Monday is a holiday celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.  School will be closed.  Ask you child what they have learned about MLK, Jr.

Tomorrow is the 100th day in school!  Don't forget to bring your 100 items to share and count.

AESF 

PENNY WARS has begun!

January 13th - 24th

It's time for the ultimate grade level competition where pennies make you win and dollars and silver and paper money mean SABOTAGE! Who will win this year? The winning grade level will celebrate with a Popsicle party! All proceeds benefit the AESF Science Lab.

Third Quarter Standards

Language Arts

Reading and Language Arts Standards for Q3

• Identify all uppercase and lowercase letters
• Auditory recognition of rhyming and non rhyming words
• Consistently and independently blends, segments onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words.
• Consistently and independently isolates and pronounces the initial, medial vowel and final sounds in three phoneme words (CVC- Consonant Vowel Consonant)
• Produces all 23 consonant sounds including hard/soft c and g
• Produces all 5 short vowel sounds
• Reads 50 or more sight words
• Reads independent level C

Writing:

• Detailed sentences that includes grade appropriate sight words and phonetically spelled words. 
• Prints all upper and lowercase letters with consistency, accuracy and independence.
• Consistently and independently begins to capitalize the first word in a sentence AND the pronoun "I".
• Recognizes and names ending punctuation AND begins to use it in writing.
• Consistently writes letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds.
• Multiple meaning words: example: knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck. 

Math

We've started addition within 5

This unit is all about combining sets and grasping a firm understanding of addition facts to 5.

• Count to 100 by ones and tens
• Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group. For example: by using matching and counting strategies.
• Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.
• Fluently add and subtract (subtraction coming soon) within 5.

Science

• Observe, classify and arrange objects/organisms into groups of living and non-living things. 
• Construct their own explanations about how they can tell the difference between living and nonliving objects. 
• Develop a natural interest in the world around them. 
• Observe, compare, and sort rocks and other earth materials by their physical attributes.

Social Studies

• Describe Martin Luther King Jr. and why he is celebrated (MLK Day)
• Identify Presidents day and describe people celebrated (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, current President) 
• Identify the following Symbols: Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and White House.

• Demonstrate an understanding of good citizenship.  Explain why rules should be followed.
• Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.