Classroom News
Week of: February 2, 2026
Language Arts
Reading
This week we will…
- Define and distinguish between theme/central message and topic.
Writing
This week we will…
- Continue drafting story.
- Understand how sensory details (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste) create a vivid picture and bring the story to life.
Fundations
This week we will…
- Identify the different er sounds and understand when to use them. (er, ir, ur)
Math
This week we will…
- Solve one- and two-step addition and subtraction story problems involving situations of adding to, putting together, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions.
- Add three 2-digit numbers.
- Select and use the appropriate tool for measuring the length of an object.
- Estimate length in inches.
- Determine exactly how much longer one object is than another and express the difference.
- Solve addition and subtraction story problems.
Specials/Reminders
- Mon. Day 3- Music/Groundhog Day
- Fri. Day 1- World Language & Library
*Please send in Valentine cards on or
before Feb. 12th.+
Science/Social Studies
Unit: Our Changing Landscape
This week we will…
- Explain why a shelter is a basic survival need.
- Identify natural resources that are used to build shelters.
- Describe how and why people depend on the environment for basic survival needs.
- Identify the natural resources available in an imaginary environment.