Take a peek at our week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions!

Reading:

Can you read this book to me?

Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 2.47.33 PM.png

What did you WONDER while reading The Frog who Wanted to See the Sea?

What do you WONDER about My Father's Dragon?

Can you read and spell these Super Words?

people
write
too
other

Vocabulary:

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Math:

What are the missing parts?

Writing:

This week the students listened to and discussed the story Mouse Views. Students learned about “zooming in on an object” and writing details about it. Students wrote “I Spy” clues based on a winter picture and had their peers guess what object they were describing.

Social Studies Update:

Our Studies Weekly Magazine will be The Geography of Our Community. Students will learn on Thursday about the physical and human characteristics, weather, natural resources and population of our communities around Somerset. Our Scholastic News magazine was “Stick With Love”. The magazine highlighted Martin Luther King’s message to make the world a better place. Our Amazeworks book for next week will be The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade.

Screenshot 2026-01-12 at 9.04.12 AM.png

Things To Know:

DODGE NATURE CENTER: On February 4, we will be going to Dodge to learn about birds. Our class will leave Somerset at 8:45 and return by 10:30. We are good on chaperones, but if you still would really like to attend just let me know!

CONFERENCES: Mark your calendars--winter conferences are just around the corner--January 29 and February 3 from 3 - 8:30. Here is the link to sign up!

PHONICS WORKBOOK: In your child’s backpack you will find a Magnetic Phonics workbook. We will be starting the 2nd volume in the last week of January. While the students completed many pages in this book, some may not be finished. Feel free to use these pages for extra practice at home. The books do not need to be returned.

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER:

Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 3.05.46 PM.png

Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 3.07.44 PM.png

Upcoming Events/Reminders:

Jan. 19 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Jan. 20 - No School - Elementary Professional Development

January 29 - Conferences 3 - 8:30 (sign up coming soon)

February 3 - Conferences 3 - 8:30 (sign up coming soon)

February 4 - Dodge Nature Center -Birds of a Feather - 8:45 - 10:30

PICTURE TIME!

Take a peek at our week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions!

Reading:

Can you read this book to me? (Review from last week)

Screenshot 2026-01-09 at 3.06.22 PM.png

What did you VISUALIZE, or picture in your mind, as we read The Snowy Day and "Listen"?

Can you read and spell these Super Words?

most
many
any
want

Vocabulary:

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Math:

What are the names of these 3D shapes?

Writing:

This week the students listened to and discussed the story Snowflake Bentley. As a class they worked to organize their ideas to respond to the prompt: Describe what Snowflake Bentley learned about snowflakes. Together as a class, the students wrote a paragraph with a topic sentence, 3 pieces of information and an ending sentence.

Social Studies Update:

Our Studies Weekly Magazine focused on the human characteristics of a place. Then, we created a city which contained these human characteristics: houses, roads and bridges, buildings and recreation areas. Each student created at least one human characteristic to add to our city. Our Amazeworks book for the week was Night Job.

Things To Know:

DODGE NATURE CENTER: On February 4, we will be going to Dodge to learn about birds. Our class will leave Somerset at 8:45 and return by 10:30. Please let me know if you would like to chaperone on this trip!

CONFERENCES: Mark your calendars--winter conferences are just around the corner--January 29 and February 3 from 3 - 8:30. Sign ups will be coming soon!

MATH JOURNAL: In your child’s Take Home Folder is the Math Journal they have been using for Units 1 - 6. While the students completed many pages in this book, there are many others I do not assign. Feel free to use these pages for extra practice at home. The books do not need to be returned.