Happy Valentine day! and next week agenda!

Hi Parents,

Happy Valentine Day! :) Have a good 3 day weekend! (there is no school on Monday!)
Thank you parent volunteers! I appreciate your help!

Thank you our COOL moms for planning a fun Valentine day party yesterday that our kids enjoy!!!
Business:

1. Remember Monday is library day, please make sure your child brings their library book to return otherwise they cannot borrow next books.  (this Monday is a holiday but they can still bring their library books to me on Tuesday, I will collect them and help them return)

2. Tuesday is PE day, they need to wear appropriate shoes or bring shoes to change, appropriate shoes like tennis or running shoes. BOOTS/SNOW BOOTS are not allowed for PE.

3. Next week is custodian appreciation week, if you see them around, please thank them for their hard efforts in all that they do.

4. there are still kids running outside and inside the classroom, that results in injuries, please please please please please help me talk to them about it

5. Most kids can understand subtraction -1, however there are still some that struggle with that concept, please refer to my blog for the vocabulary (audio clips) and also the common mistakes on subtraction.  Please help me by reviewing with them at home, because we have a lot to cover in such a short time.
*also, we will keep reviewing subtraction, sometime next week, I am going to start switching up the signs, for example we will have 1+3= , 4-1= ,  1+6=, 1+9= , 6-1=
please please help tell the children to WATCH for the signs carefully
(The reason why I do this is because I want the students to be careful and to learn to flexible and to learn things not just in one way but in many different ways, hope this makes sense!)

*so those kids that struggle with subtraction or addition, they might be extra confused, please revise with them at home, you know your child best as to whether they struggle or succeed in this!

Agenda:

1. Chinese---We are going to be learning vegetables! yay! Please check my blog on the audio clips on Monday!
*soundcloud cannot be opened on iphone, ipad ( I don't think it is compatible there, sorry!)
*the vegetable unit will be taught for 2 weeks

2. Math- we will be doing subtraction (-1) and then sometime later next week, we will start switching up the signs to either (+1) or (-1) so make sure to revise with them at home.

3. Art: we will do a craft this week (Stay tuned!)

4. TEST--- We will be testing on SUBTRACTION (-1) Please please please, I hope I have been clear on REVISING with them at home:) Thanks to those parents that have been revising with your kids at home! I appreciate you!

* make sure for subtraction that you refer to the  blog for common mistakes, even if the answer is correct but they draw the wrong amount of circles, it is considered wrong, this is part of the common core curriculum that students need to know (by now) what each number represent, it is not enough to count 1,2,3,4 they must know what 4 represents, 4 is 4 circles.


Have a fun weekend!