping and begin subtraction with regrouping.

Reminders
January 21st- No school, MLK Day
January 23rd- Early release at 11:30 due to teacher training