Tuesday is the 100th day of school.  Please make sure your child has brought their 100 items for 100th Day Stew.  We have some fun activities planned that day.

We are starting a new Lead 21 unit.  We will be learning about Earth's natural treasures.  Our theme question for the unit is, "How do we use and keep Earth's treasures?"  Our focus question for the week is, "What are Earth's natural treasures?"  Our comprehension strategies for the week are making connections and identifying cause and effect.

This is one of the toughest weeks for spelling.  We will be working with er, ir, ur words.  Er, ir, and ur make the same sound, so it's just memorization. Please be sure to do some extra practice this week!

In math, we will be working on counting and writing numbers 100-120.  We will also be playing 100 tic-tac-toe and a 10s and 1s game!

A FUN MATH GAME

2-Card Top It

This game works best as a 2-player game, but you can play with more.  You will need a deck of playing cards.  Take out the 10s, jacks, queens, kings, and aces.  Deal out the remaining cards.  Don't look at the cards.  Each player flips over the top 2 cards on their deck.  Make the largest number with your 2 cards.  For example, if you flipped over a 2 and 9 you could make 29 or 92.  The player with the largest number gets the cards, but the have to say _____ is greater than _______.  If they do not say which number is greater the other player gets the cards!  Continue playing until one player runs out of cards.

There is also a greater than less than game under the math heading on the blog.  Keep practicing Xtra math and RAZ kids.  It is unbelievable how much growth the kids make when they make this a habit.
Hope your Super Bowl Sunday was enjoyable!